With less than a month to go until the NFL Draft, each team’s intentions are becoming clearer by the week. The No. 1 overall pick, held by the Tennessee Titans, is widely expected to be Miami (FL) quarterback Cam Ward. From there, the race for the second-best quarterback in the class is shaping up to be one of the biggest storylines of the first night.
Shedeur Sanders — the Colorado quarterback and son of NFL legend Deion Sanders — is expected to draw strong interest from QB-needy teams and is projected to go inside the top 10.
One analyst shared insight into the three best landing spots for Sanders to develop at the next level.
Steelers and Saints Among Top Landing Spots for Shedeur Sanders
During the show “Up and Adams”, host Kay Adams asked NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller what would be the best landing spot in the league for Shedeur. Miller explained that more well-established teams would be a better fit early in Sanders’ career.
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“I think the Steelers would be a great one for him because they have established weapons on the outside. They’re going to have a good run game. They have an offensive line. They also have a head coach that there’s consistency there with Mike Tomlin. That would be the dream fit. If I’m Shedeur, I would want to be with Pittsburgh.”
However, Miller pointed out that the Steelers hold the No. 21 pick, and trading up into the top 10 could be too costly for the franchise. The last time Pittsburgh made a similar move was in 2019, when they traded up from No. 20 to No. 10 to select linebacker Devin Bush. That deal required them to give up first, second, and third-round picks.
“I think the Saints would be fun with Kellen Moore. Kellen’s going to want to run an offense that is built on timing touch. And that’s what Shedeur is great at. He’s accurate.”
Indeed, Moore’s system is one of the best fits for Sanders’ skill set. Moore is known for designing effective run games, having found success with both the Eagles and Cowboys when supported by strong offensive lines and capable running backs. In the passing game, his use of pre-snap motion and simplified reads helps quarterbacks and often creates openings in the defense.
The Saints hold the No. 9 pick in the first round and still have Derek Carr under contract for the next two seasons with a high projected dead cap hit if he’s released. Even so, drafting a rookie quarterback would give the team a fallback option in case Carr fails to execute Moore’s system effectively.
Miller went on to mention two more teams that could be interested in Sanders — both picking inside the top three: The Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants. However, Cleveland may not be the best fit due to the lack of offensive weapons.
“I think with Cleveland, they’ve got some questions on the offensive line. They don’t have a great No. 2 receiver right now. They don’t have a run game really right now. I would worry about Cleveland if I was Shedeur, because they don’t have those established weapons.”
The situation with the Giants, on the other hand, could be more welcoming for Sanders. The team signed two quarterbacks this offseason — Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston — and has solid pieces under contract for the next few seasons, meaning Sanders wouldn’t be forced to start right away.
“The Giants, it’s a little bit better because you have Andrew Thomas at left tackle, you have Malik Nabers, they’ve got some young guys, Tyrone Tracy at running back, you would feel better about that situation. But if I’m him, what I worry about is going somewhere and having to be the savior, because even at Colorado, he, he had Travis Hunter and he had that, that weapon,” Miller added.
To Miller’s point, Sanders isn’t the type of quarterback who will immediately expand an offense with his athleticism — that element is still missing from his game.
However, pairing a cerebral player who can make every throw on the field and process reads efficiently with an offense that surrounds him with the right pieces presents the ideal path for him to develop into a reliable NFL starter.