Through the prism of the Patriots, the first round of the NFL Draft was sensible and anticlimactic. But through the broader perspective of the entire first round ― broadcast live, of course, and in staggering detail by ESPN, ABC, and the NFL Network ― suspense was not lacking, particularly when it came to one very famous and polarizing prospect.

We're through three rounds in the 2025 NFL Draft and, somehow, Shedeur Sanders is still on the board. Some predicated a fall into Round 2. I don't think anyone in the draft indust