We've all typed far too much about this, but that will not stop me from typing some more...
Sanders' physical traits might place him among the top 5 QBs in this draft. In fact, he might be the 2nd best at footwork, deep passes, etc. It is a weak draft for QBs.
None of us were in the interviews, but is the leaked information really any surprise? He asked teams how they are going to support him; he was unprepared for general playbook types of questions; he answered a personal call. Based on his demonstrated lack of sportsmanship, self-promotion, and finger pointing, what is being leaked about his interviews is no surprise.
That alone would be a serious red flag, enough of one to push him down the draft board. Then add the family side show, and front-offices have to ask themselves, "Is the juice worth the squeeze?" Cleveland finally answered the question, "Yes, in the 5th round."
The notion that there is some grand conspiracy against Shedeur or the Sanders family is absurd. These guys are running businesses and are making decisions they think will improve their businesses. Drafting a QB in the first round is an tacit message that you believe you are drafting a near-future starter. No team believed Shedeur is ready to be a starter. For some folks, that is being seen as racist, or anti-Sanders family, or whatever.
Watch Daboll's interview and interaction with Jayden Daniels from Hard Knocks. It was fascinating and Daniels was impressive enough that Daboll said he was worth trading up for last year. The Giants traded up for Dart this year. Daboll, et al. believed that juice was worth the squeeze - and the cost - to get at #25.
As noted previously, there are claims that Dallas had only 12 players with first round grades. Perhaps they only ranked 12 because they were picking 12th. Regardless, each team has a list of folks they are willing to (1) make a first round investment in and (2) borrow from the future to get in the first round. Shedeur was not on those lists, obviously. For many, I suspect that list contains fewer than 32 names. 32 will eventually get picked, of course.
If Sanders is really as good as he, his dad and his sycophants believe, then it will be obvious and every other team will have missed out. And he'll ultimately get paid in 4 years, all while selling loads of "Legendary" swag.