The Browns selected QB Shedeur Sanders with the 144th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Here are five things to know about Cleveland’s newest quarterback addition.
He is a polished passer
Sanders maintained a solid completion percentage and excelled at limiting turnovers during every season of his college career. He left Colorado with a 70.1 percent completion percentage, 134 touchdowns and 27 interceptions, and his 74.1% completion percentage in 2024 led all FBS pass throwers.
He’s done well before in fresh beginnings
Sanders has made an immediate impact at new levels of his career his whole life, dating back to his freshman year at Trinity Christian High School in Texas. With his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Deion Sanders, as the offensive coordinator when he led his school to a 12-1 finish and a Division II Championship.
In college, Sanders discovered instant success at Jackson State as a freshman after he became the named the highest-ranked recruit in school history. Jackson State won the SWAC Championship in both his first and second seasons, which led him to another new start at Colorado for his final two years of college.
With the Buffaloes, Sanders earned Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year honors after completing 69 percent of his passes for 3,230 yards, 27 touchdowns and only three interceptions.