Potential No.1 total decide within the upcoming NFL Draft, Shedeur Sanders, spoke to reporters on Friday on the NFL mix and didn’t lack confidence.
Sanders, 23, mentioned he is aware of he can flip an NFL franchise round.
“We went from Jackson State to Colorado and adjusted two applications back-to-back. You do not assume I may come to an NFL franchise and alter a program once more? It is historical past, it is at all times going to repeat itself,” Sanders mentioned.
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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks throughout a press convention on the NFL soccer scouting mix on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 in Indianapolis. (AP Picture/George Walker IV)
“Should you ain’t making an attempt to alter the franchise or the tradition, don’t get me. So, you must know historical past repeats itself again and again and over, and I’ve carried out it again and again, so it needs to be no query why NFL franchises ought to decide me.”
One key to turning a franchise round is powerful management, which the Colorado star quarterback mentioned is his greatest trait.
“I’d say being a frontrunner, that’s my greatest trait total, as a result of all the things is psychological. So, if I play my sport from the neck up, I bought to have the ability to alter to my gamers, to have them have relatability for them to get to know me, for us to make all the things easy. I got here from an HBCU after which went (to a Energy 4 convention), these two sorts of completely different gamers, and it’s very various, and attending to know folks, discuss to folks and making all the things real,” Sanders mentioned.
“That’s why once I’m right here interacting with folks, I like interacting with folks to allow them to really get to know me and never simply know clicks or something like that.”
Sanders highlighted the significance of being in a powerful psychological headspace on the sector as properly.
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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, #2, warms up earlier than an NCAA faculty soccer sport, Nov. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Picture/David Zalubowski)
“It’s extraordinarily necessary to maintain your psychological in the very best place as a result of that’s the place my sport is performed. My sport will not be performed from my legs and never even simply my arm. So I do know longevity, the all-time greats. What’s Tom Brady’s greatest trait? His psychological. He’s capable of assume. So if in case you have these traits of greatness and I do know the place I’m heading, then why wouldn’t a franchise decide me? You’ve bought the final word cheat code.”
Plenty of consultants have mentioned the highest two quarterbacks on this class, Sanders and Miami’s Cam Ward, are not so good as the quarterbacks in final 12 months’s class.
The 2024 quarterback class included Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix Jr., JJ McCarthy and Bo Nix, with a number of of these quarterbacks having quick success of their rookie season.
Whereas Sanders could not have been chosen excessive in final 12 months’s class, the Massive 12 Offensive Participant of the 12 months questioned those that don’t see him as the highest quarterback over Ward within the 2025 draft class.
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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks throughout a press convention on the NFL soccer scouting mix on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 in Indianapolis. (AP Picture/George Walker IV)
“When folks say I am not one of many prime quarterbacks or the highest quarterback, what are y’all going primarily based off of? As a result of I did it 12 months after 12 months after 12 months, and also you see the development. Clearly, it needs to be some form of exterior hate that you’ve for the household, for the final identify, for something, as a result of I do know I’ve confirmed myself on the sector.”
Final season with Colorado, Sanders threw for 4,314 yards and 37 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, serving to lead the Buffaloes to a 9-4 file and a bowl sport look.
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Deion Sanders, heart, together with his sons Shedeur Sanders, left, and Deion Sanders Jr. on the crimson carpet earlier than the Tremendous Bowl LIX NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Pictures)
Sanders’ play is a giant cause the crew improved to 9-4 after going 4-8 the prior season; Colorado was 1-11 the 12 months earlier than the Sanders household came to visit.
There are a number of quarterback-needy groups on the prime of the draft that might choose Sanders or Ward. The Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants are unsettled on the quarterback place and have the primary three picks within the draft.
Solely time will inform the place Sanders finally ends up, and if he does certainly flip that franchise round.
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