It’s a fairly good guess that former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders goes to be a first-round decide within the 2025 NFL Draft later this month. What continues to be up for debate is the place.
Prime-five?
Prime-10?
Does he have an Aaron Rodgers-like slide down into the underside half of the spherical?
That’s the thriller, and it speaks to how polarizing of prospect he’s on this 12 months’s class.
Following Colorado’s professional day on Friday, Sanders had a really direct message for groups on the lookout for a quarterback that may go on him: Do not be a idiot.
Between two seasons at Jackson State and one other two at Colorado, Sanders threw for 14,327 yards, 134 touchdowns and solely 27 interceptions. That features over 7,364 yards and 64 touchdowns in his two years at Colorado the place he performed a major position in turning across the program and making it aggressive — and related — once more.
Sanders’ arm just isn’t elite, but it surely ought to play on the NFL degree. He additionally has sturdy accuracy and the kind of toughness and fearlessness within the pocket that NFL head coaches ought to love.
Regardless of these sturdy traits, he at all times appears to have a goal on his again for criticism, particularly because the son of Corridor of Fame defensive again Deion Sanders. There’s a number of consideration that comes with that, and he has additionally been the yearly prospect that has groups leaking out nameless issues about him.
Miami’s Cam Ward tasks to be the primary quarterback — and participant — off the board to the Tennessee Titans, with Sanders prone to be the second quarterback. It’s only a matter of the place.
The Cleveland Browns (No. 2 total) and New York Giants (No. 3 total) determine to be the 2 finest probabilities early on, however there are a number of different groups across the league with long-term wants on the place. Jaxson Dart from Ole Miss additionally figures to be a possible first-round decide.
The Las Vegas Raiders (No. 6), New York Jets (No. 7), New Orleans Saints (No. 9), Seattle Seahawks (No. 18) and Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 21) additionally determine to be within the quarterback market.
