After a surprisingly long wait, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders selected by Cleveland Browns in 5th round

CNN And on the third and final day of the NFL draft University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the th overall pick in the fifth round Saturday It was a surprisingly long wait for the Big Offensive Member of the Year Sanders was widely expected to be picked early on with several teams in need of a quarterback After hearing his named completely called Sanders celebrated on the Twitch social media platform and called his draft slide perfect timing Our belief in God that s all we care about We know these decisions things happen sometimes it s adversity the -year-old announced You just got to remain positive stay happy at all times and know God got you So I wasn t really panicking because I understood it s about perfect timing Browns general manager Andrew Berry communicated reporters he didn t expect Sanders to be available in the fifth round but announced the squad believes in adding compettion for every position Obviously Shedeur has kind of grown up in the spotlight but our expectation is for him to come in here and work and compete Nothing s been promised nothing will be given I hesitate to characterize the pick as a blockbuster That s not necessarily how we thought of the transaction but we are excited to work with him Despite not getting picked on Thursday or Friday Sanders did remain positive saying Thank you GOD for EVERYTHING in a post on X Friday night Given the nature of the weekend for him relative to let s say external expectation versus what happened you know we did tell him that it really doesn t matter where you re picked it s what you do from that point forward Berry added In terms of his reaction I d just say it was presumably a mixture of like gratitude relief and determination that would presumably be the best way to characterize it But he s certainly ready to go Five quarterbacks were selected before Sanders On Thursday the Tennessee Titans selected University of Miami s Cam Ward with the No overall pick and the New York Giants chose Jaxson Dart th overall from Ole Miss in the first round Friday saw three quarterbacks picked Louisville s Tyler Shough th overall to the New Orleans Saints in the second round while Alabama s Jalen Milroe nd overall and Oregon s Dillon Gabriel th overall Sanders teammate ascertained new homes with the Seattle Seahawks and Browns respectively in the third round I think every participant when they come into the draft knows what number they were picked or if they were unpicked and you can use that for motivation Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski stated First round pick seventh round pick undrafted once you re here and you re on our football club you re a part of this way of life you re a part of this family and we re just gonna keep our head down and get to work Sanders the former four-star recruit coming out of high school has only been coached by his father Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders during his four-year collegiate career that started at Jackson State University in After two seasons with the Tigers Sanders followed his father to Boulder Colorado to play at Colorado ahead of the season along with JSU teammate Travis Hunter who was drafted second overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday Sanders was prolific in his two seasons under center for the Buffaloes leading them to a - record last year while throwing for yards touchdowns and interceptions He finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting