"Shilo getting picked before Shedeur Sanders": Fans in splits after Dillon Gabriel gets picked above Coach Prime's son in 2025 NFL draft

Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been the story of the NFL draft so far despite not getting picked yet. After getting top-three hype for months, Sanders was not picked in the first round of the draft, causing waves as former Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart was picked before him.

Sander's slide continued into day two as he was left on the board while three more quarterbacks, including former Louisville star Tyler Shough, former Alabama QB Jalen Milroe, and former Oregon standout Dillon Gabriel, were picked instead.

The Cleveland Browns entered the draft with an urgent quarterback itch and Shedeur Sanders was expected to be an option for the franchise but they pivoted and picked Gabriel with the No. 94 pick cementing his unprecedented slide.

Football fans on Instagram had mixed reactions to Sander's slide.

"Shiloh getting drafted before him," one fan wrote.

"Lmfao cut the cameras at the Sanders household nowwww. Dillon Gabriel was supposed to go 5th or 6th round!!!" Another fan wrote.

"Sanders getting drafted by Twitch," one fan wrote.

"This is literally just to not draft Sanders," another fan wrote.

"Sanders going undrafted atp," one fan wrote.

"This is getting too personal, shady shady," another fan wrote.

Fan's comments on IG

Fan's comments on IG

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Shedeur Sanders gets support from Dak Prescott

The Shedeur Sanders slide has seen mixed reactions from all corners, with some fans happy that the polarizing quarterback has fallen so far, while others have supported him. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott stated his support for Sanders in a clip posted on X while backing the former Buffs QB to thrive due to the snub from NFL teams.

"I don't think it's fair. I don't think it's fair in the sense of, how much people are looking for and towards him being drafted," Prescott said. "Because as I stated, it doesn't matter when you get in. I know he (Sanders) expected himself to go No. 1 overall and he would be wrong if he didn't expect himself to be there. So every pick after that has hurt, but every pick after that I know is fuel to the fire.

"(I heard a) little bit of that note from Shedeur, (after) talking to him. This is only gonna make him better, this is only gonna push him. It's all about when you get into this business and when you get in, if you can handle it. I know Shedeur can handle it. He's been through a lot. He's had pressure his whole life, so this will be no different."

Shedeur Sanders' slide has kept the interest in the later rounds of the 2025 NFL draft alive as fans watch the wheels of the NFL juggernaut turning even forcing President Trump to wade into the matter asking teams to draft Coach Prime's son on his Truth Social account.