Shedeur Sanders' dramatic slide during the 2025 NFL Draft was punctuated by a prank call caught on video, in which the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich helped trick the Colorado quarterback into thinking he was headed to the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons have since been penalized for the incident, but it turns out more than a half-dozen other prospects got their own phone calls from other pranksters.
The NFL is investigating the series of calls after Abdul Carter, Mason Graham, Tyler Warren, Kyle McCord and Chase Lundt reported their own incidents. Carter, Graham and Warren were all first-round picks, with the former two going in the top five to the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns, respectively. Carter later told ESPN that someone claimed to be the Jacksonville Jaguars when they reached him on his private number.
Offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr., a first-round pick of the Washington Commanders, also revealed to D.C.'s 106.7 The Fan that he got one prank call as well, specifically from a Colorado resident pretending to be the Denver Broncos. Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond, who went undrafted, reportedly also got a call from someone purporting to be Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot.

The NFL only provided private phone numbers to teams for the 15 players who attended the draft in Green Bay, as well as the players scheduled for virtual interviews with ESPN and NFL Network, per the AP. The Sanders call was a result of Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of the Falcons' defensive coordinator, obtaining Sanders' number from an unlocked iPad at his father's home, the team said in a statement.
Here's a full list of notable 2025 NFL Draft prospects to receive prank calls during the event:
- Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders (drafted by Browns)
- Syracuse QB Kyle McCord (drafted by Eagles)
- Texas WR Isaiah Bond (undrafted)
- Penn State TE Tyler Warren (drafted by Colts)
- Oregon OT Josh Conerly Jr. (drafted by Commanders)
- UConn OT Chase Lundt (drafted by Bills)
- Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter (drafted by Giants)