The Shedeur Sanders slide was the story of the 2025 NFL Draft, as one of the top quarterback prospects in this class fell all the way to the fifth round. While the fall was shocking, it doesn't matter whether you're the No.

Concern over Sanders’ ability to lead a franchise was raised during some of his pre-draft interviews with NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay citing a particularly poor interview with the New York Giants. Leinart addressed the nature of those interviews and how it can cause some draftees to rise up the board and others, like Sanders, to plummet.