The way fans officially found out he was NFL-bound was when the East-West Shrine Bowl announced that he had accepted an invitation to partake in its festivities. Sanders addressed why he never formally made an announcement on his podcast "2 Legendary With Shedeur Sanders," expressing that he felt it was obvious.

Wednesday was the final day for prospects to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, so another piece to the puzzle is now known. Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was the last notable name to throw his name into the pool,

According to CBS Sports' latest mock draft by Chris Trapasso, Sanders goes to the Raiders with the No. 6 overall pick, falling behind two other quarterbacks in Miami's Cam Ward and Alabama's Jalen Milroe.

Shedeur Sanders had his GPA exposed as he excclled in the classroom as he boasted an average near 4.0 ahead of the NFL Draft.

Imagine this scenario playing out at the 2025 NFL Draft: The Titans take Miami’s Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick (not a surprise). The Browns take elite Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter at No. 2 (a bit of a stunner given the recent Deshaun Watson news, but Cleveland has plenty of position needs).

The Tennessee Titans are going to get an excellent look at quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders. The 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl announced that the QBs

New York has been connected to the Colorado quarterback, and has been doing its due diligence on him for a long time according to a New York insider.