The Cleveland Browns picked Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft on Saturday. Based on predraft projections it's not surprising Sanders ended up in Cleveland; how far he fell is a different matter entirely. Most NFL draft analysts and pundits had Sanders going in the first round at some point, and nobody thought he would fall as far as the fifth round.
Mel Kiper Jr. was part of that group. The famous ESPN draft analyst ranked Sanders as the fifth overall prospect in his final draft board ahead of the first round. After every team decided to pass on the former Colorado Buffaloes QB, Kiper Jr. has spent the last two days on the broadcast wondering time and time again why Sanders was still available. At one point, he even called it "disgusting" that no team would take the young QB.
