NFL Draft is officially in the books, and this year's event wasn't without its share of drama. All eyes were on Colorado's Shedeur Sanders as he slipped from consensus first-round target into Day 3, but plenty of other big names found some surprising homes.

The 2025 NFL draft delivered its usual mix of emotion, drama and pure unpredictability -- from surprise first-round selections to late-round steals already being labeled "the next big thing." But not everything about draftees shows up on a stat sheet or a film review.

"No one wanted him." How Ward let outsiders' doubt fuel his rise from a no-star recruit to becoming the future face of an NFL franchise.