Browns QB Shedeur Sanders changing jersey to No. 2 next season after wearing No. 15 in rookie year
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders will be going back to his roots next season. The Browns announced Sanders will wear No. 2 for the 2026 season.
Sanders wore No. 2 dating back to his days at the University of Colorado, Jackson State and Trinity Christian High School in Texas. Sanders wore No.
15 during his rookie season, with former Browns wide receiver DeAndre Carter previously wearing No. 2. With Carter no longer on the team, Sanders was able to make the switch to the number, which was worn by wide receiver Amari Cooper and former quarterbacks Johnny Manziel, Tim Couch and Bailey Zappe.
Sanders made the announcement official with an Instagram post wearing No. 2 in a Browns jersey, captioned, “Thank you GOD” and “legendary. ” Sanders’ father and University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders also posted an Instagram picture of his son wearing his new jersey, with Shedeur’s song “Perfect Timing” and the caption, “Yes Lawd!
#2 is who he is, now let the church shout Amen! ” View this post on Instagram Sanders’ number change could be an attempt to give him a fresh start after an up-and-down rookie season with the Browns. He was able to rise up the Browns’ quarterback depth chart after being drafted in the fifth round and took over as the starter in Week 12 after the team traded Joe Flacco early in the season and a Dillon Gabriel concussion opened the door for Sanders.