Sanders completed 353 of 477 passes for 4,134 yards with 37 touchdowns to 10 interceptions during his senior season at Colorado. He finished his college career as the second quarterback to compile more than 14,000 yards on a completion rate of 70 percent or higher.

The former Colorado star did not have the best Da 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft. Now, Shedeur Sanders will wait until Day 2 to hear his name called.

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.