Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft Slide: A Year Later

0:00On April 21st, a year ago, Shadour Sanders, the flashy quarterback and son of NFL legend Deon Sanders, shocked everyone by sliding from potential. Number one overall pick to the 5th round in the NFL draft. Projected as a top choice just months before, his fall turned the event into pure chaos. Analysts like ESPN's Mel Kiber Jr. were losing it live on air, baffled that teams kept passing on him during those early rounds. It felt like a parallel universe with Sanders' star power making the delay even wilder. The buzz went way beyond football headlines, exploded across sports and mainstream media, even pulling in comments from then President Donald Trump. Everyone from fans to pundits couldn't look away from the drama. Fast forward to this year's draft, and there's no real quarterback hype to match outside of expected top pick Fernando Mendoza, who's locked in with. No chance of a tumble. Plus, no big names at the top with famous family ties like Sanders had. That kind of draft madness is one for the books.

1:02Hard to top, especially now that Sanders' rookie struggles make the slide seem less random in. Hindsight. This year's day's predictable.