Coming into the draft, the Titans and Giants were two of five teams who needed a quarterback, along with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Cleveland had two picks early in the second round, but again overlooked Sanders, before New Orleans took former Louisville quarterback Shough with the 40th pick.

Then when Pittsburgh had their second pick overall at number 83, they opted for running back Kaleb Johnson.

The Seattle Seahawks sprang a surprise by trading up for the 92nd pick to take a punt on Milroe (Alabama) as a development project.

Then two picks later the Browns pulled off another shock by claiming Gabriel (Oregon), leaving the Steelers as the only team that needs a quarterback and is yet to draft one.

Sanders’ snub on Thursday was reminiscent of Aaron Rodgers’ slide during the 2005 draft, when the future four-time MVP faced a humbling wait before being selected with the 24th pick.

Sanders’ draft stock had fallen sharply in the last few days before the draft, with some analysts fearing he could slide not just out of the top-five picks but into the second round.

But this is now way beyond the most pessimistic projections for Sanders, and what Rodgers endured in 2005.