Pittsburgh's brass liked Sanders before their pre-draft meeting with him, and that meeting only reinforced those good feelings. Yet at the end of the day, the Steelers felt that they couldn't pass up the chance to draft Harmon, one of the draft's top-ranked interior defensive-line prospects.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders and safety Shilo Sanders were just as bemused as a lot of people as they watched Buffs quarterback Shedeur Sanders slide out of the first round. Coach Prime was shaking his head as the New Orleans Saints used the No. 9 pick on Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr.