Browns Select Quarterback Shedeur Sanders in Fifth Round

The Cleveland Browns selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders with the 144th overall pick in the NFL Draft, significantly later than many had predicted. Despite being considered one of the highest-profile quarterback candidates, Sanders fell to the fifth round.

"Shedeur is a talented quarterback who has a lot of potential," said an NFL scout.

Sanders is the son of NFL Hall of Fame returner Deion Sanders, who played for five NFL teams and also played in Major League Baseball before becoming a coach. The younger Sanders set a record 4,134 passing yards while playing for Colorado last year, where he was teammates with cornerback Travis Hunter, who was picked second overall in this year's draft by the Jaguars.

Sanders will now join the Browns' quarterback roster, which includes Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, who was drafted in the third round. The team is also dealing with the absence of starting quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is expected to miss the upcoming season due to an achilles tendon injury.