Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason said this week that he spoke with three different personnel people in the NFL that removed Sanders off their draft boards completely because the team owners made it clear they did not want him. "Shedeur Sanders just torpedoed himself," Esiason said.

The biggest unsung supporter of former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders throughout his NFL Draft slide was his older brother, safety Shilo Sanders

While waiting to finally hear his name called, Sanders was prank called by someone pretending to be Saints GM Mickey Loomis. Turns out the prankster was the son of Falcons' defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who had to apologize after the fact. Yikes.

BBC Sport looks at the big winners and losers from an eventful NFL Draft, headlined by Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders' contrasting fortunes.

Now that the draft is over, the fantasy football offseason will shift into another gear. In dynasty formats, rookie drafts will be firing up in earnest. Even in redraft leagues, Now that we know who landed where we’ll start to get a much better feel for how players stack up against one another in 2025.