Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders is one of the most polarizing figures in sports today, which is unheard of for someone who was a fifth-round draft pick.
Of course, Sanders was not just an ordinary fifth-rounder. Not only is he the son of NFL legend Deion Sanders, but he was also expected by many to be a first-round selection back in April.
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You know the rest of the story. Sanders slid all the way to Day 3 of the draft, where the Browns traded up to acquire him — two rounds after they had already taken fellow quarterback Dillon Gabriel.
Sanders has been the subject of trade speculation after Cleveland drafted him, even though the Browns have never actually shown any indication that they are going to move him. That especially seems to be the case now that they dealt Joe Flacco, elevating Sanders to the primary backup role behind Gabriel.
That has not stopped trade conjecture from flowing, though, and former NFL scout Daniel Kelly does not seem to understand it. Not because he thinks it would be ridiculous for Cleveland to trade Sanders, but because he doesn’t feel the University of Colorado product has any value.
“As a former NFL Scout, I can’t see any team trading for him. Why would they?” Kelly wrote on X. “Every team in the league passed on him in the first four rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft.”
Kelly then launched a lengthy, detailed summary of exactly why he thinks no team would want Sanders, ranging from the 23-year-old’s pair of speeding tickets in June to his uneven preseason to his maturity issues.
“If anything, Sanders has diminished his value and proven exactly why I put an undraftable free agent grade on him,” Kelly concluded.
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Sanders spent two years at Jackson State in 2021 and 2022 before transferring to Colorado ahead of 2023, where he proceeded to spend a couple of more seasons. He was coached by Deion throughout his collegiate career, and during his final campaign with the Buffaloes, he threw 37 touchdown passes while completing 74 percent of his passes, the latter of which led the country.
Whether or not Sanders’ NCAA success will translate on to the professional level remains to be seen, and it will be interesting to monitor the Browns’ situation under center throughout the remainder of the season.
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