What It Means:

“He’s done everything I’d expect from him as a starting quarterback,’’ Van Pelt said Wednesday. “His work ethic is great ... He’s all in. He’s doing it exactly how we expect him to do it.’’ Van Pelt added that Mayfield has picked up the new offense quickly during the Browns' virtual offseason program and that he's asking the right questions. Mayfield also hosted a throwing session for about nine teammates in his hometown of Austin, Texas. The combination of better chemistry and a new coach could have the former top overall pick poised for a bounce-back campaign after a dismal second season. He threw the second-most interceptions (21) in the league and his yards per attempt fell from 7.7 yards as a rookie to 7.2 yards. Mayfield's touchdown percentage also dropped from 5.6 to 4.1.

Baker is the QB19 in numberFire's preseason fantasy rankings. Our models project him for 4,076.8 yards, 27.0 touchdowns, and 15.3 interceptions with another 129.9 yards and 1.5 touchdowns on the ground. Mayfield ranked 32nd last year in Net Expected Points per dropback among the guys to drop back at least 150 times.