Shedeur Sanders has bold message for teams that pass on him in NFL Draft

Between two seasons at Jackson State and another two at Colorado, Sanders threw for 14,327 yards, 134 touchdowns and only 27 interceptions. That includes over 7,364 yards and 64 touchdowns in his two years at Colorado where he played a significant role in turning around the program and making it competitive — and relevant — again.

Sanders' arm is not elite, but it should play at the NFL level. He also has strong accuracy and the type of toughness and fearlessness in the pocket that NFL head coaches should love.

Despite those strong traits, he always seems to have a target on his back for criticism, especially as the son of Hall of Fame defensive back Deion Sanders. There is a lot of attention that comes with that, and he has also been the yearly prospect that has teams leaking out anonymous concerns about him.

Miami's Cam Ward projects to be the first quarterback — and player — off the board to the Tennessee Titans, with Sanders likely to be the second quarterback. It is just a matter of where. 

The Cleveland Browns (No. 2 overall) and New York Giants (No. 3 overall) figure to be the two best chances early on, but there are several other teams around the league with long-term needs at the position. Jaxson Dart from Ole Miss also figures to be a potential first-round pick. 

The Las Vegas Raiders (No. 6), New York Jets (No. 7), New Orleans Saints (No. 9), Seattle Seahawks (No. 18) and Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 21) also figure to be in the quarterback market.