Shedeur Sanders and family stunned after falling out of first round in NFL Draft: 'We all didn’t expect this'

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Shedeur Sanders suffered one of the most dramatic NFL Draft slides of any top quarterback prospect in recent history on Thursday night. 

Sanders, who was projected by some to be the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft after the college football season, fell completely out of the first round and remains undrafted going into day two. 

The former University of Colorado star admitted that he and his family "did not expect" what occurred on Thursday night, in footage posted by his brother Deion Sanders Jr. Still, the quarterback appears to be keeping a positive attitude and expects to be drafted on Friday. 

"We all didn't expect this, of course, but I feel like with God, anything possible, everything possible. I don't feel like this happened for no reason. All of this is, of course, fuel to the fire. Under no circumstances did we all know this was going to happen, but we understand we on to bigger and better things," the quarterback said. 

"Tomorrow's the day. We going to be happy regardless. Legendary."

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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders watches a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Still, the quarterback hinted at possibly knowing that he might not get picked in the first round earlier on Thursday. Hours prior to the draft, Sanders made a social media post insisting he was prepared for whatever happened in the first round. 

"I’m built for whatever today may bring," he wrote. 

What the day brought was a surprising slide for Sanders, and