Shedeur Sanders goes undrafted through first three rounds of NFL Draft in historically shocking slide

Shedeur Sanders was not selected successful the archetypal 3 rounds of the NFL Draft, successful 1 of the astir shocking slides of immoderate apical backmost imaginable successful league history. 

The 3rd circular closed connected Friday nighttime with 5 quarterbacks being taken, portion Sanders and his household stay uncertain astir wherever and erstwhile his pro vocation volition begin. 

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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)

After Cam Ward was selected with the archetypal wide prime connected Thursday night, experts assumed Sanders would soon travel arsenic the 2nd backmost selected. Instead, Jaxson Dart was the 2nd backmost taken erstwhile the New York Giants traded backmost into the archetypal circular to instrumentality him astatine 25. 

Early successful the 2nd round, the New Orleans Saints utilized the 40th prime to instrumentality Tyler Plough. Then, precocious successful the 3rd round, the Seattle Seahawks took Jalen Milroe astatine 92 and past the Cleveland Browns took Dillon Gabriel astatine 94. 

Dart, Plough, Milroe and Gabriel were each projected to spell overmuch aboriginal than Sanders by scouts and analysts, and aboriginal projections adjacent had Sanders going supra Ward astatine No. 1. 

Sanders led the Big 12 Conference with 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdown passes and was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. In his 50 assemblage games, Sanders threw for 14,347 yards, 134 touchdowns and 27 interceptions. 

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For a backmost imaginable of that esteem to autumn retired of the 3rd circular is highly antithetic successful the NFL. 

Top prospects similar Sanders person seen shocking slides successful past NFL Drafts. Aaron Rodgers slipped down to the 25th wide prime successful the 2005 NFL Draft, and was passed connected for Alex Smith by the 49ers.

Patrick Mahomes wasn't taken until the 10th prime successful the 2017 Draft, and was passed connected for Mitch Trubisky by the Bears. Still, astatine the time, Mahomes was little of a hyped imaginable than Sanders. 

Lamar Jackson fell each the mode to the 32nd prime successful the 2018 draft, aft 4 different quarterbacks were taken up of him. 

But Sanders, who was erstwhile considered the apical campaigner to spell No. 1 wide this year, falling to time 3 of the draft, is simply a historical anamoly. 

To marque matters worse for him and his family, Sanders was prank-called by an imposter during a livestream Friday night. 

While helium and his household live-streamed time 2 of their NFL Draft enactment connected Twitch Friday night, Sanders was seen answering a telephone telephone that helium assumed was from a wide manager making the determination to draught him. 

Then the caller told the anxious young jock that helium would "have to hold a small longer," arsenic Sanders' grin rapidly faded.

NFL teams' determination not to draught Sanders has prompted wide contention and statement passim the draft, and adjacent anterior to it arsenic rumors of Sanders falling down draught boards became public. 

An anonymous NFL manager precocious told the NFL Network Sanders was "the worst ceremonial interrogation I've ever been successful in my life." 

"He's truthful entitled. He takes unnecessary sacks. He ne'er plays connected time. He has horrible assemblage language. He blames teammates," the manager continued. "But the biggest happening is he's not that good." 

Another longtime AFC enforcement echoed that sentiment, telling the outlet, "It didn't spell large successful our interview. He wants to dictate what he's going to bash and what's champion for him. He makes you consciousness small." 

Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes seemingly alluded to Sanders' draught descent successful an X station aboriginal connected Friday, simply penning "Crazy." 

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President Donald Trump adjacent joined successful connected the statement connected Friday, erstwhile helium ripped "stupid" NFL owners for passing connected the prima Colorado backmost and allowing him to autumn into the 2nd round.

"What is incorrect with NFL owners, are they STUPID? Deion Sanders was a large assemblage shot player, and was adjacent greater successful the NFL. He’s besides a precise bully coach, streetwise and smart! Therefore, Shedeur, his backmost son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is each acceptable for Greatness," Trump wrote successful a Truth Social post. 

"He should beryllium "picked" IMMEDIATELY by a squad that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and accidental hullo to your fantastic father!"

Now, Sanders volition person to hold until time 3 of the draught to perceive his sanction called, if it is called astatine all. 

However, helium has seemingly expressed gratitude and patience passim the process contempt the melodramatic slide. 

In an X station precocious Friday night, portion the 3rd circular was coming to an end, Sanders thanked go. 

"Thank you GOD for EVERYTHING," helium wrote. 

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