All 32 teams passed on drafting Shedeur Sanders in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and this was a surprise to many, including the Colorado quarterback himself.
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That is, in Round 2 of the draft Shedeur received a call, which he thought was from an NFL team.
"This is Mickey Loomis here, general manager of the Saints. It's been a long wait, man. We're gonna take you with our next pick right here, man."
Sanders responded, "Yes sir, let's be legendary," as captured in a video posted by Well Off Media, a YouTube channel managed by Shedeur's brother, Deion Sanders Jr.
However, the caller confused Shedeur when he ended the call saying, "But you're gonna have to wait a little bit longer, man. Sorry about that," before hanging up.
Full video of this situation
Prank caller acted like New Orleans Saints GM Micky Loomis and told Shedeur Sanders they were gonna take him until his family found out it was one big troll
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— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 26, 2025
After catching on to the prank, later on Sanders was heard saying, "Nobody has that number but coaches, strictly for that reason. Why get mad? They want you to have a certain type of reaction to it. They want you to feel bad. But I ain't trippin'."
Considering Shedeur's phone was only for NFL personnel though, everyone was wondering how someone got his phone number.
Ole Miss frat guys prank call Shedeur Sanders smh pic.twitter.com/kDXOiquV6j
— SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) April 26, 2025
And now it has been revealed who was behind the prank call... a couple of college kids, with one of them allegedly being Jax Ulbrich, the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich.
Notably, Jax is a running back for Berry College, a private school in Georgia, and has since deleted his Instagram after being identified in the now viral video.
Rumor has it that Jax Ulbrich, son of Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich, was behind the Shedeur Sanders prank call.
This would explain how Sanders’ private number, meant only for NFL execs, got out. pic.twitter.com/pbkLfHoVLU
— College Transfer Portal (@CollegeFBPortal) April 27, 2025
The New Orleans Saints ended up drafting Tyler Shough with their second-round pick.
Tyler Shough got drafted before Shedeur Sanders.
I’m at a loss for words. pic.twitter.com/gpktbA3ZEP
— Scott Procter (@ScottProcter_) April 25, 2025
To note, there actually ended up being five quarterbacks taken ahead of Sanders, who was ranked as a top 2 QB going into the draft.
No. 1 Cam Ward (Tennessee Titans), No. 25 Jaxson Dart (New York Giants), No. 40 Shough, No. 92 Jalen Milroe (Seattle Seahawks), and No. 94 Dillon Gabriel (Cleveland Browns).
Ultimately, Shedeur was drafted in the fifth round (No. 144th pick) by the Browns, who nearly selected back-to-back QB's.
Shedeur Sander’s reaction to getting drafted by the Cleveland Browns at pick 144 in the 2025 NFL Draft ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CFR87dob2l
— ryan 🤿 (@scubaryan_) April 26, 2025
Although this historical NFL draft slide was shocking and seemingly a bit demoralizing, Shedeur kept his head up all throughout hearing 143 players being selected before him.
Thank you GOD
— Shedeur Sanders (@ShedeurSanders) April 26, 2025
SHEDEUR SANDERS TO THE BROWNS 🌟⌚️
THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRIME TIME IS HERE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1V8klawYXz
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 26, 2025
Now the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders joins a Cleveland quarterback room that includes: DeShaun Watson (injured), 40-year old Vet Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and 3rd round pick Dillon Gabriel.
