After a longer than expected wait, Shedeur Sanders is finally an NFL player after the Cleveland Browns traded up with the Seattle Seahawks to select him with the 144th pick in the fifth round in the 2025 NFL draft.
Shedeur Sanders, whose father is Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, played two seasons each with Jackson State and Colorado before declaring for the draft.
He threw for 14,327 yards and 134 touchdowns during that span. Deion famously played nine MLB seasons while being an eight-time NFL Pro Bowler. Shedeur will suit up for the Browns, topping a long list of father-son combos across professional and collegiate sports.
Shedeur seemed relieved once his name was called … which is understandable, considering many thought he’d be off the board in the first.Remember, the 23-year-old QB was believed to be highly coveted talent … and at one point, got chatter as a potential top-five pick.
Sanders joins a pretty crowded QB room — the Orange and Brown currently have Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel, the latter being taken in the third round on Friday.
They also still have Deshaun Watson … but there’s a strong chance he’s played his last down of football for the organization as he recovers from an Achilles injury.