The pre-draft process hasn’t fully gone the way Shedeur Sanders may have been hoping for. Competing with Cam Ward to be the first quarterback taken in the 2025 NFL Draft, Sanders has seen some criticism rise as his college tape and his character traits are analyzed more closely than ever. While Ward becomes the clear favorite to be the top QB picked, there have even been reports that some teams have Jaxson Dart ahead of Sanders on their boards.
While speaking to the media at the combine, Sanders’ strong personality was a bit polarizing. There’s a section of fans and analysts that think his overbearing confidence is what has made him so successful, and what will make him a great NFL quarterback. The other side believes his arrogance will be the death of him. But Sanders has dealt with something that makes him unique and sets him apart from his draft class peers.
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Shedeur Sanders has dealt with cameras and media spotlight since he was a child
Reporting from the combine, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tells a story of Sanders speaking directly to him when Rapoport was trying to inquire about whether Sanders would throw at the combine. Initially speaking with Deion Sanders, Coach Prime passed the phone to Shedeur so they could chat.
He has been around cameras his whole life. He has been in the spotlight his whole life. He is just different and does seem to be ready for all this… [He] sounded like a 30-year-old. That’s the kind of conversation interaction you rarely have. And to me, one reason why he seems ready for this.
Rapoport mentions Shedeur walking him through his whole thought process, while explaining to the reporter “his goals, his plans for the combine, why he’s not gonna throw, what he’s gonna do at Pro Day“. Rapoport came away impressed by how Sanders handled the conversation and how in control of his plans he was.
Sanders may not be the most physically talented, and his personality may rub some people the wrong way, but there’s no denying his clear intentions of trying to make it to the very top of the sport.
