Sanders was rated as the No. 23 overall player and the No. 2 quarterback in the class by Bleacher Report's NFL Scouting Department. His slide out of Days 1 and 2 was the story of the draft, as he fell to the fifth round and was the sixth quarterback taken at No. 144 overall.

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Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders was partially blamed for Shedeur Sanders' draft slide to the fifth round.

The Cleveland Browns selected Shedeur Sanders with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Sanders went down quite a slide, as he was predicted to be picked in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft in his very early 20s.

Pundits galore have speculated that Sanders could utilize his draft slide as motivation to raise his game and prove the doubters wrong.

The Cleveland Browns made a decision to draft Shedeur Sanders, a decision that no other team wanted to make. For the former Colorado star, the draft process is over. All Sanders can do now is look back at his time at Colorado and focus on the NFL.