Throughout the early phases of the current coaching carousel, many have expected Colorado HC Deion Sanders‘ name to come up more with his son Shedeur Sanders likely to be a top-five pick.

The Athletic spoke with 10 people who worked with Sanders during his NFL days. None envisioned Sanders as a coach who would turn around a major college football program, but their stories make it easier to connect the dots between Neon Deion and Coach Prime.

The Jets, sitting at 4-12, have a shot at securing a top-five pick in the NFL draft with a loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. According to ESPN, their odds of landing a top-five selection stand at 27.9% .