At long last, Shedeur Sanders was drafted in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. The Cleveland Browns traded up to the 144th pick to select the Colorado star quarterback following an unprecedented slide.

Shedeur Sanders proclaimed himself the best quarterback of the NFL's incoming rookie class before the start of the 2025 draft. The Colorado signal-caller went untouched in Round 1, however, then slid all the way into Round 3 by Friday night.

They rattled the NFL world by selecting Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel (5-foot-11, 205 pounds) in the third round with the No. 94 pick, their last of four picks on Day 2. In a draft in which they had numerous chances to take Shedeur Sanders — who was still surprisingly on the board at end of Round 3 — they completely reversed field.