Shedeur Sanders remains undrafted after Round 3 of NFL draft - ESPN

The Shedeur Sanders saga has gone from unexpected to inexplicable.

The former Colorado quarterback's fall out of the NFL draft's first round Thursday night was surprising.

But then came Friday night's plummet.

Widely projected as one of the top quarterback prospects in this year's draft, Sanders is stunningly still available entering the fourth round Saturday.

After watching the New York Giants trade up to No. 25 on Thursday night to select Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart, Sanders on Friday night had to stomach the New Orleans Saints selecting Louisville's Tyler Shough, the Seattle Seahawks selecting Alabama's Jalen Milroe and the Cleveland Browns selecting Oregon's Dillon Gabriel.

Also, similar to Thursday night, Friday night offered multiple opportunities for teams needing quarterbacks to select Sanders, but each opportunity ended without Sanders hearing his name.

When asked Friday night to add context to Sanders' fall, one executive from a team in the quarterback market said there was «no smoking gun, but it's not just football, either.»

The executive also indicated that Sanders' celebrity and the attention he would bring would complicate his selection because he is not seen as a star.

The Browns passed on Sanders four times, including twice in four picks in the second round. The Steelers, who have no proven starting quarterback, passed on Sanders for the second time in two nights.

Sanders on Friday evening had little to say other than one tweet: «Thank you GOD for EVERYTHING,» he wrote.

Sanders was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and is the son of Hall of Fame cornerback and Colorado coach Deion Sanders — the latter giving him a huge profile unlike few college football players before him.

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