But Sanders, who was built for adversity by his Hall of Fame dad and Colorado coach Deion Sanders, christened himself a Brown by plunging into the pool in their Dallas backyard shortly after the pick, sprinting past the word “Legendary” scrawled on a retaining wall and stopping just short of the enormous Proverbs 3: 5-6 at the far end of the pool.

Five quarterbacks were taken before Sanders, including another by Cleveland — Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, who went in the third round.

Cleveland selects the Colorado quarterback and son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders with the 144th overall pick to put a stop to a stunning freefall