Shedeur Sanders slipped to No. 144 in the 2025 NFL Draft, landing with Cleveland after Baltimore reportedly eyed him at 141 but he declined to back Lamar Jackson. Sanders chased immediate competition, yet Cleveland’s QB room—led by Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel—didn’t give him the clear path. He was inactive Week 1 as emergency QB and heads into Week 2 heading back toward Baltimore, a rookie year defined by depth-chart politics and real fantasy-relevant development questions.