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Shedeur Sanders wasn’t even a top five quarterback from the overall choice.
Cam Ward, Jackson Dart, Tyler Schaff, Jalen Milllow and Dillon Gabriel were all selected before Sanders in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.
It’s an unprecedented, stunning autumn for Sanders. Sanders even mocked first place this offseason.
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Colorado quarterback Shedur Sanders (2) will walk towards the locker room on Friday, November 17, 2023, in Pullman, Washington, first half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
After dropping out of the first round, Sanders admitted that he “didn’t expect” autumn. He even became the perpetrator of the mischievous call, and he said, “I’ll wait a little longer.”
However, in the second half of the third round, Sanders took an X and remained confident.
“Thank you to God for everything,” he wrote.
Sanders had plenty of opportunities to be chosen, but he is clearly not on the radar of many teams as three quarterbacks took over him on two nights.


File – Colorado quarterback Shedure Sanders (2) will throw a pass against Central Florida in the first half of the NCAA College Football Game on Saturday, September 28, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, file)
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Shaff ranked 40th overall and became the saint of New Orleans. Then came the third round when Milllaw turned 92 for the Seattle Seahawks. The Cleveland Browns, who had numerous opportunities at Sanders, picked three Dilongabriel.
Earlier this week, reports began to avoid Sanders, saying one coach added that formal meetings with the quarterback were “worst” and that he was “entitled” and “not that good.”
Perhaps more teams are beginning to feel that way.
There will be four to seven rounds on Saturday, with over 150 picks remaining. The Tennessee Titans no longer need a quarterback, begin the fourth round at noon.


December 28, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Colorado Buffalo quarterback Chedure Sanders (2) warms up before his match against the Brigham Young Cougars at the Alamodome. (Troy Taormina-Immagn image)
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The Raiders have the sixth pick in the fourth round, but at this point everyone is speculating about where Sanders will land.
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