Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 144th pick in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday.
It is a surprising slide down the boards for Sanders, whom many considered a first-round pick.
The 23-year-old was a lightning rod of a prospect during the draft season.
While many projected him as a first-round selection, he went undrafted on the first two nights.
Sanders was projected as high as No. 3 to the New York Giants or the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 2.
Ultimately, he was selected in the fifth round by Cleveland.
Five quarterbacks — Miami’s Cam Ward, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, Louisville’s Tyler Shough, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel — were selected ahead of Sanders.
In reaction to the pick, Sanders wrote on X: “Thank you GOD.”
