The NFL pre-draft process will almost always throw a curveball at some point. During the lead-up to the 2025 draft, for example, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders has been constantly considered QB2 behind Miami's Cam Ward. It would seem, however, that this isn't a universal evaluation.

As the NFL Draft draws inexorably closer, and teams enter the home stretch of trying to decide what to do with their draft picks, we often get some truly wild takes on the incoming class of players. Some of it is gamesmanship;