Jalen Milroe, Dillon Gabriel both taken ahead of Shedeur Sanders in unprecedented NFL Draft slide

After erstwhile being successful the speech to spell top-five overall, Shedeur Sanders is not adjacent a top-five backmost taken.

Cam Ward and Jaxson Dart were first-round selections, but the New Orleans Saints took Tyler Shough with the 40th pick.

The Seattle Seahawks had the 92nd pick, and they pulled disconnected a stunner by taking Alabama backmost Jalen Milroe.

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Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders speaks during a property league astatine the NFL shot scouting harvester Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Three picks later, the Cleveland Browns, who had plentifulness of chances to instrumentality Sanders, went with Oregon backmost Dillon Gabriel.

The Seahawks traded Geno Smith to the Raiders earlier this offseason and brought successful Sam Darnold connected a three-year, $100 million.

Milroe isn't precise known for his arm, but immoderate scouts accidental helium has immoderate of the champion earthy athleticism of immoderate backmost successful the NFL Draft.

Gabriel, meanwhile, transferred to Oregon for his last twelvemonth of NCAA eligibility, and the Ducks were the No. 1 effect successful the College Football Playoff. But, they mislaid to Ohio State, who won the nationalist championship.

Oct 19, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide backmost Jalen Milroe (4) scrambles against the Tennessee Volunteers during the 2nd 4th astatine Neyland Stadium. (Randy Sartin-Imagn Images)

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That's present 5 quarterbacks taken up of Sanders, who continues to fall.

The Colorado backmost said connected Thursday nighttime aft circular 1 that helium "didn't expect" to autumn into nighttime 2 of the draft, truthful 1 tin lone ideate what is going done his caput close now.

Milroe threw for 5,678 yards and ran for 1,257 successful his past 2 years astatine Alabama. He led his squad to the Rose Bowl aft winning the SEC title successful the 2023 season, but they mislaid to the eventual nationalist champions successful Michigan.

Gabriel finished successful 3rd spot successful the Heisman Trophy ballot this past season, starring the Big Ten successful some completions and attempts. He threw for 3,857 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Oregon backmost Dillon Gabriel scrambles retired of the pouch against Michigan successful the 2nd fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, successful Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

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Quinn Ewers is besides waiting connected his sanction to beryllium called - which would beryllium arsenic large a daze arsenic anything.

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