On Friday night, during a live-stream event hosted by Sanders, he got a call to a private phone number he set up and gave to only NFL personnel. The person on the other line claimed to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and informed Sanders that the Saints would be taking him with their next pick.

Travis Hunter was the headliner at No. 2 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars, while LaJohntay Wester (No. 203 overall to the Baltimore Ravens) and Jimmy Horn Jr. (No. 208 overall to the Carolina Panthers) went in the sixth round.

The Maize and Blue was well-represented this weekend, as a total of seven former Michigan Wolverines heard their names called at the 2025 NFL Draft.

NFL Draft has come and gone but the action doesn’t stop there. With just 257 selections and a draft pool of over 1,000 athletes, the undrafted free agent market is almost as exciting. Which players from the Michigan Wolverines are set to make a splash in their new homes?

Asthon Jeanty became joined the Las Vegas Raiders. He joins the Raiders as their pick at sixth overall in the NFL Draft. But according to him, he has known this day was coming for some time now. Or at least knew that if he was on the board when the Raiders picked,

Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek heralded running back Ashton Jeanty and his fit with the organization after selecting him sixth overall in the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night. Speaking to reporters after the pick was made,

Las Vegas drafted the Boise State star sixth overall, which makes him the highest-drafted running back in years.