The 2025 NFL Draft continues to surprise on day two. Well, I guess it's not the draft itself that's surprising, but the front offices neglecting taking Shedeur Sanders, who was projected at No. 2 overall up until about last week.
We're almost halfway through round two, and three QBs are now off the board — Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart and now Tyler Shough, who just went No. 40 to the Saints. Both Sanders and Texas QB Quinn Ewers are still on the board. If someone told you that in December 2024, you'd probably write them off as a nut.
Best quarterbacks remaining in 2025 NFL Draft
- Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
- Quinn Ewers, Texas
- Will Howard, Ohio State
- Kyle McCord, Syracuse
- Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
- Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
On Day 2 of the NFL Draft, there was some more shocking news besides Shough getting drafted by the Saints.
With the 92nd pick, the Seattle Seahawks selected Alabama's Jalen Milroe. The Seahawks drafting Milroe wasn't necessarily a shock, because he possesses insane athletic ability and if developed right, could have tremendous upside.
But with the 94th pick, the Cleveland Browns selected Oregon's Dillon Gabriel. This was more shocking, considering Gabriel was expected to be a Day 3 pick. However, the Browns obviously liked Gabriel more.
Where could Shedeur Sanders land?
At this point, who knows? We're past the point where teams draft their hopeful franchise quarterbacks, and approaching the point where guys are drafted to be reliable backups. That's certainly not who Sanders thinks he is, and it's not who any of us thought he was, either — but apparently NFL front offices view Sanders less favorably than most of us thought.
Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas still make sense, but NFL Network mentioned Indianapolis as well — as a potential backup. I think we've reached the point where teams are seeing other teams not take Sanders and telling themselves "Well if they didn't take him, why would we?"
It's going to take about four months for the Tyler Shough pick to look indefensible for New Orleans. Like two articles ago I said that I'm done trying to scout quarterbacks in the NFL Draft — and I stand by that! But I also don't understand how Shedeur Sanders isn't at least QB3 in this draft... based on the very simple fact that I watched him play a lot of football and he's really good.