Shedeur Sanders’ PFF Grades Stand Strong Amid Growing Questions Around His NFL Draft Stock

The back-and-forth is nowhere near dying down. Whether Shedeur Sanders would end up as a top QB in the 2025 NFL draft or would be nowhere near it, all the banters surrounding it would only fizzle out once Shedeur Sanders is drafted in 2025. Until then, it is expected to only intensify further. Each nook and cranny of all the mistakes Shedeur Sanders made in the 2023 season is laid bare open in front of the public to criticize, making it a direct dagger to his draft stock. Amid all the strong digs, Shannon Sharpe brought forth the positives that Shedeur Sanders built last season to revive the QB’s draft stock.

During his ‘NightCap’ Show with Chad Johnson, Shannon Sharpe couldn’t stress enough how Shedeur Sanders would be the top QB in the 2023 season. “What I told you Ocho, Shedeur Sanders is a top quarterback coming out next year,” Sharpe asserted. To cement his take, Sharpe presented the PPF statistic profile of the Buffs QB. “Shedeur Sanders, when kept clean, he’s the best in the league. He’s the best in college football,” Sharpe stated.

Sanders earned a 93.4 PPF grade, thanks to his 76% completion rate, 19 touchdowns, 119.3 passer rating, and absolutely 0 interceptions. “Who else is doing that? What I want to know man any other quarterbacks when kept clean if they’re rated this high?” Sharpe bluntly asked Cinco. Now Sharpe just had one request to the O-Line at Buffs.

“Shoutout to the whole offensive line Jordan Seaton, to Yakiri Walker, to Justin Mayers, to Khalil Benson, to Tyler Brown to all the other new guys. They’re going to keep to upright and keep him clean this year,” Sharpe nudged the CU offensive line. How the Buffs O-Line does their job is a question to be answered in the regular season. What the top NFL scout, Daniel Kelly knows now is that his opinion about Shedeur could easily sword fight with Sharpe’s.

NFL Scout highlights the two major shortcomings of Shedeur Sanders

While Sharpe couldn’t find more words to praise the QB, Daniel Kelly couldn’t find enough words to explain why he thinks Shedeur Sanders would go as an undrafted free agent. He based his argument on two main reasons that he derived based on the clips of the last 10 games Shedeur Sanders played in.

“He plays like he is afraid to make a mistake,” the report stated, highlighting the first shortcoming of the QB. Per it, Shedeur waits a tad too long before throwing the move, be it out of hesitation or indecisiveness, this quality of Shedeur Sanders was gauged to be not so NFL-worthy.

Speaking of NFL worthiness, another reason why Sanders won’t be getting drafted anywhere near the first round per Kelly is his inability to perform under pressure. “Folds like a tent under pressure,” Kelly stated bluntly. Between the polarizing takes of Sharpe and Kelly, on which extreme does your opinion stand?