Patrick Everson
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is no doubt a lightning rod for attention.
In fact, the son of Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders — also no stranger to the spotlight — would already be in the NFL, had he chosen to enter the 2024 NFL Draft.
But would Sanders have been a first-round pick in the 2024 draft? Maybe, according to veteran oddsmaker Rex Beyers.
“It’s a tough question to answer,” Beyers said. “Deion thinks he would’ve been the second quarterback taken. But Deion is biased here.”
Beyers helps me tackle a trio of interesting hypotheticals on the Colorado QB.
Let’s jump into whether Sanders would’ve been a first-round pick this year, an Over/Under on how many teams Sanders would start for this upcoming season and potentially the following season.
Deep Six
Six quarterbacks were selected within the first 12 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft. Caleb Williams led the way, going No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears.
And Beyers believes the next four QBs taken also would’ve gone ahead of Sanders.
“Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, J.J. McCarthy and Michael Penix Jr. were all clearly better than Sanders,” Beyers said. “You could make the argument that Denver could’ve taken Sanders at No. 12, instead of Bo Nix.
“But I can’t make any case for him to go before that.”
Assuming the draft kept the same form, it’s possible Sanders might still have gone in the first round.
“There was such a drop-off after those six. The next QB didn’t go until the 150th pick,” Beyers said, alluding to Spencer Rattler going to New Orleans. “Sanders’ ceiling was 12, and his floor was probably somewhere before the end of the first round. The end of the first round is safe, but not a guarantee.”
The Starting Line
Beyers didn’t find it nearly as challenging to come up with an Over/Under on the number of teams Sanders could start for this upcoming season.
“It depends on whether the…
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