Shedeur Sanders

23-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Sanders’ fall was the story of the draft, with various theories offered to explain why. In a nutshell, his slide to the fifth round means the league believes his raw talent isn't overwhelming enough to overcome his flaws, making him a likely backup at best. Sanders had an FBS-high 74.0 completion percentage last season, and he threw 64 touchdowns against just 13 interceptions during two seasons as Colorado's starter. He’s an accurate passer, but with merely average arm strength, and he's surprisingly slow for the son of Deion Sanders. Even so, Cleveland’s QB situation gives Sanders a chance to start. Dillon Gabriel, the Browns’ third-round pick, is undersized and without an elite trait. Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett are the veteran options, at least until Deshaun Watson returns from Achilles' surgery (which may not happen until late in the season, if at all). The situation gives Sanders a shot at Year 1 playing time despite his draft-day slide, but arm strength and mobility look like limiting factors for fantasy value even if he proves competent as a pro. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year contract with the Browns in May of 2025.
No first-team reps
QBCleveland Browns
July 28, 2025
Sanders is the only one of the four Browns' healthy quarterbacks that hasn't received any first-team reps during training camp so far, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
This is similar to mandatory minicamp for Sanders, who was fourth in the pecking order in June as well. The Browns will evaluate their QB rotation plans each week, and it's possible that Kenny Pickett's hamstring injury this weekend could present a better opportunity for Sanders.
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Cleveland BrownsBrowns 2024 QB Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

48543%
38735%
19718%
494%
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Shedeur Sanders' measurables compare to other quarterbacks?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"
 
Weight
212 lbs
 
Hand Length
9.37 in
 
Arm Length
31.50 in
 
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Last QB to get reps
QBCleveland Browns
June 12, 2025
Sanders has been the fourth quarterback to get reps during mandatory minicamp, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.
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Slide finally ends
QBCleveland Browns
April 26, 2025
The Browns selected Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 144th overall.
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Won't throw at combine
QBFree Agent
February 23, 2025
Sanders doesn't plan to throw at the NFL Scouting Combine this week and instead will wait to throw at this pro day, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Candidate to be selected first
QBFree Agent
January 23, 2025
Sanders and Cam Ward are viewed as the top candidates to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, according to a recent poll of 20 scouts and executives conducted by Pete Thamel of ESPN.com.
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Not concerned about pecking order
QBCleveland Browns
July 25, 2025
Sanders isn't expressing concern about the limited reps he's received thus far during the Browns' four-way quarterback job battle, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The rookie fifth-round pick is the only one of the four signal-callers -- Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel being the other three -- that has yet to log a first-team rep through three training camp practices. Nevertheless, Sanders noted the distribution of reps is not in his control and added he therefore wouldn't spend any time thinking about the situation. Sanders did get one session with the second-team offense in Friday's 11-on-11 drills, and head coach Kevin Stefanski previously said he'd reassess the quarterback pecking order during the second week of camp.
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