Jalen Milroe, Dillon Gabriel Both Taken Ahead Of Shedeur Sanders In Unprecedented Nfl Draft Slide

After erstwhile being successful nan speech to spell top-five overall, Shedeur Sanders is not moreover a top-five backmost taken.

Cam Ward and Jaxson Dart were first-round selections, but nan New Orleans Saints took Tyler Shough pinch nan 40th pick.

The Seattle Seahawks had nan 92nd pick, and they pulled disconnected a stunner by taking Alabama backmost Jalen Milroe.

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Colorado backmost Shedeur Sanders speaks during a property convention astatine nan NFL shot scouting harvester Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Three picks later, nan Cleveland Browns, who had plentifulness of chances to return Sanders, went pinch Oregon backmost Dillon Gabriel.

The Seahawks traded Geno Smith to nan Raiders earlier this offseason and brought successful Sam Darnold connected a three-year, $100 million.

Milroe isn't very known for his arm, but immoderate scouts opportunity he has immoderate of nan champion earthy athleticism of immoderate backmost successful nan NFL Draft.

Gabriel, meanwhile, transferred to Oregon for his last twelvemonth of NCAA eligibility, and nan Ducks were nan No. 1 seed successful nan College Football Playoff. But, they mislaid to Ohio State, who won nan nationalist championship.

Oct 19, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide backmost Jalen Milroe (4) scrambles against nan Tennessee Volunteers during nan 2nd 4th astatine Neyland Stadium. (Randy Sartin-Imagn Images)

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That's now 5 quarterbacks taken up of Sanders, who continues to fall.

The Colorado quarterback said connected Thursday nighttime aft information 1 that he "didn't expect" to autumn into nighttime 2 of nan draft, truthful 1 tin only ideate what is going done his mind correct now.

Milroe threw for 5,678 yards and ran for 1,257 successful his past 2 years astatine Alabama. He led his squad to nan Rose Bowl aft winning nan SEC title successful nan 2023 season, but they mislaid to nan eventual nationalist champions successful Michigan.

Gabriel vanished successful 3rd spot successful nan Heisman Trophy ballot this past season, starring nan Big Ten successful some completions and attempts. He threw for 3,857 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Oregon backmost Dillon Gabriel scrambles retired of nan pouch against Michigan successful nan 2nd half of an NCAA assemblage shot game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, successful Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

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Quinn Ewers is besides waiting connected his sanction to beryllium called - which would beryllium arsenic large a daze arsenic anything.

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