Shedeur Sanders’ draft night had more twists than a Texas BBQ sauce recipe—smoky, spicy, and leaving everyone guessing. The Colorado QB, surrounded by family in his Texas home Thursday, watched the first round slip by like a ninth-inning curveball, untouched.
The bombshell? Sanders, once hyped as a top-three pick, wasn’t selected. “We all didn’t expect this…I don’t feel like this happened for no reason. All this is, of course, fuel to the fire,” he said in a raw video posted by We Coming on X. “Tomorrow is the day. We gonna be happy regardless.” His 2024 stats—74% completions, 4,134 yards, 37 TDs—didn’t sway teams, as Jaxson Dart (Giants) and Cam Ward (Titans) stole the QB spotlight.
Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin had earlier praised Sanders’ “toughness” and “competitive spirit” during a top-30 visit, calling their meeting “productive.” But when the Steelers passed at No. 21, the silence was louder than a hockey puck hitting empty bleachers.
Shedeur Sanders response to not getting Drafted in the First Round
“We all didn’t expect this…Just more fuel to the fire”
“Tomorrow is the day, We going to be happy regardless”
: @DeionSandersJr pic.twitter.com/D2IEsZiGai
— We Coming (@SkoBuffsGoBuffs) April 25, 2025
Now, Friday’s second round looms. The Browns (picks 33 and 36) need a QB, and Sanders sits atop “Best Available” lists like hot wings at a tailgate. Will Cleveland bite? Or will another team trade up?
This story is unfolding—stay locked in for the latest.
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