Shedeur Sanders ended up a fifth round pick of the Cleveland Browns in the 2025 NFL draft after spending a good deal of time being discussed like he was a potential top five pick. He wasn't even the first quarterback the Browns took in the draft.

Shedeur Sanders was not the only prospect to receive a prank call during the NFL draft. Kyle McCord, the former Syracuse quarterback who was taken by the Eagles last weekend, told Philadelphia-area media that someone tried to prank him while the draft was ongoing.

The Johnny Unitas Award winner’s slide down draft boards became the over-arching topic of the 2025 NFL Draft, with detractors and insiders pointing to Sanders’ perceived arrogance, cocksure attitude, and lack of athleticism as reasons he was passed on by teams for multiple rounds.