Shedeur Sanders is among those expected to draw consideration as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
That said, the Colorado quarterback isn’t overly concerned about when he is drafted, as evidenced by his reaction to a question about whether he would hold a grudge if he isn’t selected No. 1 overall.
‘Why would I be mad?’ Sanders responded in an interview with ESPN’s Kevin Clark at Super Bowl 59. ‘I think about it like this. These are good problems to have. You could be in a way worse situation. Being No. 1, that don’t really matter to me at the end of the day.’
What does matter to Sanders then? He cares more about finding the right landing spot to begin his NFL career.
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‘It’s all about fit,’ Sanders said. ‘Any situation you’re going into is not gonna be the best situation. The numbers of it don’t really matter. I ain’t caught up on that.’
Sanders also told Clark that he has a solid relationship with the other players projected to go atop the 2025 NFL draft. That has allowed the group to share information about some of their meetings and communications, which he believes will keep them all at ease as they navigate the uncertainty of the first handful of picks.
Sanders spoke well of Cam Ward, with whom he is working out as each jockeys to be the first quarterback selected. The two have a good-natured relationship, built on some trash-talking that has been demonstrated in some of their workout videos.
‘It’s cool that we’re close because, if we wasn’t, then the media would definitely try to pin us against each other,’ Sanders said of his relationship with Ward. ‘We definitely play around crazy and that’s just the relationship. It’s good that we have a relationship because a lot of people try to take things and put it out of context.’
Time will tell whether Sanders or Ward will come off the board first. USA TODAY’s latest mock draft has Ward beating Sanders for that honor by one pick, with the Cleveland Browns selecting Ward No. 2 overall and the New York Giants taking Sanders at No. 3.