What Shedeur Sanders had to say after going undrafted for first three rounds of 2025 NFL Draft

Shedeur Sanders’ worst-case scenario was way worse than anyone could have imagined.

Not only did Sanders — who was under consideration to be the No. 1 overall player on the NFL draft board for some teams during the fall — slip out of the first round Thursday, he tumbled all the way of the third round and now must wait to see if he is picked at all Saturday.

“We’re in good spirits, of course,” Sanders told a social-media audience after the third round ended. “God don’t make mistakes. We have faith in God no matter what. Whatever it is.”

It will be forever remembered as one of the most shocking draft slides of all time, especially given that the Giants did more homework on Sanders than any team in this draft did on any prospect in the class. He had advocates in the building for taking him as high as No. 3.

There were three quarterbacks taken in the second and third rounds, upping the total over Sanders to five. To make matters worse, Sanders was the apparent victim of a cruel prank call while streaming on Twitch from his draft party in Texas.

“Good, been waiting on you,” Sanders said over the phone before figuring out that it was not a real team calling.

Giants general manager Joe Schoen, who traded up to No. 25 and drafted quarterback Jaxson Dart instead of Sanders in the first round, declined to comment Friday on Sanders’ slide after selecting defensive tackle Darius Alexander with the No. 65 pick.

“I’m not going to get into [that],” Schoen said when asked if he thinks Sanders is better than what his fall suggests. “You know, this is Darius’ press conference and the New York Giants, so we can talk about that if you want, but I don’t want to talk about any other players.”

Sanders had Giants-colored cleats made for the Alamo Bowl and he played catch with Malik Nabers in the streets of New York during the Heisman Trophy ceremony.

Shedeur Sanders is still waiting to be picked heading into Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft. Getty Images

He and his father, Hall of Famer and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, were pushing the Giants as a preferred destination.

The Giants did not meet with any of the top quarterback prospects at the NFL Combine, a source told The Post, but The Ringer’s Todd McShay reported that Daboll and Sanders had a pre-draft meeting that went poorly.

Asked about it Friday, Daboll said, “We had good meetings with all the guys who came in here on 30 visits. The quarterback meetings were productive, and we’re happy with Jaxson.”

The Giants aren’t alone.

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The Browns, who are looking at an underwhelming quarterback competition between journeymen Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco, held two of the first four second-round picks — and passed both times.

They later circled back for Dillon Gabriel — projected as a late-round pick — at No. 94.

The Raiders — who are partially owned and run by the great Tom Brady, one of Sanders’ biggest mentors — traded out of No. 37 and then passed at No. 58 and No. 68.

The Steelers — who were thought to be Sanders’ best first-round bet at No. 21 — passed for a second time at No. 83, after having no second-rounder.

Shedeur Sanders, throwing during Colorado Pro Day, has not been drafted in the first three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. AP

Sanders was not a serious candidate for the Saints, who drafted 26-year-old quarterback Tyler Shough at No. 40.

The Seahawks selected Jalen Milroe — who attended the draft in-person — at No. 92.

Sanders’ fall is as much about his off-field persona as his on-field weaknesses after reports that his brash nature in team interviews left a sour taste.

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. had Sanders ranked as his No. 1 quarterback.

“As a history lesson, I don’t know what quarterback has been this type of personality and has been successful,” one NFL offensive coach told The Post about Sanders. “I don’t know what comparison there is. Everything matters on and off the field and I just don’t know.”

But Colorado offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur — a former NFL head coach with the Giants and Browns and longtime offensive play-caller — vouched for Sanders before the draft.

“To the phrase everyone uses, he can ‘make all the throws,’ ” Shurmur told The Post. “I thought he was very coachable. All players run that fine line between arrogant and confident, but my interactions with him were always great. He’s a very confident young man, but what I saw with him, I didn’t see him as being arrogant.”