Browns Sign QB Shedeur Sanders To Rookie Contract

Originally posted on NFLTradeRumors.co | By Logan Ulrich | Last updated May 19, 2025 7:01 PM ET

The Cleveland Browns have signed fifth-round QB Shedeur Sanders to his rookie contract, per Jordan Schultz.

He’s the latest Browns draft pick to ink their rookie deal.

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos.	Note
1	5	Mason Graham	DT
2	33	Carson Schwesinger	LB	Signed
2	36	Quinshon Judkins	RB
3	67	Harold Fannin	TE	Signed
3	94	Dillon Gabriel	QB
4	126	Dylan Sampson	RB	Signed
5	144	Shedeur Sanders	QB	Signed

Sanders, 22, was a two-year starter at Jackson State before transferring to Colorado before the 2023 season, following his father and coach, former NFL star Deion Sanders. He started two more years at Colorado before declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Browns traded up to select Sanders with the No. 144 overall pick in the fifth round. He’s projected to sign a four-year, $4.646 million rookie contract that includes a $447,380 signing bonus.

In two years at Colorado, Sanders completed 71.8 percent of his pass attempts for 7,364 yards, 64 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions in 24 career games, adding eight more scores on the ground.

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