While the Cleveland Browns eventually stopped Sanders’ highly publicized slide in the fifth round, a prank call to Sanders’ draft phone Friday night claimed that he would be taken No. 40 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Shedeur Sanders prank call: NFL reportedly investigating how number was leaked during 2025 Draft Shedeur Sanders‘ NFL Draft slide included a prank call during Friday’s Day 2 in which someone spoke to the former Colorado quarterback and pretended to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis.
A clip of the hoax was posted on social media on Saturday, as Sanders still waited to picked. The ex-Colorado quarterback had to wait until the 144th pick to be selected by the Browns. Sanders was tipped to be a top-five pick but was overlooked in each of the first four rounds. Sanders was informed that he would be selected with New Orleans' next pick, only to soon discover that the call was a hoax.