Shedeaur Sanders did not make it into the first round of the NFL draft: what happened?
25 april 2025 в 18:28
Hopes were high for NFL prospect Shedeur Sanders to get a chance in the first round of the NFL draft on April 24, 2025. While fans and the Sanders family waited to hear the quarterback’s name, some wondered if a first-round draft was possible. On draft day, Sanders tweeted, «I'm ready for whatever today brings».
So what ultimately happened with Sanders?
Below are updates on Sanders and his chances in the 2025 NFL draft.
Sanders is a 23-year-old award-winning football player who was once rated as a four-star prospect. After two seasons with the Jackson State Tigers team from Texas, he won the 2021 Jerry Rice Award — recognizing the best freshman in Division 1 college football — and transferred to play for the Colorado Buffaloes. In 2022, Sanders received the Deacon Jones Trophy, which recognizes the best all-around college football player among historically black colleges and universities. Thanks to his successful performance with the Buffaloes, Colorado announced in 2025 that they would retire Sanders' jersey.
Sanders has amassed over 2 million followers on Instagram.
Sanders' father, Deion Sanders, is also the head coach at Colorado. He previously served as the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers.
No, Sanders' name was not called in the first round of the NFL draft — which shocked many fans. The day after the first round, Sanders admitted that he and his family «didn't expect» this outcome, according to Fox News.
«We all didn’t expect this, of course, but I feel like with God, anything is possible, everything is possible», - he said on April 25. «I don’t think this happened just because. All of this, of course, fuels the fire. We didn’t know this was going to happen, but we understand that bigger and better things are ahead of us».
It’s a question that fans and the Sanders family are asking themselves — why wasn’t the quarterback chosen in the first round? Even Deion had previously expressed his belief that his son would be chosen, but some football coaches and sports commentators criticized Sanders for his attitude and behavior.
Sanders played for the Colorado Buffaloes from 2023 to 2024. Before that, he played for the Jackson State Tigers team. It is unclear which NFL team could have chosen Sanders
So what ultimately happened with Sanders?
Below are updates on Sanders and his chances in the 2025 NFL draft.
Sanders is a 23-year-old award-winning football player who was once rated as a four-star prospect. After two seasons with the Jackson State Tigers team from Texas, he won the 2021 Jerry Rice Award — recognizing the best freshman in Division 1 college football — and transferred to play for the Colorado Buffaloes. In 2022, Sanders received the Deacon Jones Trophy, which recognizes the best all-around college football player among historically black colleges and universities. Thanks to his successful performance with the Buffaloes, Colorado announced in 2025 that they would retire Sanders' jersey.
Sanders has amassed over 2 million followers on Instagram.
Sanders' father, Deion Sanders, is also the head coach at Colorado. He previously served as the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers.
No, Sanders' name was not called in the first round of the NFL draft — which shocked many fans. The day after the first round, Sanders admitted that he and his family «didn't expect» this outcome, according to Fox News.
«We all didn’t expect this, of course, but I feel like with God, anything is possible, everything is possible», - he said on April 25. «I don’t think this happened just because. All of this, of course, fuels the fire. We didn’t know this was going to happen, but we understand that bigger and better things are ahead of us».
It’s a question that fans and the Sanders family are asking themselves — why wasn’t the quarterback chosen in the first round? Even Deion had previously expressed his belief that his son would be chosen, but some football coaches and sports commentators criticized Sanders for his attitude and behavior.
Sanders played for the Colorado Buffaloes from 2023 to 2024. Before that, he played for the Jackson State Tigers team. It is unclear which NFL team could have chosen Sanders
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