The 2025 NFL Draft wraps up Saturday, and the one question on everyone’s minds was answered when the Cleveland Browns drafted Shedeur Sanders with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round.
Sanders has been the story of the draft after he went undrafted through the first four rounds. Thursday’s first-round omission was understandable, but as quarterbacks like Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe and Dillon Gabriel came off the board Friday, Sanders’ slide seemed all the more momentous.
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Current NFL players like Patrick Mahomes, Mecole Hardman Jr., Budda Baker and more expressed their disbelief on social media that Sanders hadn’t been drafted on Friday night. But despite the long wait, Cleveland will not be a bad spot for Sanders going forward.
A slew of quarterbacks found landing spots on Saturday, including Syracuse’s Kyle McCord (No. 181 overall to the Philadelphia Eagles), Ohio State’s Will Howard (No. 185 overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers) and Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard (No. 189 overall to the Indianapolis Colts) among those going in the sixth round. Even Texas QB Quinn Ewers found a spot, getting drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round.
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Meanwhile, Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo found his future team after being drafted by the New York Giants, while the Dallas Cowboys added a much-needed running back of their own with Texas’ Jaydon Blue. Additionally, the Baltimore Ravens added Arizona kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round — a move with implications for the future of veteran kicker Justin Tucker.
The draft ended with the 257th pick from the New England Patriots, who selected Memphis defensive back Kobee Minor as their Mr. Irrelevant.
