Former Trinity Christian Academy-Cedar Hill star Shedeur Sanders was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 144th overall pick in the Round 5 of the 2025 NFL draft. Sanders, whose father is Pro Football Hall of Famer and current Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, made waves when he wasn’t selected on either of the draft’s first two days.

Only five quarterbacks have been selected through the first three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, which is somewhat understandable, but there's a massive name missing from that list below. Quarterbacks selected in 2025 NFL Draft Miami's Cam Ward (first overall by Tennessee Titans) Ole Miss' Jaxson Dart (25th overall by New York Giants) Louisville's Tyler Shough (40th overall by New Orleans Saints) Alabama's Jalen Milroe (92nd overall by Seattle Seahawks) Oregon's Dillon Gabriel (94th overall by Cleveland Browns) Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders,

That celebration eventually went viral on X, with the entire Sanders family celebration in the background. But why did Sanders slide in the first place? Some NFL executives believed that, as a quarterback prospect, he wasn't all that impressive in terms of arm talent or athleticism and that his grade from draft experts was a bit too high.