The Cleveland Browns had an eventful draft, starting out by trading back from No. 2 overall to No. 5. The Browns doubled up at both quarterback and running back, injecting a lot of fresh competition into the offensive backfield.

Sanders was rated as the No. 23 overall player and the No. 2 quarterback in the class by Bleacher Report's NFL Scouting Department. His slide out of Days 1 and 2 was the story of the draft as he fell to the fifth round and was the sixth quarterback taken at No. 144 overall.