Former Oregon backup QB just got drafted before Shedeur Sanders

From a backup quarterback to the fourth QB selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, the football career for one former Oregon Duck has been a rollercoaster, to put it lightly.

Tyler Shough, who began his collegiate career at Oregon in 2018, used to back up Justin Herbert, who has been in the NFL for five years. That very backup quarterback was just taken in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, ahead of Colorado's Shedeur Sanders, who was initially projected as a first-round pick.

After two years of bouncing back and forth between starting and riding the bench in Eugene, Shough transferred to Texas Tech, where he would eventually lose to his former team when the Ducks visited the Red Raiders in Lubbock.

Shough played three years for Texas Tech, battling numerous injuries and struggling to maintain his status as the QB1. Then, the former Duck transferred to Louisville, where he was the starter and led the Cardinals to a 9-4 overall record, including a bowl game win over the Washington Huskies, his former rivals.

Shough had to prove his worth throughout his collegiate career. He showed college coaches that he deserved to be a starter for a Power 4 program, and then he showed NFL executives that he deserved to be one of the top quarterbacks in this year's draft class.

Meanwhile, Sanders was coached by his father and talked a lot of trash, even about the Ducks, who promptly blew out the Colorado Buffaloes 42-6 during their final season in the Pac-12. Sanders produced a 13-12 record during his two years with the Buffs and fell short of any notable postseason award, even failing to win his bowl game matchup against the BYU Cougars during his final year.

To say Shough's adamant denial to quit has paid off is clearly an understatement. However, the former Duck seeing himself drafted before the quarterback of a former Pac-12 rival program is just sweet, sweet justice.