Shedeur Sanders slide: 5 QBs taken ahead of Colorado QB as Day 2 of NFL Draft passes

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell out of the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft Friday night, going unselected through 102 picks. He’ll have to wait for his name to be called in Rounds 4 through 7.

Miami‘s Cam Ward (No. 1 pick) and Ole Miss‘ Jaxson Dart (No. 25 pick) were the only two quarterbacks taken off the board in Round 1 on Thursday. Most fans expected Sanders to be the next QB to hear his name called.

Instead, Louisville QB Tyler Shough was the only QB drafted in the second round. The New Orleans Saints selected him with the No. 40 overall pick. Jalen Milroe (Alabama) was selected in the third round with the No. 92 overall selection by the Seattle Seahawks and Dillon Gabriel (Oregon) was picked at No. 94 by the Cleveland Browns, but no Sanders.

While some experts aren’t entirely surprised by Sanders’ slide in the draft, others believe teams are making a serious mistake. ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr., who ranked Sanders as the best quarterback in the draft this year, is particularly appalled.

“The guy that I’m going to be watching all night is obviously Shedeur,” Kiper said ahead of the draft on Friday. “We have had sliding quarterbacks that have done really well and have gone in the second round. Of course, Joe Montana was drafted in the third round back in 1979, when Jack Thompson went before him and Steve Fuller went before him.

“But, I think the second round or the third round. If he gets into the third round — it’s non-sensical right now — that’s ridiculous.”

Media members aren’t the only ones weighing in on Sanders’ unexpected fall in the draft. Ahead of the draft on Friday, President Donald Trump tore into NFL teams for not selecting Shedeur Sanders.

“What is wrong with NFL owners, are they STUPID?” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Deion Sanders was a great college football player, and was even greater in the NFL. He’s also a very good coach, streetwise and smart!

“Therefore, Shedeur, his quarterback son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is all set for Greatness. He should be ‘picked’ IMMEDIATELY by a team that wants to WIN. Good luck Shedeur, and say hello to your wonderful father!”

Wherever Shedeur Sanders lands, he’ll have plenty of fuel to motivate him. He used outside noise to motivate him to have success at Colorado, where he shattered over 100 school records during his two-year stint with the program.