The wait continues for Shedeur Sanders.
As soon as thought-about a contender to be the No. 1 general decide, the Colorado quarterback was not chosen within the first spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Sanders — the son of Corridor of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders — was handed on by quarterback-needy groups together with the Giants, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I’m built for whatever today may bring,” Sanders wrote on social media forward of Thursday’s first spherical.
Sanders, who didn’t attend the draft in Inexperienced Bay, Wisc., entered the day because the draft’s most polarizing prospect.
Evaluators touted his accuracy and toughness however had been much less bullish on his arm power and athleticism.
Sanders led the nation with a 74.0% completion share, ranked second with 37 landing passes and took the Buffaloes to a 9-4 file final season. However he suffered an FBS-high 42 sacks and drew criticism for holding onto the ball too lengthy.
Early within the offseason, debates raged over whether or not Sanders or Miami’s Cam Ward was the perfect quarterback prospect.
However the big-armed Ward shortly established himself because the consensus best choice and was drafted first general by the Tennessee Titans on Thursday. Colorado cornerback/extensive receiver Travis Hunter — a school teammate of Sanders — went No. 2 to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who traded as much as take him.
Ward was one in every of solely two quarterbacks chosen within the first spherical. The Giants traded again into the primary spherical and chosen Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart at No. 25.
Earlier within the draft, the Giants handed on Sanders at No. 3, as did the Browns at No. 5, the Saints at No. 9 and the Steelers at No. 21.
Pittsburgh chosen Oregon defensive sort out Derrick Harmon, regardless of dropping Russell Wilson to the Giants and Justin Fields to the Jets this offseason. The Steelers have been ready on Aaron Rodgers, who’s contemplating his future after being launched by the Jets. Mason Rudolph at present tops their depth chart.
Sanders was a four-year collegiate starter, spending his first two years at Jackson State and the final two at Colorado.
His father was his head coach at each stops.
Sanders threw for at the very least 3,230 yards and 27 touchdowns in all 4 seasons. His 71.8% completion share over his two years at Colorado gave him the very best profession mark amongst FBS quarterbacks ever.
He enters Friday evening as probably the most high-profile prospect but to be drafted. Cleveland holds the primary decide within the second spherical.
Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough are among the many different notable quarterbacks nonetheless on the board.
Initially Revealed: April 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM EDT
