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Nov 11, 2023; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) at the line of scrimmage in the first half against the Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field.
Just how good is Shedeur Sanders?
Although the Colorado quarterback has just one FBS year of experience under his belt after two seasons at Jackson State, he’s undoubtedly one of the best signal callers in college football. It’s why he has the second-best odds to be the first QB selected in the 2025 NFL draft.
Sanders threw for a school-record 3,230 yards and 27 touchdowns last season in his first year with the Buffaloes. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound QB completed 69.3% of his passes (eighth-best in FBS) and threw just three interceptions despite being the most sacked (52) signal caller in the country.
A projected first-round NFL draft pick, Sanders possesses pinpoint accuracy and a competitiveness that opponents respect.
“He’s (Sanders) special,” Arizona QB Noah Fifita told the Coloradoan at Big 12 media days in July. “That’s a generational talent for sure. Just watching him and the things that he does, he’s very competitive. I know people don’t like some of his tactics but as a competitor myself, I love it.
“Whatever it takes to win, everybody has their own style.”
Sanders certainly has his own flamboyant style and even parts of his game that must improve before next year’s draft, but he shouldn’t have been left off the Associated Press preseason All-America team.
It’s not that Georgia QB Carson Beck (first team) and Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel (second team) — who got the nod over Sanders — don’t deserve preseason AP All-America honors. It’s just that Sanders is a better individual talent than the aforementioned signal callers, even if the Colorado football team isn’t as good as the preseason No. 1 Bulldogs or the No. 3 Ducks.
Last season was evidence of…
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Author : The Coloradoan
Publish date : 2024-08-26 12:01:33
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