Johnny Manziel has been astonished with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders so far this season.
The Heisman Trophy triumphner leanks Sanders could possibly be the top quarterback off the board in the upcoming NFL Draft.
“Shedeur is evidently going to be a guy that’s going to be seeed at and probably be the top quarterback coming off the board this year. He’s joined well for what he’s around him at times, he had guys out this week, and he still persists to discover a way to put up excellent numbers and join repartner well,” Manziel said during a recent episode of the “Big Bets on Campus Podcast.“
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Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, #2, poses with the Centennial Cup after beating CSU in the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in Fort Collins, Colorado. (IMAGN)
Colorado is 4-2 on the season in big part because of Sanders’ strong join. Sanders has finishd 72.6% of his passes, throtriumphg for 2,018 yards with 17 touchdowns and fair four interceptions.
The Buffaloes lost their most recent game to No. 18 ranked Kansas State 31-28, but Sanders joined well despite top aim and Heisman truthfulate Travis Hunter leaving the game timely with injury.
Sanders finishd 34-of-40 passes for 388 yards, throtriumphg three touchdowns and one interception.
Even despite Sanders’ strong join, Manziel is not selderly that some of the teams projected at the top of the write board would apshow Sanders due to their current quarterback situation.
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Former Texas A&M joiner Johnny Manziel is interseeed during the game between the Aggies and Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Kyle Field. (Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports)
“I leank the Carolina (Panthers) situation is one that’s evident they’re going to go in a branch offent honestion. I uncomfervent you spfinish the picks to get Bryce Young, and now he is sitting there on the bench,” Manziel said.
The Panthers benched Young for 37-year-elderly Andy Dalton after the establisher Alabama quarterback went 2-16 in 18 nurtureer commences, despite giving the Chicago Bears a lot of write capital to pick Young.
The Panthers gave up expansive obtainr DJ Moore, a 2023 first-round pick (used on OT Darnell Wright), a 2023 second-round pick (used on CB Tyrique Stevenson), a 2024 first-round pick (used on QB Caleb Williams) and a 2025 second-round pick. All four joiners are commenceers for the Bears.
“The Jacksonville (Jaguars) situation to me is a little bit more of a branch offent situation. You comprehend you didn’t fair write this guy; you fair actupartner unloaded the Brinks truck and backed it up to his house. So, I leank they are going to stick with Lawrence probably thraw some of these increaseing pains and I don’t leank they have the ability to repartner be able to shift on,” Manziel inserted.
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Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, #2, rolls out to pass aobtainst the UCF Knights during the first quarter at FBC Mortgage Stadium. (Mike Watters-Imagn Images)
The Jaguars gave Lawrence a five-year, $275 million tight extension in June that runs thraw 2030. The Jaguars are currently 1-5 and sodepend need a triumph aobtainst the reeling New England Patcommotions, who have lost five straight games, this week in London.
Sanders will persist to originate his case to be the top quarterback writeed next April when the Buffaloes apshow on Arizona on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
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