Sheduer Sanders had a disastrous draft slide in the 2025 NFL Draft, going from a potential first round selection to a fifth round flier. Many analysts and executives attribute Sanders' slide to, among other reasons, his pre-draft interviews and antics.

Sanders was rated as the No. 23 overall player and the No. 2 quarterback in the class by Bleacher Report's NFL Scouting Department. His slide out of Days 1 and 2 was the story of the draft, as he fell to the fifth round and was the sixth quarterback taken at No. 144 overall.