One of the NFL’s top draft experts is connecting the Giants and Shedeur Sanders.
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.’s debut mock draft has Big Blue taking the Colorado quarterback with the third-overall pick in what would signal a new era in New York.
“This is the best-case scenario for the Giants,” Kiper wrote of the Giants potentially taking Sanders. “Their Week 17 win over the Colts slid them to No. 3, and now finding a new QB1 in the first round isn’t guaranteed. But Daniel Jones is gone and Drew Lock is a free agent, so the Giants have to do something to clean up one of the worst pᴀssing games in the league.”
Kiper floated the possibility that the Giants could move up from the third slot to take Sanders, who is considered one of the top two QB prospects in this class alongside Miami’s Cam Ward.
“New York will be weighing all options, and it might ultimately be forced to trade up into the top two to get its guy.”
Ultimately, Kiper sees Sanders being available when it’s the Giants’ turn to draft in April.
“But here, Sanders falls into the Giants’ lap without any extra moves. Sanders is super accurate, completing 74 percent of his throws this season. He could step in right away and lift the entire offense, including standout 2024 first-rounder Malik Nabers. Time is running out for GM Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll; they have to get this right.”
Ward is slotted to go No. 1 to the тιтans in the first mock draft of the season.
Kiper has Sanders’ teammate, cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter, as the No. 2 pick to the Browns.
The Giants hit the reset ʙuттon at quarterback earlier this season, releasing Daniel Jones after six seasons and turning their eyes to the 2025 draft.
Last year, the Giants had the No. 6 pick and watched quarterbacks come off the board 1, 2 and 3 — Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye — before selecting Nabers.
