What Shedeur Sanders had to say after going undrafted for first three rounds of 2025 NFL Draft

Shedeur Sanders’ worst-case script was measurement worse than anyone could person imagined.

Not only did Sanders — who was nether information to beryllium nan No. 1 wide subordinate connected nan NFL draught committee for immoderate teams during nan autumn — gaffe retired of nan first information Thursday, he tumbled each nan measurement of nan 3rd information and now must hold to spot if he is picked astatine each Saturday.

“We’re successful bully spirits, of course,” Sanders told a social-media assemblage aft nan 3rd information ended. “God don’t make mistakes. We person religion successful God nary matter what. Whatever it is.”

It will beryllium everlastingly remembered arsenic 1 of nan astir shocking draught slides of each time, particularly fixed that nan Giants did much homework connected Sanders than immoderate squad successful this draught did connected immoderate imaginable successful nan class. He had advocates successful nan building for taking him arsenic precocious arsenic No. 3.

There were 3 quarterbacks taken successful nan 2nd and 3rd rounds, upping nan full complete Sanders to five. To make matters worse, Sanders was nan evident unfortunate of a sadistic prank call while streaming connected Twitch from his draught statement successful Texas.

“Good, been waiting connected you,” Sanders said complete nan telephone earlier figuring retired that it was not a existent squad calling.

Giants wide head Joe Schoen, who traded up to No. 25 and drafted backmost Jaxson Dart alternatively of Sanders successful nan first round, declined to remark Friday connected Sanders’ descent aft selecting protect tackle Darius Alexander pinch nan No. 65 pick.

“I’m not going to get into [that],” Schoen said erstwhile asked if he thinks Sanders is amended than what his autumn suggests. “You know, this is Darius’ property convention and nan New York Giants, truthful we tin talk astir that if you want, but I don’t want to talk astir immoderate different players.”

Sanders had Giants-colored cleats made for nan Alamo Bowl and he played drawback pinch Malik Nabers successful nan streets of New York during nan Heisman Trophy ceremony.

Shedeur Sanders is still waiting to beryllium picked heading into Day 3 of nan 2025 NFL Draft. Getty Images

He and his father, Hall of Famer and Colorado caput coach Deion Sanders, were pushing nan Giants arsenic a preferred destination.

The Giants did not meet pinch immoderate of nan apical backmost prospects astatine nan NFL Combine, a root told The Post, but The Ringer’s Todd McShay reported that Daboll and Sanders had a pre-draft gathering that went poorly.

Asked astir it Friday, Daboll said, “We had bully meetings pinch each nan guys who came successful present connected 30 visits. The backmost meetings were productive, and we’re happy pinch Jaxson.”

The Giants aren’t alone.

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The Browns, who are looking astatine an underwhelming backmost title betwixt journeymen Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco, held 2 of nan first 4 second-round picks — and passed some times.

They later circled backmost for Dillon Gabriel — projected arsenic a late-round prime — astatine No. 94.

The Raiders — who are partially owned and tally by nan awesome Tom Brady, 1 of Sanders’ biggest mentors — traded retired of No. 37 and past passed astatine No. 58 and No. 68.

The Steelers — who were thought to beryllium Sanders’ champion first-round stake astatine No. 21 — passed for a 2nd clip astatine No. 83, aft having nary second-rounder.

Shedeur Sanders, throwing during Colorado Pro Day, has not been drafted successful nan first 3 rounds of nan 2025 NFL Draft. AP

Sanders was not a superior campaigner for nan Saints, who drafted 26-year-old backmost Tyler Shough astatine No. 40.

The Seahawks selected Jalen Milroe — who attended nan draught in-person — astatine No. 92.

Sanders’ autumn is arsenic overmuch astir his off-field persona arsenic his on-field weaknesses aft reports that his brash quality successful squad interviews near a sour taste.

ESPN expert Mel Kiper Jr. had Sanders classed arsenic his No. 1 quarterback.

“As a history lesson, I don’t cognize what backmost has been this type of characteristic and has been successful,” 1 NFL violative coach told The Post astir Sanders. “I don’t cognize what comparison location is. Everything matters connected and disconnected nan section and I conscionable don’t know.”

But Colorado violative coordinator Pat Shurmur — a erstwhile NFL caput coach pinch nan Giants and Browns and longtime violative play-caller — vouched for Sanders earlier nan draft.

“To nan building everyone uses, he tin ‘make each nan throws,’ ” Shurmur told The Post. “I thought he was very coachable. All players tally that good statement betwixt arrogant and confident, but my interactions pinch him were ever great. He’s a very assured young man, but what I saw pinch him, I didn’t spot him arsenic being arrogant.”