Here's your AI procured list of pre draft rankings of Shedeur
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): Ranked Sanders as the best quarterback in the 2025 draft class and the 5th overall prospect on his Top-100 Big Board. Kiper praised Sanders’ accuracy, toughness, and ability to make off-platform plays, projecting him as an early first-round pick. However, Kiper also noted that Sanders’ true value might lie between picks 15-30, citing an NFL scout’s perspective.
Bucky Brooks (NFL.com): Ranked Sanders as the No. 1 quarterback in the 2025 class and a top prospect, emphasizing his precision, touch, timing, and anticipation as a classic dropback passer. Brooks projected Sanders as a first-round pick, potentially in the top 10, and identified ideal team fits like the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints.
Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com): Ranked Sanders as the 20th overall prospect in his final 2025 NFL Draft rankings. Jeremiah highlighted Sanders’ outstanding touch, accuracy, and toughness but noted concerns about his arm strength and pocket navigation, suggesting a late first-round or early second-round grade.
Dane Brugler (The Athletic): Ranked Sanders as the 23rd overall prospect on his 2025 Big Board, placing him behind Miami’s Cam Ward (No. 16) as the second quarterback. Brugler’s ranking reflected concerns about Sanders’ tendency to hold the ball too long and his high sack totals, projecting him as a late first-round or early second-round pick.
Matt Miller, Jordan Reid, Field Yates (ESPN): These ESPN analysts collectively viewed Sanders as one of the top quarterbacks, with a consensus first-round projection. Miller emphasized Sanders’ pinpoint accuracy and pocket poise, while Reid and Yates noted his polish as a passer but flagged his slow release (2.96 seconds to throw, 110th in FBS) and sack issues (42 in 2024). They projected him as a first-rounder, likely in the top 10-20 range.
PFF (Pro Football Focus): Ranked Sanders highly for his accuracy, with the third-highest accuracy rate and fifth-lowest uncatchable throw rate in the FBS in 2024. PFF gave him an 86.9 passing grade under pressure, third-best in college football, but noted his non-elite arm strength and tendency to leave the pocket prematurely, suggesting a first-round grade with a top-15 ceiling.
NFL Draft Buzz: Rated Sanders as the 2nd overall quarterback with an 88.1 rating, projecting him as a high-ceiling first-round pick (likely top 10) due to his precision, processing, and poise. They acknowledged his sack issues (52 in 2024) but saw him as a franchise quarterback in a timing-based offense.
Consensus and Other Analysts:
CBS Sports (Ryan Wilson, Pete Prisco): Wilson and Prisco projected Sanders as a first-round pick in some mocks, often in the top 10, but their final mocks had him falling out of the first round entirely, reflecting late skepticism about his fit and off-field perceptions.
Yahoo Sports (Charles Robinson): Reported that among 10 NFL teams, half saw Sanders as a top-10 pick, four placed him in the mid-first round, and one had him in the second round, indicating a wide range of evaluations.
The Athletic (Consensus Board): Ranked Sanders as the 32nd overall prospect, a significant drop from top-10 projections, citing concerns about his arm strength, pocket movement, and off-field maturity.
Daft on Draft: Viewed Sanders as the top quarterback and only Day 1 starter in the class, worthy of a top-5 pick for his accuracy (76.91% weighted on-target percentage) and processing, despite sack concerns.
LOL at Mel. Goes to show how plugged in these analysts are...
Have to give credit to one, Lance Zierlein. Houston radio guy, he does the main evaluations for NFL.com. He had him ranked #63 overall.