Browns achieve quirky NFL Draft first

Cleveland is the first team in the Common Draft Era to select 2 QBs and 2 RBs in the first 5 rounds of the same draft.

The annual NFL Draft always brings with it some quirky historical nuggets.

This year’s edition is no different as, for example, the Tennessee Titans had the No. 1 overall selection for the first time since 1978, when they picked running back Earl Campbell, who went on to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (No pressure, Cam Ward!)

Or the New Orleans Saints, who have not selected a quarterback in the first round since Archie Manning in 1971, and despite drafting 23 quarterbacks over the years, have never won a playoff game with a quarterback they drafted. (Good luck, Tyler Shough!)

It took until the fifth round of this year’s draft, but the Cleveland Browns got on the quirky train once they selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

By selecting Sanders, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel (third round), Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins (second round) and Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson (fourth round), the Browns become the first team in the Common Draft Era, which began in 1967, to select two quarterbacks and two running backs in the first five rounds of the same draft.

That is according to ESPN Stats and Info:

Does any of this mean that the Browns made the right choices this weekend? Of course not.

But it does give you something to remember down the road when the question comes up during a bar trivia night and you stun the crowd by knowing the answer!