Sanders remains undrafted as freefall continues

The Shedeur Sanders saga has gone from unexpected to inexplicable.

The former Colorado quarterback's fall out of the NFL draft's first round Thursday night was surprising.

But then came Friday night's plummet.

Widely projected as one of the top quarterback prospects in this year's draft, Sanders is stunningly still available entering the fourth round Saturday.

After watching the New York Giants trade up to No. 25 on Thursday night to select Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart, Sanders on Friday night had to stomach the New Orleans Saints selecting Louisville's Tyler Shough, the Seattle Seahawks selecting Alabama's Jalen Milroe and the Cleveland Browns selecting Oregon's Dillon Gabriel.

Also, similar to Thursday night, Friday night offered multiple opportunities for teams with quarterback needs to select Sanders, but each of those opportunities came and went without Sanders hearing his name called.

The Browns passed on Sanders four times, including twice in a span of four picks in the second round. The Steelers, who have no proven starting quarterback, passed on Sanders for the second time in two nights.

Sanders on Friday evening had little to say beyond a single tweet: "Thank you GOD for EVERYTHING," he wrote.

Sanders was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and is the son of Hall of Fame cornerback and Colorado coach Deion Sanders -- the latter giving him a huge profile unlike few college football players before him.

Criticisms of his game have been made, including his limited mobility and tendency to hold onto the ball while in the pocket. But as Friday night wore on, Sanders' fall became more confounding. It raised questions about whether his celebrity and immense confidence was indeed off-putting to some teams, as pre-draft reporting indicated.

The final four rounds of the draft on Saturday begin at noon ET.