Shedeur Sanders' major slide in the 2025 NFL Draft was the main storyline of the three-day event. To many people’s surprise, the Colorado Buffaloes quarterback had to wait until the fifth round to be selected by the Cleveland Browns with the No.

Mel Kiper Jr. officially lost it on ESPN when Shedeur Sanders was finally picked by the Browns. The biggest icon of NFL Draft coverage went on a tirade, slamming teams for being idiots when it came to evaluating quarterbacks — with Kiper being a big fan of Sanders out of Colorado.

Shedeur Sanders’ slide down the NFL draft was the dominant story of the weekend with one of college football’s most high-profile players lasting until the fifth round.