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Steelers QB blames Shedeur Sanders situation for Day 3 fall in NFL Draft
TL;DR
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Will Howard attributes his sixth-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft to Shedeur Sanders' unexpected fall to the fifth round. Howard believes Sanders' higher ranking influenced teams to avoid selecting other quarterbacks like him.
Key points
- Will Howard blamed his draft fall on Shedeur Sanders' situation.
- Howard was selected in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
- Shedeur Sanders was projected as a top five pick but fell to the fifth round.
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Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft was practically quarterback purgatory, as several prospects saw their stock tumble further and further down teams' draft boards, including Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Will Howard, who blamed the situation on another Shedeur Sanders fall.
Making an appearance on The Christian Kuntz Podcast, Howard discussed his fall to the sixth round in the 2025 NFL Draft, suggesting he could've been selected on Day 2 if it wasn't for Sanders' slide into the fifth round.
“I thought there was a chance that I was going to go Friday,” Howard said. “I was hearing that. I remember talking with some of the guys at the Steelers, and it was really that whole Shedeur situation, kinda. Him sliding really hurt a lot of the other quarterbacks in our class. Just because he was ranked a little higher, so nobody wanted to take guys like me, or Riley Leonard, or Kyle McCord, Quinn Ewers. All of us — you think Riley, me, Kyle, Quinn — were six-six, six-seven. We were all like late-late picks."
Sanders, projected to possibly be selected within the top five picks of the 2025 NFL Draft, fell all the way to the with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round.
Q&A
Why did Will Howard fall to the sixth round in the 2025 NFL Draft?
Will Howard fell to the sixth round because he believes Shedeur Sanders' unexpected drop in the draft affected the selection of other quarterbacks.
What was Shedeur Sanders' draft position in the 2025 NFL Draft?
Shedeur Sanders was projected to be a top five pick but ultimately was selected 144th overall by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round.
How did Shedeur Sanders' situation impact other quarterbacks in the draft?
Howard indicated that Sanders' slide caused teams to hesitate in selecting other quarterbacks like himself, Riley Leonard, and Kyle McCord.
