While it's impossible to say any team is an obvious landing spot for Sanders anymore, the Pittsburgh Steelers with their need at quarterback once again passed on him. They used their first pick in the fourth round (No. 123 overall) to select Ohio State linebacker Jack Sawyer.

"This is a repudiation by the NFL of how Shedeur Sanders and those around him handled the entire NFL Draft process," Jones said. "What you're not going to tell me -- or really anyone who watches football -- is that Shedeur Sanders is a worse quarterback than Dillon Gabriel, who was selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

As former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders' NFL draft position collapsed, he got a call from a prankster masquerading as a general manager.