Browns select Shedeur Sanders on final day after shocking NFL Draft drop

It's amended precocious than never. 

Shedeur Sanders had to hold until Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Cleveland Browns yet called his sanction with the 144th wide prime successful the draft's 5th circular connected Saturday.

The archetypal circular of the draught did not spell however Sanders envisioned, arsenic helium did not perceive his sanction get called. But nary 1 expected the aforesaid to hap connected Friday night, arsenic 3 much quarterbacks were taken earlier him.

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FILE - Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders, left, talks with backmost Shedeur Sanders (2) during a timeout successful the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Central Florida, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, successful Orlando, Fla.  (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

After Cam Ward went No. 1, the freefall genuinely began erstwhile the New Orleans Saints opted to spell with Kelvin Banks Jr. with the ninth selection.

All eyes were connected the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine No. 21 successful the archetypal round, but arsenic nary 1 traded up successful beforehand of them, their enactment besides came and went without a QB, opting for Derrick Harmon.

The New York Giants traded backmost into the archetypal round, but they opted for Jaxson Dart instead, efficaciously ending immoderate accidental Sanders would beryllium a first-rounder. 

Then, Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe, and Dillon Gabriel were selected connected Friday.

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But Gabriel, who the Browns selected successful the 3rd round, is present Sanders' teammate arsenic they bring successful different quarterback. 

After the archetypal round, Sanders admitted helium "didn't expect" his drop-off connected Thursday, but it is present "fuel to the fire." On Saturday greeting earlier the 4th circular began, helium posted connected X saying helium was excited for "another accidental to get a accidental to play the crippled I love."

The Browns yet turned that imagination into a reality, and present Sanders tin look up to impacting the squad and metropolis of Cleveland adjacent play and beyond.

Sanders, a four-star enlistee and apical 100 wide imaginable crossed the nation, began his assemblage vocation alongside his begetter astatine Jackson State aft "Coach Prime" was brought successful to pb the program. He initially committed to play astatine Florida Atlantic contempt aggregate SEC offers. 

Sanders rapidly showed disconnected his passing skills, earning SWAC Freshman of the Year honors aft throwing for 3,231 yards with 30 touchdowns to 8 interceptions, portion besides rushing successful for 3 scores implicit 13 games. 

In 2022, Sanders topped that with a SWAC Player of the Year performance, which included 3,752 yards, 40 touchdowns and conscionable six interceptions with six much rushing touchdowns. 

The contention changed, though, erstwhile Sanders followed his begetter again, this clip to Colorado to commencement successful the Pac-12. The Buffaloes didn’t person contiguous success, but the hype was precocious arsenic Sanders came successful and threw for 3,230 yards with 27 touchdowns to lone 3 interceptions. 

Feb 6, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA;  Shedeur Sanders connected the reddish carpet earlier Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors astatine Saenger Theatre. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

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He had a 69.3% completion complaint connected 430 walk attempts implicit 11 games. The Buffaloes would decorativeness 4-8 connected the season, with Sanders missing the finale owed to a fractured back. 

Instead of entering the Draft past season, Sanders stayed connected for different twelvemonth astatine Colorado, and it appeared to beryllium the close move. He earned second-team All-American honors arsenic good arsenic being named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a Heisman Trophy finalist. He acceptable a schoolhouse grounds with 64 vocation passing touchdowns, and did truthful successful conscionable 2 seasons of play. 

Sanders besides led the FBS with a 74% completion complaint –again different schoolhouse record. In 13 games, helium had 4,134 passing yards with 37 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. 

On tape, Sanders is simply a highly close backmost with bully pouch beingness and the quality to scramble, which you’d similar to spot astatine the pro level. Some disapproval from experts includes a modular NFL limb with a agelong merchandise compared to others, and a knack for wanting the large chunk play alternatively of going done progressions and checking down erstwhile needed. 

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders (2) celebrates aft defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils astatine Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

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There’s besides the monolithic spotlight Sanders has been successful considering his father’s exuberant property arsenic a subordinate and present a coach. One NFL manager reportedly called him "entitled," portion others are skeptical astir however that popularity volition impact him connected the tract astatine this caller level. 

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