Taylen Green (born October 18, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Boise State Broncos. He was selected by the Browns in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Early life Green attended Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas. As a junior, he passed for 2,217 yards and 25 touchdowns. He committed to Boise State University to play college football.
College career
Boise State Green played in two games as a backup to Hank Bachmeier his first year at Boise State in 2021. He started 2022 as the backup to Bachmeier, before becoming the starter after Bachmeier got injured,He has ‘an arm on him’: Taylen Green keeps Boise State in control of Mountain West race In his first career start in a 35–13 home win against the San Diego State Aztecs, he passed for just 48 yards but rushed for 105 with two touchdowns. He also led his team to the Mountain West Championship Game, against the Fresno State Bulldogs. However, they lost the game, 28–16. He also started in the Frisco Bowl against the North Texas Mean Green, winning that game, 35–32. Green led Boise State to the 2023 MWC championship beating the UNLV Rebels, 44–20, and was named the MWC championship game MVP. He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.
Arkansas On December 11, 2023, Green announced he was transferring to Arkansas. In his debut against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, Green threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns through the air, as well as 88 yards and another two scores on the ground, winning the game, 70–0. In his next game against the 16th ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, He threw for 416 yards and a touchdown, while adding 64 more yards rushing on 18 attempts, but lost 39–31, in overtime. He ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns in his next game against the UAB Blazers. On October 26, against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, he passed for 314 yards and five touchdowns, while also adding 79 yards rushing, leading the Razorbacks to a victory over the Bulldogs, 58–25. In the Liberty Bowl against the Texas Tech Red Raiders, he passed for 341 yards on only 11 completions with two passing touchdowns, and added 81 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 attempts. The Razorbacks beat the Red Raiders 39–26, and Green was named the Liberty Bowl MVP. In 2024, he started every game and threw for 3,154 yards with 15 touchdowns, nine interceptions, while also adding 602 yards on the ground with eight rushing touchdowns.
Green elected to return to Arkansas for his senior season in 2025.
College statistics SeasonTeam Games PassingRushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2021Boise State 2 0 — 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 5 2 0.4 0 2022Boise State 13 10 8–2 166 271 61.3 2,042 7.5 14 6 137.2 81 588 7.3 10 2023Boise State 13 12 7–5 121 212 57.1 1,752 8.3 11 9 135.1 78 436 5.6 9 2024Arkansas 13 13 7–6 230 381 60.4 3,154 8.3 15 9 138.2 156 602 3.9 8 2025Arkansas 12 11 2–9 198 326 60.7 2,714 8.3 19 11 143.2 139 777 5.6 8 Career 53 46 24–22 715 1,190 60.1 9,662 8.1 59 35 138.8 459 2,405 5.2 35
Professional career
Green was selected in the sixth round, 182nd overall, by the Cleveland Browns in the 2026 NFL Draft, becoming the fourth quarterback on the roster ahead of the 2026 season.
References
External links Cleveland Browns bio Boise State Broncos bio Arkansas Razorbacks bio