DeCosta's rationale also stems from the fact most NFL teams are increasingly targeting similar players, he explained, perhaps partially due to intensified media coverage of clubs' most prioritized positions and prospect types.

The Baltimore Ravens are annually one of the best teams in the NFL Draft. Each year, they seem to get incredible value and select impact players no matter what number pick they have. That’s not by accident,

When Shedeur Sanders was still on the board in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns decided to aggressively pursue him. According to ESPN's Daniel Oyefusi, Browns general manager Andrew Berry "worked hard" to find a trade that would bring Sanders to Cleveland as his fall continued early on Day 3.

They picked Oregon's Dillon Gabriel in the third round and traded up for Colorado's Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round.