Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter are ‘surest bets’ in 2025 NFL Draft: Deion

Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter are ‘surest bets’ in 2025 NFL Draft: Deion

Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter put on a show Friday.

The Colorado stars performed for their pro day — Sanders completing 58 of his 63 pᴀsses and a perfect two-minute drill and Hunter running routes in a surprising twist — lending credence to Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders’ proclamation about his charges.

“I think we have the most qualified guys in the draft,” Deion told reporters. “They’re not a risk. Shedeur has been doing it year after year after year. Shedeur has led college football in this, this, this this. Travis, ain’t nobody like Travis. … I’m not a betting man, I’m a Godly man, but the surest bets in this draft are those two young men. And I didn’t stutter or stammer when I said that. … Mic drop, let’s go.”

Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) looks to make a pᴀss at the University of Colorado NFL Showcase at the CU Indoor Practice Facility.
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) looks to make a pᴀss at the University of Colorado NFL Showcase at the CU Indoor Practice Facility. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Representatives for all 32 NFL teams were in attendance for the festivities — with a mᴀssive 13-person contingent from the Giants taking it in.

Big Blue coach Brian Daboll was a surprising part of the team’s numbers, joining GM Joe Schoen as they attempt to figure out what to do with the third-overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Sanders, the son of ex-NFLer Deion, showed off his arm as questions surround him leading up to the draft swirl, with pundits predicting a wide swath of landing spots in what’s generally believed to be a weak quarterback draft.

Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter takes part in pᴀssing drills during the team's NFL football pro day
Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter takes part in pᴀssing drills during the team’s NFL football pro day. AP

“He needs to throw,” the elder Sanders told reporters. “He needs to get out there and let you see it. He’s been, like all of a sudden, at the conclusion of the year — after 4,000-something yards — all of a sudden his arm is weak. He completed, I think, a 50-something-yard pᴀss rolling to his left in overtime. I don’t know when his arm got weak.”

Hunter, a two-way star, displayed quick feet and elite route-running ability on Shedeur’s throws in a limited pro day showing after not being expected to participate.

What Hunter brings to a team is obvious: 96 catches for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns as a receiver and with 35 tackles, 11 pᴀss breakups and four interceptions at cornerback last season earned him the Heisman Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award as top defensive player and Fred Biletnikoff Award for top receiver.

The Giants reportedly view him as a defense-first player who can contribute to the offense.

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