Keeler: Why is CU Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft stock all over the place? It’s less about Deion Sanders than some might think.

The hang-up isn t that Shedeur Sanders reminds him too much of Shedeur s dad It s that he reminds Dave Syvertsen too much of Russell Wilson As in an older Broncos-era Russell Wilson He will not outrun NFL defensive ends Syvertsen an analyst with the Ourlads scouting system reported me as we discussed the former CU Buffs quarterback earlier this week There s a slowness to him that I don t like in the pocket There s a lack of twitch Ergo the lack of consensus Every NFL draft has a wild card a pivot point a domino that once toppled could send the narrative of the first round down a totally different direction On Thursday Shedeur the best passing QB in Buffs history is shaping up to be very much s domino It s going to be a crazy draft Syvertsen reported because there are only a couple of blue-chip prospects And then you have like a dozen guys that grade out very similar to those blue-chip guys and a lot of them don t play at premium positions Miami s Cam Ward is expected to be snapped up by the Titans as the top overall pick and the first QB taken After that when it comes to Sanders even the cream of the draftnik crop have been throwing darts As of early this week ESPN s NFL Nation mock had the son of CU football coach Deion Sanders heading to Pittsburgh with pick No So did Bucky Brooks of NFL com Rob Rang s mock at FOXSports com had him off the board at No to the Giants Jonathan Jones mock at CBSSports com left him out of the first round entirely A GM narrated me once Listen to everything but believe half of it ' Jon Cooper associate general manager and senior draft analyst at Ourlads recalled with a chuckle If you believe even half of it then the teams bulk likely to make a play for the Son of Coach Prime are The Browns who draft second the Giants third the Jets seventh the Saints ninth and now in need a replacement for Derek Carr ASAP and the Steelers st Or they all could pass on Shedeur and grab Ole Miss Jaxson Dart instead Oh man Syvertsen laughed I would say there s perhaps a chance of that happening I don t want to say None I think there would be a lot of commotion for him at the top of the second round Second round Drew Lock territory Sanders is times the prospect Lock was coming out of Mizzou six years ago The Broncos snapped him up with pick No in in love with the moxie and the arm strength Only the kid s footwork was so poor that nobody knew where the ball was going a third of the time If anything the scouts described me Shedeur is the anti-Lock A supremely accurate collegiate passer with good feet a good base and superlative ball placement A guy who processes what s happening on the field in a hurry A guy who ll adjust expeditiously too A guy who can be the face of a franchise off the field and won t be fazed by the size of the industry or the heat of the spotlight Countless of the criticisms have less to do with Maybachs and rap songs and confidence and land more along the lines of athleticism hero ball and bad habits I just don t think he s very good physically Syvertsen explained He s more talented than say Brock Purdy But first-round QBs on my crew they re the guys who make every guy on the company around them better I think Shedeur Sanders success requires promotion around him that lifts him up I don t think he s capable of making other people better There s also what happens when the pocket goes to heck in a handbasket Pro coaches prefer you to step up while dependably keeping the eyes forward Sanders when stressed sometimes exposed himself drifting backward first in order to give himself more time Related Articles Keeler Avalanche necessities Gabe Landeskog back for Battle to teach Stars Mason Marchment particular manners Renck vs Keeler How bad are Rockies Like Mets White Sox Keeler CU Buffs spring football takeaway Best thing Deion Sanders can do for QB Julian Lewis is redshirt him Keeler Nuggets Nikola Jokic necessities Bubble Jamal Murray to get another NBA title Keeler Avalanche s Valeri Nichushkin has trust of Colorado teammates who can t win Stanley Cup without him He doesn t play well when the pocket s not clean Cooper added You re going to have to protect these guys and a lot of times the teams at the top of the draft aren t really good at protection Look at Caleb Williams in Chicago last year By the end of the season he was looking to see who was the guy that was going to hit him instead of Who is the guy I should throw to downfield Shedeur Sanders doesn t have the same mobility that Caleb Williams has So I think Pittsburgh that s a association that s consistently physical so I think the Steelers would love to bring a guy like him in who has that kind of arm strength and that kind of ability He paused Cooper looked at all the wild cards left in his hand and let out a soft sigh And maybe Rodgers signs with them the day before the first round And I m all wet ' Join the club man Join the club