Prognosticators universally viewed Shedeur Sanders as a potential first-round draft pick after his strong career at Colorado. Instead, five quarterbacks were selected before him before the Browns used their fifth-round pick to draft him. Cleveland even passed on him two rounds earlier when it selected Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel in the third.

Speaking to TMZ Sports, Deion Sanders remained optimistic about his son despite the prank calls and Shedeur's NFL Draft slide. Asked how he feels now that the dust has settled, he replied, “God bless you, man. You know how good God is?”

Did Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders factor into his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, falling into the fifth round of the NFL Draft before being selected