In one of the most shocking moments in the NFL 2025 draft, the quarter-rear Sheder Sanders slipped not only from the top 10, but throughout the first round.
The former callal of Colorado Buffaloes Signal had once been supported to be selected as high as No. 3, but crashed to reality on Thursday evening.
While the titans of Tennessee went with the old quarter-arre of Miami Cam Ward with the first global choice and the Browns of Cleveland exchanged the choice n ° 2 to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who selected his former teammate Travis Hunter, the future of Sanders has become more and more uncertain.
While continuing to fall, Sanders was left in front of an anxious expectation – an expectation that has now been dragged until tomorrow after the Pittsburgh steelers snubbed him to choose from n ° 21.
And while the mystery surrounding the drop of the promising quarter is continuing, the initiate of the NFL of ESPN, Adam Schefter, tried to shed light on the situation.
Even before the draft even started, Schefter had warned that Sanders, the son of the legend of the NFL and the head coach of Buffaloes, Deion Sanders, could be left on the board.
The quarter-arre Shemer Sanders slipped from the first round of the NFL draft Thursday
The former star of the Colorado buffaloes had formerly been predicted to be selected as high as n ° 3
“We are not going to hear his name at two years, we are not going to hear his name at three years old and we are not going to hear his mane at nine,” said Schefter on the ESPN avant-drolete show.
“And then the question becomes:” Will there be a team that is negotiated to adolescents? “What is difficult to see this right now. We are on a collision trajectory where he could go to n ° 21 and to the Pittsburgh steelers. And the Steelers would have a decision to make here, and that would dictate so much because we would have seen a chosen quarter.
However, the choice of steelers came and came and Sanders is still not drafted. Pittsburgh, who is without clear choice for the quarter-Arrière before the 2025 season, rather selected the defensive platform of Oregon Derrick Harmon 21st in the general classification.
With all eyes on the Steelers, Schefter again tried to shed light on the state of mind of the Pittsburgh front office.
“We know he had a good visit. We know it is now available. We do not know if the Steelers will choose it. My understanding is that of yesterday, they went back and forth, the value is worth it. Split in the room, “he said.
However, the prediction of Schefter according to which there could be only one quarter in the first round proved to be inaccurate because the giants exchanged to make a second choice.
We thought Sanders could be on the New York path. Instead, the giants went with another quarter-arre: Ole Miss Gunslinger Jaxson Dart.
There had been speculation before the raft that Sanders’ stock had sang among some teams.
The quarter-tree Cam Ward was selected n ° 1 in total by the Titans of Tennessee
There had been speculation before the raft that the stock of Sanders had sang among the teams
His particular character had been targeted following the combine harvester with anonymous team sources the marking “impetuous” and “arrogant” after interviews.
The concerns about the strength of Sanders’ arms have become a problem in recent weeks, although his father, the temple of the fame of professional football, Sanders, laughed at this notion.
In 50 college games, Sanders launched 14,347 yards, with 134 affected and 27 interceptions. He completed 70.1% of his passes and ran for 17 additional scores.
Sanders’ skid is similar to that of certain other quarters that have seen their position fall into hierarchical order in recent years.
Barely a few years ago, Levis dropped the draft boards after a strong senior year in Kentucky. He was finally selected in the second round by the Titans, who should now replace him with Ward.
He also reflects the fall of Aaron Rodgers in 2005. Projected as a higher selection, Rodgers fell to the 24th row in the general classification while Alex Smith was chosen first.
