Watch as top-3 Colorado Buffaloes QB Shedeur Sanders slides to Round 5 of the 2025 NFL Draft, being drafted 144th overall to the Cleveland Browns. After the pick, Louis Riddick, Matt Miller, Field Yates, Mel Kiper Jr., Adam Schefter and Peter Schrager react to the huge shock and look ahead to Sanders’ opportunity in Cleveland.
Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, and former NBA All-Star Joe Johnson react to Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders slipping past Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft. With questions swirling about whether the Sanders name and media spotlight are playing a role in teams passing on him, the fellas break down what’s really going on and what’s next for Shedeur’s football future.
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Shedeur Sanders, once projected as a top-5 pick, was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This surprising slide ended after the Browns traded up with the Seattle Seahawks, exchanging their fifth- and sixth-round picks to secure Sanders .Houston Chronicle+1SI+1Field Gulls
Despite his fall, Sanders boasts impressive collegiate achievements, including setting the NCAA record for career completion percentage (71.8%) and recording 4,134 passing yards in the 2024 season . His drop in the draft was attributed to concerns over his high sack rate at Colorado, questions about his arm strength, and how he would adjust without being coached by his father, Deion Sanders .Houston ChronicleHouston Chronicle+2AP News+2Aktuelle Nachrichten | BILD.de+2
Upon being drafted, Sanders celebrated enthusiastically with his family, including his brother Shilo, during a live stream. He later expressed his gratitude on social media with a simple message: “Thank you GOD” .ESPN.com+2Houston Chronicle+2SI+2SI
Sanders joins a competitive quarterback room in Cleveland, featuring Deshaun Watson, Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco, and Dillon Gabriel, whom the Browns selected earlier in the third round . The Browns’ decision to draft two quarterbacks within five rounds is a rare move, last seen in 2012 .Field Gulls+5Houston Chronicle+5AP News+5AP News
For a more in-depth look at Sanders’ reaction to being drafted, you can watch the following video: