Shedeur Sanders‘ “legendary” football journey has a new destination.
After waiting through two nights and four rounds, the former CU quarterback and record-setting Buffs passer was taken by the Cleveland Browns on Saturday with the 144th pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
The selection was much later than many predicted, as the 6-foot-2 Texas native had been mocked as a first round pick by countless NFL draft prognosticators. Instead, he will be bringing his “Legendary” business brand to Cleveland after spending two years in Boulder rewriting the CU record books and three days sweating out a precipitous draft fall.
RELATED: 2025 NFL draft tracker: Picks, instant reaction and more live coverageSanders, son of Buffs coach Deion Sanders, wrapped up his collegiate tenure as CU’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns (134) and broke more than 100 program records.
As a senior, Sanders was named the Big 12 offensive player of the year and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the top upperclassman QB in college football after throwing for 37 touchdowns and 4,134 yards for the 9-4 Buffs. Shedeur threw a touchdown pass in 49 straight games, the longest streak in NCAA Division I history.
The younger Sanders joined his father in Boulder after two outstanding seasons at FCS Jackson State in which the signal-caller threw for 70 scores as a freshman and sophomore with just 14 interceptions. Shedeur largely kept to a similar pace at the Power 4 level as a junior and senior, combining for 64 passing scores and 13 picks at CU. He posted a 13-11 as a starter with the Buffs.
“I don’t think Jackson State or CU had a winning history before I got there,” the younger Sanders said during his nationally-televised pro day in Boulder earlier this month. “So, it’s just another day in the office, another year in the office for me. It’s the same thing over and over. And that’s (what) I enjoy about life because I understand how to approach different situations and what to do differently. So, I’m just thankful for the opportunity. Whoever drafts me, whatever pick, I truly (doesn’t) matter to me because I know in myself who I am and I know what I bring to the table. So, whoever sees the value in that would be very lucky to get me.”
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The Buffs hadn’t provided the NFL with two first-round picks in the same draft since 2011, when Solder went at No. 17 to New England and teammate Jimmy Smith, a cornerback, was taken with pick No. 27 by the Ravens.
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