NFL draft: Shedeur Sanders selected by Cleveland Browns after falling to 5th round

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 144th pick in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday.

It is a surprising slide down the boards for Sanders, whom many considered a first-round pick.

The 23-year-old was a lightning rod of a prospect during the draft season.

While many projected him as a first-round selection, he went undrafted on the first two nights.

Sanders was projected as high as No. 3 to the New York Giants or the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 2.

Ultimately, he was selected in the fifth round by Cleveland.

Five quarterbacks — Miami’s Cam Ward, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, Louisville’s Tyler Shough, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel — were selected ahead of Sanders.

In reaction to the pick, Sanders wrote on X: “Thank you GOD.”

NFL draft: Shedeur Sanders selected by Cleveland Browns after falling to 5th round