Shedeur Sanders remains positive ahead of final NFL Draft day: 'Thank you GOD'

The shot satellite is stunned that Shedeur Sanders remains connected the 2025 NFL Draft board, but the Colorado Buffaloes backmost imaginable continues to support a affirmative mindset connected societal media. 

Sanders was hopeful that helium would beryllium taken connected Day 2, but aft Rounds 3 and 4 came and went, helium inactive didn't cognize which NFL squad helium volition statesman his vocation with. 

Meanwhile, 3 different quarterbacks were selected connected Friday nighttime successful Green Bay aft Cam Ward went archetypal wide to the Tennessee Titans, and the New York Giants traded backmost into the archetypal circular to drawback Jaxson Dart 25th overall. 

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

Tyler Shough (New Orleans Saints), Jalen Milroe (Seattle Seahawks) and Dillon Gabriel (Cleveland Browns) were each taken earlier Sanders, and "stunned" was an understatement to picture however analysts and fans alike felt. 

But aft the last picks were made connected Friday, Sanders pointed to his religion with his reaction, saying, "Thank you GOD for EVERYTHING." He had a akin connection Saturday greeting connected X. 

"Another time different accidental to get a accidental to play the crippled I love. Thank you GOD #LEGENDARY," Sanders tweeted. 

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There person been 102 prospects taken disconnected the board, and with Round 4 opening astatine noon successful Green Bay, everyone is wondering which NFL squad is yet going to propulsion the trigger connected Sanders. 

Why is this happening for Sanders? It’s the question connected everyone’s mind, with opinions flying successful connected each sides. Some consciousness that his father, NFL large and Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders, has blasted to shoulder. Others judge the reports during the draught process, which stated that Sanders had had atrocious meetings with teams. 

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

But it's precise antithetic for idiosyncratic similar Sanders, a Heisman Trophy finalist past year, to autumn this far, considering what's been connected portion the past 4 years. He's shown elite-level accuracy, a coagulated limb successful the pouch and outside, and the tools to beryllium a bully backmost successful the NFL.

"It’s gotta beryllium astir much than football," ESPN's Booger McFarland said during the NFL Draft broadcast connected the network. "He’s the champion axenic passer you tin draft. When you commencement to spot developmental projects similar Jalen Milroe and Dillon Gabriel – and thing against those guys, but they’re not astir the subordinate that Shedeur Sanders is. When they spell earlier him, the lone happening you tin accidental is that it’s much than football."

McFarland's colleague, Mel Kiper Jr., adds: "I deliberation it’s disgusting. I don’t recognize what the heck’s going connected with this. . . . Somebody’s gonna person to explicate that 1 to me."

Sanders has been surrounded by friends and household successful Texas, awaiting the telephone that has yet to come. In fact, Sanders had to woody with a prank call, which was caught connected his Twitch unrecorded stream. He has since ended the unrecorded broadcast.

But done this astonishing escaped fall, Sanders has been keeping a affirmative mindset, astatine slightest publicly. 

April 4, 2025; Boulder, CO: Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders (2) passes the shot astatine the University of Colorado NFL Showcase astatine the CU Indoor Practice Facility. (Michael Ciaglo-Imagn Images)

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The NFL Draft resumes with Round 4 connected Saturday astatine noon Eastern successful Green Bay. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders stay the astir intriguing teams to nab Sanders.

Some notable starting quarterbacks successful the NFL who person flourished aft being selected connected Day 3 see Kirk Cousins, Dak Prescott and, of course, Tom Brady. 

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