The most significant storyline of the 2025 NFL Draft was that of former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who was initially mocked as a lottery pick and was selected on the third and final day of the draft.
Several teams—most notably the New York Giants—passed on Sanders because of how he performed throughout the draft process and meetings. Still, he finally received the call he was waiting for in the fifth round with pick No. 144 by the Cleveland Browns after previously taking Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel in the third round.
Plenty of NFL analysts were frustrated to see Shedeur get passed on by several teams and fall to the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Many football fans around the league still want more details and would love to know what went wrong with Sanders' draft process so that the NFL teams can pass on him several times.
Multiple teams, including the G-Men, needed a quarterback and would have been considered a good fit for Sanders. Still, general manager Joe Schoen and Big Blue's front office opted for Mississippi quarterback Jaxson Dart instead when they traded back into the first round to obtain the 25th overall pick.
Bleacher Report thinks the Giants will regret not drafting Shedeur Sanders
Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report recently named four NFL teams that will regret passing on Sanders in the NFL Draft. Knox called the Giants the No. 1 team that would regret not drafting the 23-year-old.
While head coach Brian Daboll liked Dart because his combination of arm strength and athleticism is closer to what he had in Josh Allen when he was in Buffalo, Knox adds that Sanders is a more pure precision passer and is the most pro-ready quarterback in this year's draft.
While Knox may not be wrong, the Giants don't necessarily need a pro-ready quarterback in the short term. Russell Wilson has been named the team's starter, and Jameis Winston still sits ahead of Dart on New York's depth chart, which will suit the rookie quarterback's development and growth to learn the offense.
The article also states that this decision could impact the future of Daboll and Schoen; however, you could say the same thing about whichever rookie quarterback the team drafted anyway.
The other three teams listed in the article as teams who should regret not drafting Sanders were the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, and Las Vegas Raiders. Sanders would have been a good fit for the Saints, who took former Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough 40th overall.
Only time will tell if these teams made a mistake by not drafting Shedeur, but it was clear Daboll, Schoen, and the Giants organization believed more in Dart as a prospect. They thought they could work with Dart and that he would succeed as the team's starter when he was ready.
Big Blue may not have felt the same way about Sanders entering a quarterback room that already includes two veterans. Either way, there's no looking back, and the franchise will be confident in its decision and investment in Dart.