“You have to recruit him [Shedeur Sanders],” veteran NFL analyst Louis Reddick did not mince his word when sending out a message to 32 NFL teams before the 2025 NFL draft. Yes, Shedeur may have gotten some name and fame because of his father but that does not rule out how good of a quarterback he can be in the NFL. In 2024 alone, the former Colorado quarterback produced 4,134 passing yards, 37 TDs, and eight INTs. The 6-foot-2 215lbs QB also tied for 20th nationally in QB ranking at 75.5. Acknowledging his efforts, Reddick urged the NFL teams to do everything to land him on their roster and help him become a generational talent. Roddick added, “prepare a solid quarterback room for him to adjust and settle in his first year, and then watch him take off in his second year as the leader he promises to be.”And now, with the 2025 NFL Draft just a month away, Shedeur has once again turned heads with a jaw-dropping showcase of his talent.

From prodigy to proven. Shedeur’s tryst with college football is complete. His collegiate career 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 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 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.

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.