The Cleveland Browns selected the former Colorado quarterback in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday, ending Sanders' long wait. Sanders entered the draft as one of the most highly regarded quarterback prospects, with many projecting him to go in the first or second round.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders was picked by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. The former Buffaloes star and son of Coach Deion Sanders, who many experts thought would be a first-round pick, was picked after initially not having his name called in the first four rounds.