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Top QB prospect reportedly prefers to be drafted by Raiders
Shedeur Sanders. Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Top QB prospect reportedly prefers to be drafted by Raiders

Shedeur Sanders prefers to play for the Las Vegas Raiders.

ESPN's Jordan Raanan reported Friday that multiple sources told him that the Colorado quarterback would prefer to be drafted by the Raiders.

Raider Nation would go crazy if the Raiders do end up with the 6-foot-2 Sanders, giving the team a dynamic player who can escape the pocket and buy time to look for an open receiver or tight end.

Sunday's game between the Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars figures to be a big one in Week 16.

It's not a must-see game for the rest of the NFL fans, considering the Raiders are 2-12 and the Jaguars 3-11.

It is all about positioning for the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Jaguars are most likely not in the market for a quarterback since they have Trevor Lawrence.

The Raiders, however, are in the market for a franchise quarterback and cannot mess this up.

If the season were to end Friday, the Raiders would hold the top pick over the New York Giants, and that could mean Las Vegas selecting Sanders, who has been spotted before with owner Mark Davis.

Miami's Cam Ward figures to be the other top quarterback in the draft.

Of course, Aidan O'Connell could have a say so in that if he does get the start against the Jaguars and gets a not-so-important win.

A win would mean the Raiders will fall in the draft order and potentially lose out on the top two quarterbacks. 

Raider Nation would boo O'Connell if that were to happen as they did with Derek Carr in the final game at the Coliseum in 2019.

After the Jaguars game, the Raiders will visit the New Orleans Saints (5-9) before hosting the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6).

Anthony Galaviz

Anthony Galaviz is a big sports fan since at the age of 2 when he began crying when the TV channel changed. True story. He started writing about sports in 1999 for The Fresno Bee in California

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