{"id":224927,"date":"2025-03-26T13:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=224927"},"modified":"2025-03-26T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:16:10","slug":"making-the-case-for-shedeur-sanders-to-the-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/26\/making-the-case-for-shedeur-sanders-to-the-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Case for Shedeur Sanders to the Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Giants and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders have been linked since the middle of the 2024 season. Joe Schoen, Brian Daboll, and other team brass were seen at numerous Colorado games and speaking to Sanders at the East-West Shrine Bowl sparked rumors that the team is committed to Sanders as their top pick, if available, in April\u2019s draft. Where there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s often fire. But has it all been a smoke-screen to push the<\/span> Browns,<\/span><\/a> or another team in a trade, to take Sanders? Do the Giants want their choice of positional player with the third pick?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As of this week, the Giants quarterback room is filled out after signing\u00a0 <\/span>Russel Wilson<\/span><\/a> and Jameis Winston. However, through the flurry of rumors and speculations brought on during the \u201csilly season\u201d in the NFL offseason, it still seems like Shedeur Sanders to the Giants still feels like a tangible possibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

What does Sanders do well? Where does he struggle? Is he deserving of being a top 5 pick? He\u2019s far from a perfect prospect, but there\u2019s hope that he can turn into a franchise quarterback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shedeur Sanders Strengths as a Prospect<\/b><\/h2>\n

Poise & Pocket Presence\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Sanders has a knack for feeling pressure and remaining calm in the midst of chaos. Colorado\u2019s offensive line did him no favors in 2023 and 2024- his pressure to sack rate was 20.1% in 2024 and 25.1% in 2023. However,\u00a0 he overcame it and became one of the most accurate passers in college football with a 74% completion percentage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A large reason for his ability to overcome pressure despite not being the most athletic quarterback in the world is because Sanders is \u201cpocket mobile.\u201d He is shifty inside the tackle box and can extend plays by just milliseconds to wait for throwing lanes to open. Furthermore, Sanders looks downfield when he scrambles which leads to off-script explosive plays.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shedeur Sanders traits I've noticed on film:<\/p>\n

– Quick Release
– Pretty Accurate
– Good ball velocity
– Good Pocket Navigator
– Okay at extending plays<\/p>\n

I think his potential in the NFL is somewhere in the range of guys like Geno Smith, Sam Darnold, and Tua Tagovailoa. pic.twitter.com\/mOX0qEqDeM<\/a><\/p>\n

— Snoog's Fantasy HQ (@FFSnoog) January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n