He was the story of the 2025 NFL Draft.

And he wasn’t even drafted until the fifth round, 144th overall.

The first draft was conducted in 1936, and there’s never been a more stunning, dramatic and curious free fall of a highly rated player than the dubious and queasy ride Shedeur Sanders endured the past three days.

The Colorado quarterback and son of the bombastic Hall of Famer Deion Sanders was always going to be the most polarizing player in this draft.