EXCLUSIVE: Why did Shedeur Sanders slide in draft? NFL team execs give blunt views Still, Miller had Sanders pegged to the Steelers in his final mock draft but didn’t feel good about it ...

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.

A fan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the NFL after Shedeur Sanders' shocking slide in the draft, claiming to have been emotionally harmed.

Sanders' draft slide surprised everyone -- one fan so much that he is suing the NFL for $100 million in punitive damages, "for the harm caused to the Plaintiff and the impact of the NFL's actions on his emotional well being," according to court documents, via MSNBC.

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.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders said his “job here isn’t to prove people wrong” but to “prove myself right” as he spoke to the media for the first time since his dramatic slide and fifth round selection during the NFL Draft.