The prank call mystery that overshadowed much of the NFL draft has now been solved after the son of an Atlanta Falcons coach took responsibility.

Shedeur Sanders, son of NFL legend Deion, received a call on day one of the draft claiming to be from the New Orleans Saints, causing confusion on Friday.

On Sunday, the Falcons released a statement apologising for the hoax conducted by 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich, who is the son of their defensive coordinator, Jeff.

Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that the NFL was investigating the prank, in which the caller purported to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis.

A brief video posted on social media showed Sanders taking the call.

“How you doing, man?” the caller asked. “Good,” Sanders responded. “Been waiting on you.”

The caller claimed the Saints will take him with their next pick, then suggested Sanders is “gonna have to wait a little bit longer.” After the call ended, Sanders appeared uncertain about what just transpired.

An NFL official said the league is looking into how Shedeur Sanders' private number was leaked and then used for this prank call: pic.twitter.com/h5P1CIIQlI

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 27, 2025

Sanders ended up waiting until the fifth round, when the Cleveland Browns drafted him with the 144th pick overall, despite being tipped to be taken in the first by many.

“Earlier in the week, Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, unintentionally came across the draft contact phone number for Shedeur Sanders off an open iPad while visiting his parent’s home and wrote the number down to later conduct a prank call,” the Falcons said in their statement.

“Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the data exposure or any facets of the prank and was made aware of the above only after the fact.

“The Atlanta Falcons do not condone this behaviour and send our sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family, who we have been in contact with to apologise to, as well as facilitate an apology directly from Jax to the Sanders family.”

Jax Ulbrich also published an apology on social media.

Jax Ulbrich, a student at Ole Miss and son of Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich, admitted to prank calling Shedeur during the draft and says he called Shedeur "earlier today to apologize"

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 27, 2025

The Falcons said they will continue to cooperate with the NFL as they complete their investigation.

It was previously unknown how Sanders’ private number got out. He had just received the phone from Boost Mobile on behalf of the league – and only NFL personnel were supposed to have his number.

“It didn’t really have an impact on me,” Sanders said on Saturday. “I think of course it was childish. Of course, I feel like it was a childish act, but everybody does childish things here and there.”

Sanders was not the only 2025 NFL draft prospect who received a prank call. Fox Sports reported that Penn State tight end Tyler Warren received a call several picks before he was selected 14th overall by the Indianapolis Colts.