Shedeur Sanders first CU Buffs quarterback taken in NFL draft in 28 years

CU Buffs quarterbacks in NFL draft Shedeur Sanders may have slid in the NFL draft relative to expectations including those of his father Deion Sanders but he absolutely detected a home on Sunday With the Cleveland Browns taking Shedeur th in the fifth round of the NFL draft he become the second-earliest drafted quarterback in plan history three rounds behind Kordell Stewart in Now the question is whether or not Shedeur will also become CU s bulk achieving NFL quarterback Stewart set the bar with his -year career Here s a look at each Buffs QB taken in the NFL draft Year Round-Pick Participant Band - Koy Detmer Philadelphia Comment Detmer only started eight games but had long NFL career as Donovan McNabb s backup spending nine season in Philly - Kordell Stewart Pittsburgh Comment Slash easily CU s greater part achieving NFL QB with - record career pass yards four playoff starts and Pro Bowl nod - Darian Hagan San Francisco Comment CU s national championship-winning QB was drafted as a wide receiver but never played in the NFL - Randy Essington Oakland Comment CU s lone Mr Irrelevant was taken with final pick of draft but was cut before start of what would ve been his rookie season - Dave Williams Dallas Comment Like Hagan Williams wasn t drafted to play QB Instead he bounced around three franchises over five years as a running back carries yards - Gale Weidner Green Bay Comment Weidner was also drafted by the Broncos in th round of AFL draft but never took a snap for either organization Click here to view chart in mobile Source Pro-Football-Reference com