Shedeur Sanders dealt with his shockingly long wait to get drafted by relying on the same approach that made him an NFL prospect in the first place.

The Colorado quarterback wouldn’t let himself get down about anything, even when he received a prank call while waiting to hear that a team had selected him. When the Cleveland Browns finally took him in the fifth round Saturday — four rounds later than he was expected to go — the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders reacted by dancing and jumping into a swimming pool.

Sanders wasn’t selected until the 144th overall pick, a stunning fall for the most recognizable player in this draft class.

Draft forecasts generally rated Sanders behind only Miami’s Cam Ward — who went first overall to the Tennessee Titans — among quarterbacks in this class. Five quarterbacks were taken before him instead, with one of them going to Cleveland when the Browns picked Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round.

The Browns moved up to take Sanders, trading their own fifth-round pick (No. 166 overall) and a sixth-round selection (No. 192) to Seattle in exchange for No. 144.

Ravens draft possible Tucker replacement

The Baltimore Ravens drafted kicker Tyler Loop of Arizona in the sixth round of the NFL draft amid uncertainty about five-time All-Pro Justin Tucker’s future.

The Baltimore Banner has reported that over a dozen massage therapists have accused Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior. The NFL has said it would investigate.

Tucker has maintained he did not act inappropriately while receiving professional bodywork treatment.

By using a draft pick — even one in the late rounds — on a kicker, the Ravens may be signaling some doubt as to whether Tucker will be with the team much longer.

Loop made 18 of 23 field goal attempts last season, including a program-record 62-yarder against Houston in November.

Memphis CB Minor is draft’s ‘Mr. Irrelevant’

Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor got the title of “Mr. Irrelevant” on Saturday when he was selected by the New England Patriots with the final pick of the NFL draft.

Minor was chosen 257th overall to complete the three-day, seven-round draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Patriots sent the 228th overall pick in the fifth round to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for the 251st and 257th picks.

Minor spent his first three college seasons at Texas Tech, followed by a year at Indiana and a final season with Memphis. He had no interceptions in 2024 but had 12 tackles for loss.

What he lacks in statistical production, he makes up in speed. Minor ran the 40-yard dash in 4.56 seconds.