WATCH: Shedeur Sanders falls victim to viral prank call from random fan seemingly pretending to be NFL team

Shedeur Sanders became the story of the 2025 NFL draft, but not in the way that he wanted. This offseason began with the Colorado quarterback in contention for the No. 1 pick. Eventually, he fell behind Cam Ward in most mocks, making Jaxson Dart his closest competitor.

After the Titans took the Miami player first overall, the Browns chose not to select Shedeur Sanders or any other quarterback. The Giants passed on Sanders as well, but traded up in the first round to take the Ole Miss rookie instead.

If Deion Sanders was hoping that his son would be taken in the second round, he would have been left disappointed, as the Saints took Tyler Shough instead. The Raiders were another potential landing spot, but they chose to go with weapons for Geno Smith instead of looking for his successor.

With his chances dwindling, pranksters decided to rub the pain in for the Colorado quarterback. They called him on his phone during a live stream and seemingly pretended to be executive personnel from an NFL team, only to say that he would have to wait a little bit longer to be selected.

"Good, I've been waiting on you," Sanders said in the video after picking up the call.

"[You'll] have to wait a little longer," the voice on the other end said, leaving Sanders with a puzzled look on his face.

Shedeur Sanders not picked on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft

Shedeur Sanders' experience is similar to that of Will Levis, who sat backstage as every team passed him by in the first round in 2023. Levis, who ended up being selected early in the second round by the Titans, was also the victim of a prank caller.

Sanders, however, will have to wait another day to hear his name called. The Colorado quarterback has fallen to Day 3, having seen the likes of Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe, and Dillon Gabriel taken before him. This was an eventuality nobody predicted.

It also complicates how his NFL career might unfold because now he is being looked at purely as a backup quarterback, and chances to break into the first team might be harder.

He was a phenomenal college player and was responsible for changing the course of the Jackson State and Colorado Buffaloes programs.

However, it does not seem to have convinced any NFL general managers of his talent to replicate that in professional football.