The Giants own the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and there’s sure to be plenty of intriguing options for them to add. Let’s take a look at some potential Giants’ draft targets, starting with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
By The Numbers
– Height: 6-foot-1 1/2
– Weight: 212 pounds
– 40-Yard Dash: N/A (Sanders did not participate in drills at the NFL Combine)
– Vertical: N/A
– Bench: N/A
– Broad Jump: N/A
– 2024 Stats (13 games started): 74.0 completion percentage, 4,134 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, 41 total touchdowns (four rushing). 10 interceptions.
Prospect Overview
Bleacher Report: Although Sanders has been willing to throw from muddy pockets and under pressure, defenses with consistent pass-rush packages can disrupt his timing and speed up his process. He is a QB you want to hit early and often, limiting his ability to become comfortable and settle into the game. It would benefit him to be more proactive with his legs to give himself a better chance to overcome pressure packages earlier in games.
Overall, Sanders’ natural and pure passing abilities are the strength of his game. He is capable of winning from clean pockets and out of structure. Sanders will pick defenses apart with his quick release and accuracy. He is a high-floor prospect with a good enough ceiling to buy into. With his experience and the challenges he has faced, he is worth betting on.
NFL.com: Any perceptions that Sanders is a product of Heisman Trophy-winner Travis Hunter’s greatness are slowly dispelled once you hit the tape. He’s seen mixed results under an intensely bright spotlight, but there are no signs his confidence has ever wavered. Sanders possesses a baseline of poise, savvy and accuracy, traits that are integral in becoming an NFL starter. He’s slow-twitch with standard arm talent and a longer release, but he worked around those limitations with anticipation and accuracy. He plays with decent command from the pocket and finds his rhythm when working on-time and on-platform; that said, he will pass on profits and look for the big play too often. Average velocity and slower rip times mean tighter windows against faster athletes, so throwing off-platform or trying to do more than his arm talent allows is ill-advised. He’s tough and willing to take the hit to complete the throw once he’s locked into his target. Sanders is pocket mobile and finds clean alternate launch points, but he often creates pressure and sacks with undisciplined pocket drops. The tape says he has the necessary qualities to become a solid game manager if he can operate with better discipline and play to his strengths.
Why Sanders makes sense for the Giants
Quarterback is the most important position in football, if not in all professional sports. And after selecting Daniel Jones in the first round of the 2019 draft and seeing him fizzle out, the Giants do not have a long-term option at quarterback. Sure, Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston should give Brian Daboll’s offense more consistent quarterback play than they’ve had in years, but both are on the other side of 30 and are more of a band-aid than a solution.
Miami’s Cam Ward seems like a lock to go first overall to the Tennessee Titans, which means that if the Cleveland Browns pass on Sanders for someone like Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter, Sanders would fall into the Giants’ lap. But would they select him?
Sanders has his detractors, in part because of his perhaps overly confident personality, but he also seems to be the consensus second best quarterback in this year’s class, with a sizeable gap between Sanders and the next best option in Jaxson Dart. So unless the Giants do their homework on Sanders and decide there’s another quarterback they like better later in the draft, they almost have to take the Colorado signal-caller.
Adding Sanders would instantly give the Giants a boost of young energy, and his swagger and charisma could be just the thing the franchise has been lacking. Sanders also already has a connection with Malik Nabers, as the two were seen throwing in Manhattan in December. That duo could electrify Giants fans for years to come.
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