Browns' Jackson says Tyrod Taylor will start: 'There is no competition'

Quarterbacks hoping to be selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft appear set for disappointment.

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson said Thursday that veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor will be the team's starter in 2018, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. "There is no competition," he added.

The Browns hold the No. 1 and No. 4 picks in April's draft and have been widely expected to pick a signal-caller from a group consisting of Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, and Lamar Jackson.

Cleveland acquired Taylor from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a third-round pick last week.

He'll turn 29 in August and is coming off a 2017 season in which he recorded 2,799 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, and four interceptions with a completion rate of 62.6 percent. He added another 427 yards and four touchdowns as a rusher.

Taylor has never played a full 16-game season in his three years as a starter.