The slide is over. Shoedereur Sanders’ landing place was the most commented subject in the NFL 2025 draft and became a topic of primary conversation after the days 1 and 2 continuously passed, and now we have an answer.
The former Colorado Campo Marshal was selected by the Cleveland Browns with Selection No. 144 in the Draft, the sixth selection of the fifth round, on Saturday.
Sanders was the sixth quartback outside the board, being selected after the Miami Cam (Florida) room (No. 1 for Tennessee’s Titans), Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart (No. 25 for New York Giants), Louisville’s Tyles Saints Saints) (No. 92 to the Seattle Seahawks) and Dillon Gabriel from Oregon (No. 94 to the Kleveland Browns.
Sanders has been a polia leaflet that performs the draft process. There has been a debate about whether talents will be translated at the level of the NFL, as well as how his father, the member of the Hall of Fame of Professional Soccer Deion Sanders, will be in his career. Like his father, who was his coach for two seasons in Jackson State (2021-22) followed by two seasons in Colorado (2023-24), Sheteur is very confident.
“If you are not trying to change the franchise or culture, do not catch me,” said the young Sanders in the NFL Scouting Combine in February. “We get used to Jackson State to Colorado and change two consecutive programs. So you don’t think I can reach a NFL franchise and change the program again? It is history.”
Sanders will take that bravery to a Browns team that was 3-14 in 2024, joining a field marshal room that includes Deshaun Watson, Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco.
Last season, Sanders totaled 4,134 aerial yards, 37 pass touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 168.2 pin rating while completing 74% of its passes. The offensive player of the year Big 12, Sanders, led the conference in air yards and touchdowns, pins qualification and termination of completion.
Sanders was never a sure bet of being selected in the first round, but obtained so much tasta in recent months that his fall on the third day of the draft has dominated the cover of this year.
Sanders ended eighth in the vote of the Heisman trophy last season while helping Colorado to go 9-4 last season.
Althegh Sanders was qualified by some Draft analysts as a better QB perspective than Ward, Conerns mounted when the draft approached. A problem: Sanders was fired 94 times on his last two university seasons. There were also concerns about the strength of his arm and the questions about how well he would adapt to play for others other than his father.
The presence of Sanders pocket could be a concern, but its precision is not. Sanders ended with a professional termination percentage of 71.8%, the highest in FBS history.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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