With the 40th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough.
The Saints had been linked to former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders multiple times throughout the first 2 rounds of this year’s draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. suggested Thursday night that New Orleans could take Sanders with the ninth overall pick, then said prior to the start of the second round that it would be one of the biggest blunders in recent draft history if New Orleans didn’t take Sanders with its second-round pick.
Kiper had Sanders as the fifth-best prospect on his board entering the draft. Not only did New Orleans disagree with his assessment of the quarterback class, but it seems everyone in the NFL did.
When the second round closed, Sanders was still on the board.
Some have suggested that Sanders didn’t “slide” out of the first round on Thursday night, opining instead that he was never in that range to begin with. But very few expected him to be the fourth quarterback to come off the board (or worse).
Cam Ward was the No. 1 pick. Former Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart was a bit of a surprise at No. 25, with the New York Giants trading back into the first round to select him. Shough being drafted over Sanders caught many off guard.
The 6-foot-5 passer from Louisville is 25 years old. He’ll turn 26 in September. He spent 7 seasons in college — 3 at Oregon, 3 at Texas Tech, and 1 at Louisville — but played more than 8 games in a season only 1 time. He suffered 3 significant injuries in consecutive seasons while with the Red Raiders, and threw for more than 3,000 yards only once in his career.
By contrast, Sanders had at least 3,200 yards in each of his 4 collegiate seasons. Sanders’ lowest yardage total (3,230 in 2023) was better than Shough’s best.
That contrast had fans and several media members in disbelief over Sanders’ tumble down the board.
Tyler Shough is a good QB.His arm is one of the more lively arms in this NFL Draft Class. His tape was not better than Shedeur Sanders’ tape. Period.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 25, 2025Tyler Shough got drafted before Shedeur Sanders.I’m at a loss for words. pic.twitter.com/gpktbA3ZEP
— Scott Procter (@ScottProcter_) April 25, 2025Tyler Shough after he got drafted before Shedeur Sanders pic.twitter.com/EQxpvrBzp0
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) April 25, 2025Deion Sanders watching QB Tyler Shough get his name called before Shedeur pic.twitter.com/2IRTW0F5Wd
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) April 25, 2025New Orleans Saints are a truly, truly hilarious franchise. QB1 Tyler Shough? pic.twitter.com/P81Ph2R4Jt
— Ashlie (@EMT_Ashlie) April 25, 2025Shedeur Sanders was never a top 5 guy, but Tyler Shough over him is interesting. These teams did NOT want to deal with the circus ?
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) April 25, 2025Look at this stat comparison. Shough played for 6 years never even coming close to Shedeur’s stats. It’s personal. pic.twitter.com/lMtixr3uF6
— Ky? (@ihavemadflavor) April 25, 2025Tyler Shough being drafted before Shedeur pic.twitter.com/FXoaJFn4zk
— br_betting (@br_betting) April 25, 2025shadeur sanders watching 26 year old tyler shough get drafted before him pic.twitter.com/9al4dIJsVp
— greg (@gandalf_thegreg) April 25, 2025Shedeur Sanders seeing Tyler Shough get drafted over him pic.twitter.com/ihZVKHG9KR
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) April 25, 2025You can say cam ward is better than sheduer sanders . You can say Jaxson dart is better than Shedeur and that’s debatable but nobody would tell you Tyler shough is better than Shedeur sanders
— John (@iam_johnw) April 25, 2025Tyler Shough had one healthy, solid season in seven years of college football and he goes before Shedeur Sanders? Wow.
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) April 25, 2025The saints chose Tyler shough who’s 25 had 3 season ending injuries and college and was in the same high school class as Trevor Lawrence over shedeur sanders pic.twitter.com/etIDfrOgxj
— John (@iam_johnw) April 25, 2025Tyler Shough being drafted ahead of Shedeur Sanders has fans in disbelief Saturday Down South.
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