Sanders will focus on interviews instead of throwing
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders will not throw at the 2025 NFL Scouting combine, per a report from Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
Sanders, widely considered one of the top two quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft, has been one of the most common picks for the New York Giants in pre-combine mock drafts.
Sanders accepted the invitation to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl, but elected to abstain from practices and the game. Instead, he sat for interviews with the teams who are interested in him.
Sanders’ decision to not practice at the Shrine Bowl or throw at the Combine is a strategic one. As of now, he’s generally regarded as one of the top two quarterbacks in the draft class. However, he also likely has the weakest arm of the top quarterback prospects. Visibly coming up short in comparison to his peers would only hurt his draft stock and add fuel to the growing perception that Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart is a better prospect.
Instead, Sanders has opted to talk to teams and is likely leaning on his football IQ as a separating factor.
It has previously been reported that the Giants had scouts and executives in attendance for Colorado practices, as well as their games. Sanders isn’t the only quarterback in whom the Giants have shown significant interest. They heavily scouted six top quarterback prospects during the season, including several players who elected to go back to school for the 2025 season.
Sanders has since said that he has a “Top 30” interview scheduled with the Giants.
The Giants are expected to be very interested in this year’s quarterback class. As of this writing they don’t have a single quarterback under contract for the 2025 season and multiple NFL insiders have publicly stated the believe that the Giants will be selecting a quarterback in April’s draft.
