The former Colorado quarterback and son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders not long ago was considered by many pundits to go as high as No. 1 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft to the Tennessee Titans. Instead, Sanders still is waiting for a phone call after two days and three rounds.

Through the prism of the Patriots, the first round of the NFL Draft was sensible and anticlimactic. But through the broader perspective of the entire first round ― broadcast live, of course, and in staggering detail by ESPN, ABC, and the NFL Network ― suspense was not lacking, particularly when it came to one very famous and polarizing prospect.