

There was a live ESPN predictor that provided this illuminating but utterly useless nugget as the first round of the NFL draft wound toward its merciful end Thursday night: Shedeur Sanders had only a 3% chance of still being available at that point in the evening (the Washington Commanders were on the clock at pick No. 29). Of course it was accompanied by yet another shot of the Sanders draft party—a source of much palace intrigue throughout the night.