Shedeur Sanders will receive an early opportunity to prove himself to the Cleveland Browns. Sanders shockingly fell all the way to a fifth round of this year's draft, leading the Browns to pounce despite already picking Dillon Gabriel.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/panthers as Shedeur Sanders named Browns starting QB vs. Panthers. The Carolina Panthers are facing off against the Cleveland Browns in their preseason opener this week and their opponent has named their starting quarterback.

The Cleveland Browns are expected to start rookie Shedeur Sanders at quarterback in Friday's preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers, according to Cleveland.com. Sanders will get the start as fellow quarterback Kenny Pickett and Dillion Gabriel both deal with hamstring injuries.