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Jets First-Round Pick Thought He Was Being Prank-Called Like Shedeur Sanders
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Jets First-Round Pick Thought He Was Being Prank-Called Like Shedeur Sanders

SI·Karl Rasmussen·about 1 month ago
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Get NFL prospect scouting reports and team breakdowns in  SI’s draft tracker . The effects of the prank call to Shedeur Sanders , made by the son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich at last year’s draft, are still being felt a year later. The Jets made three first-round picks during the opening night of the 2026 draft , selecting edge rusher David Bailey, tight end Kenyon Sadiq and wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. Sadiq, who was taken off the board with the No. 16 pick, had some skepticism when he received an incoming call from the team. After receiving a call from New York, Sadiq didn’t have too much to say when speaking to general manager Darren Mougey. When Mougey passed the phone over to coach Aaron Glenn, Sadiq admitted that he briefly thought he was being pranked. “Listen, we’re going to bring you up here and you’re gonna be a big weapon for us,” Glenn told Sadiq. “Yeah.…

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