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Cleveland Browns Starting QB List Since 2000 Gets Even More Insane With Deshaun Watson Trade

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According to multiple reports, Deshaun Watson is set to be traded from Houston to Cleveland. The deal will reportedly include a large amount of NFL Draft picks and the team is set to pay their new quarterback a fortune in guaranteed money upon his arrival.

With the deal, the Browns presumably have a new starting quarterback for 2022. However, there is a chance that he is suspended due to the 22 pending civil lawsuits against him.

Assuming that he is under center in Week 1 this fall, Cleveland’s list of quarterbacks will grow———— again. The team’s list of starting quarterbacks since the turn of the century is absolutely wild. It just keeps going, and going, and going, and going.

Over the past 22 seasons, the Browns have had 31 different starting quarterbacks. And during those 22 years, the team started multiple different quarterbacks in each year except for 2001, 2019 and 2020.

It is a fun game to see how many you can name. Before you look, try writing down as many as you can.

Unless you are a Browns fan, you likely won’t get within 10. And even if you are a Browns fan, getting within 10 is a tough ask.

Here is how the Cleveland Browns starting quarterbacks list breaks down by starts since the year 2000:

  • 2000: Doug Pederson (8), Tim Couch (7), Spergon Wynn (1)
  • 2001: Tim Couch (16)
  • 2002: Tim Couch (14), Kelly Holcomb (2)
  • 2003: Kelly Holcomb (8), Tim Couch (8)
  • 2004: Jeff Garcia (10), Luke McCown (4), Kelly Holcomb (2)
  • 2005: Trent Dilfer (11), Charlie Frye (5)
  • 2006: Charlie Frye (13), Derek Anderson (3)
  • 2007: Derek Anderson (15), Charlie Frye (1)
  • 2008: Derek Anderson (9), Brady Quinn (3), Ken Dorsey (3), Bruce Gradkowski (1)
  • 2009: Brady Quinn (9), Derek Anderson (7)
  • 2010: Colt McCoy (8), Jake Delhomme (4), Seneca Wallace (4)
  • 2011: Colt McCoy (13), Seneca Wallace (3)
  • 2012: Brandon Weeden (15), Thad Lewis (1)
  • 2013: Jason Campbell (8), Brandon Weeden (5), Brian Hoyer (3)
  • 2014: Brian Hoyer (13), Johnny Manziel (2), Connor Shaw (1)
  • 2015: Josh McCown (8), Johnny Manziel (6), Austin Davis (2)
  • 2016: Cody Kessler (8), Robert Griffin III (5), Josh McCown (3)
  • 2017: DeShone Kizer (15), Kevin Hogan (1)
  • 2018: Baker Mayfield (13), Tyrod Taylor (3)
  • 2019: Baker Mayfield (16)
  • 2020: Baker Mayfield (16)
  • 2021: Baker Mayfield (14), Case Keenum (2), Nick Mullens (1)
  • 2022: Deshaun Watson ???????