Heading into the draft, Sanders was widely expected to be the second quarterback off the board behind Cam Ward, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Tennessee Titans. Instead, he slid all the way to the fifth round before the Browns eventually decided to trade up and select him with the No. 144 pick.

In a three-day spectacle of cringe, University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders fell from a potential top-five overall selection to the fifth round.