NFL OC Says Shedeur Sanders Isn't Close to Being Legit NFL QB1 but is 'Tough as Hell'

You could probably ask 50 NFL evaluators for their take Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and get 50 very different answers.

Bruce Feldman of The Athletic asked a few, with one NFL offensive coordinator saying he doesn't believe Sanders is ready to be a legitimate starting quarterback at the NFL level, but called him "tough as hell. He's not overly mobile. That's where Cam [Ward] really separates from him.'"

He added that he doesn't believe Sanders is a top-10 talent at the NFL draft but that "he'll probably go there because of necessity. I felt so much better about all those guys last year and C.J. (Stroud) the year before. Shedeur has some leaks in his throwing motion. But I do like the kid. I think he's smart. He's tough. I hate the system he played in. He got sacked 94 times in the last two years. I get it (he had a terrible O-line), but I don't. Get the ball out!"

NFL teams almost always draft quarterbacks higher than a big board might suggest, given the importance of the position. Last season, the Atlanta Falcons stunned everyone by taking Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix within the first 12 picks (and to be fair, neither organization regrets that decision).

So Sanders could drop, or he could be a top-10 pick. Draft value is in the eyes of the beholder, and it only takes one team believing in his potential to result in his selection high up the board. He's polarizing, but odds are he'll still end up going in the first round.