Bad News for Shedeur Sanders Emerges Days Before 2025 NFL Draft
And while there seems to be a trio of players in contention to go No. 2 and 3 overall including Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, Penn State pass-rusher Abdul Carter, and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the closer it gets to draft night, the more unlikely it seems Sanders will be a top-five pick.
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Since the NFL combine, Sanders' draft stock has taken hit after hit with some NFL teams questioning his brash personality and what some perceived as arrogance because of his last name (his father is Colorado head coach and former Dallas Cowboys star Deion Sanders.)
And after a new report from Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, who's arguably one of the more connected NFL insiders when it comes to front-office decision-making, the hits just keep coming for Sanders.
Colorado's Shedeur Sanders gestures after a touchdown against Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium.© Stephen Garcia/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
'I'm having a really hard time finding coaches or scouts who believe Sanders is a first-round talent,' Breer wrote. '… What I keep hearing—and this has nothing to do with anyone having some personal issue with Sanders, or looking for him to fall in the draft so they can draft him—is that he isn't a great athlete on tape, doesn't have exceptional arm talent, and too often does things that simply won't translate to the NFL game.'
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Breer made sure to point out that the perception that Sanders, who threw for 4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, isn't a first-round player had nothing to do with his personality and was strictly based on talent alone.
He also noted that the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants, who pick No. 2 and 3, respectively, 'look less likely to take quarterbacks in the top three.'
'At this point, it feels like it'd be surprising if the Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets or Saints took him in the top 10,' Breer continued. 'I've had more than one person say to me that if Sanders goes in the first round, it'll be because an owner got involved.
'That, of course, is a bit of a guess from a few guys who are clued into how Sanders is viewed. But it's also a bit of a window into the way evaluators are looking at the Colorado star.'
Related: Shedeur Sanders Assigns Blame for His Plummeting NFL Draft Stock
Related: Deion Sanders Has Heated Confrontation With NFL Scout at Colorado Pro Day
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