Shedeur was viewed by many as a first-round prospect entering the draft, but he didn't hear his name called until Day 3. He was the sixth quarterback off the board, as the Cleveland Browns selected him in the fifth round with the No. 144 overall pick.

When the New York Giants traded up from No. 34 to the No. 25 pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, many thought that Colorado star Shedeur Sanders was coming off the board. But that was not the case.

The Cleveland Browns left the 2025 NFL draft with five quarterbacks on their roster after they decided on the third and final day of the draft to trade up and select Shedeur Sanders, who went from being a first-round lock to slipping all the way to the fifth round.