After a standout run at Colorado that made him a prominent draft prospect, Sanders slid all the way to the fifth round, where the Browns scooped him up at pick No. 144. He now finds himself in Cleveland’s crowded quarterback room, starting the year as a backup and likely the No. 4 option behind Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.

Shedeur Sanders was projected to be a first or possibly second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Seeing him fall all the way to the fifth round before the Cleveland Browns traded up to get him was an absolute shock.