From prodigy to proven. Shedeur Sanders’ tryst with college football is complete. After coming through the concoction of pageantry and effectiveness that was his collegiate career, one thing is for sure. It may have been veiled behind the team record and his teammate Travis Hunter’s Heisman campaign, but Shedeur ended his senior year as the best quarterback in the sport. His peers concurred with this, and his adversaries did too. Cam Ward may be the better NFL prospect, but he wasn’t as polished on the lower rung. One skill set in particular separated Shedeur Sanders from his contemporaries. Which was on full display mere days ahead of Pro Day.
Shedeur Sanders won over both the eye test and analytics crowd around America. An athletic specimen of the highest ilk. You wouldn’t think so instinctively, seeing his build. But his best attribute isn’t his arm strength—it’s his accuracy. Shedeur was No. 1 in the country in completion rate last season. Alongside being 2nd in TDs thrown, 3rd in yardage through the air, and 5th in QB rating. To put that into perspective, no other quarterback is even in the top 10 of all four of those categories. Not even Cam Ward. Who’s rubbing shoulders with him in the NFL Draft process for being QB1 off the board. Shedeur boasts a gaudy 71.8% during his two years with Colorado.
It’s noteworthy that Shedeur Sanders did this behind an O-line that is infamous for offering him little to no protection. It’s only fair to admit that he was on an island more than a few times out there. Shedeur spent entire games moving left to right in the backfield. Yet, he kept his poise for the most part. At the same time, he had one heck of a receiving corp. with Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn Jr. There is one other element that gives skeptics ammo for undermining his accuracy stats.
Shedeur took a lot of sacks, many of them untimely. This was epitomized during the Alamo Bowl. People feel he took a host of sacks rather than throwing the ball away or in difficult windows to preserve his completion percentage. During the bowl game, he took sacks that put Colorado out of field goal range. That fans the flames of this theory.
Alas, this theory doesn’t have much of a leg to stand on once you see a video of him airing the pigskin posted by X user JaKiTruth. In the video, Shedeur Sanders can be seen throwing intermediate and long-range throws to receivers. That accuracy he possesses? More than alive. Shedeur was dropping dimes into the fruit basket. Catching his wideouts right in stride. The proof is in the pudding. When his Colorado OC and former NFL HC Pat Shurmur recently said, “If you need a QB, draft Shedeur,” he wasn’t kidding.
Perfect Dimes. Shedeur Sanders. The Road to the NFL
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— JaKi (@JaKiTruth) March 16, 2025
The quotes and comments section of the aforementioned X post consisted of people waxing lyrical about Shedeur Sanders. Many drew attention to the tangibles on display that’ll make him a potential franchise quarterback in the future. From his throwing mechanism down to his knack for hitting the right spots. Here’s a selection of some of the best, most informative ones.
Shedeur Sanders earns plaudits and some criticism from the social media sphere
Acknowledging the accuracy Shedeur Sanders can air it with, one person wrote, “Receivers didn’t have to break stride at all… ball just floats to the location ” This sentiment was shared by another fan. “Darts Only #SkoBuffs” they said. Another theme that a lot of people concurred with was how Shedeur’s deep passes were looking better than ever.
“Crazy cause I seen a lot ppl saying cause he doesn’t have a lot velocity on his throws the wind would take them doesn’t seem the wind is bothering any of his throws,” said one person. The wind visibly being strong and yet not affecting Shedeur in the slightest is telling. A few of his potential landing spots don’t play in domes, and the elements are always a factor. An ability to play through less-than-ideal conditions is something that will get baked into his draft stock. “Doing this in windy conditions mind ya,” said another with the same takeaway. One person said “I like how he adjusts the nose of the ball to change the layering of the passes ..”
As is always the case with Sanders involved, the skeptics weren’t too far away. “Looks great with no defense on the field” and “Slow release” were examples of people trying to rain on his parade. With the Big 12 Pro Day less than 48 hours away, Shedeur Sanders is standing on the precipice of a line in the sand. He’s got to maximize his opportunity after ruffling some feathers at the Combine.
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