The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft came and went Thursday, and arguably the biggest name of the entire pre-draft process was not called: Shedeur Sanders. Despite crowning himself the best quarterback in the class,

Shedeur Sanders will not be a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Fans were first surprised to see Sanders slide out of the top 10 when the Chicago Bears selected Michigan tight end Colston Loveland with the No.

Sanders was not in attendance in Green Bay, instead opting to watch the draft from home in Texas, alongside his father Deion Sanders and brother Deion Sanders Jr. The elder Sanders posted a speech from his son after the first round, in which he admitted the proceedings didn't go according to plan but said he wasn't going to be discouraged.