The Giants’ third-overall pick continues to represent one of the most fascinating story lines in this year’s draft. While recent reports have suggested that the organization may skip the QB position and opt for Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter, that won’t stop the organization from taking a longer look at one of the draft’s top signal callers.
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According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Giants plan to work out Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders privately on Thursday. The workout will take place in Boulder, Colorado.
This isn’t the first time the Giants have signaled some interest in Sanders. Coach Brian Daboll and a large contingent of other Giants decision makers attended the QB’s pro day earlier this month. While that obviously coincided with Hunter’s pro day, the event was truly an extended showcase for the signal caller. Further, as Pelissero notes, the Giants scouted Sanders “extensively” in games and practices over the past year.
There was even a report last week that the Giants could get creative and pursue both Colorado stars. However, subsequent rumblings indicated that the Giants weren’t necessarily as high on Sanders, and there was a bit of skepticism surrounding the team’s QB pursuit following the addition of Russell Wilson.
Cam Ward is all but guaranteed to go first-overall to the Titans, and despite the Browns’ (No. 2) and Giants’ (No. 3) potential need for a quarterback, there’s been talk of Sanders potentially falling down the draft board. While this year’s draft lacks top-end talent, there isn’t a long list of teams that are desperate for first-round QB prospects. That’s opened the door to a potential draft-day disappointment for Sanders.
Ryan Dunleavy of New York Post has expressed some doubt surrounding Sanders’ declining draft stock, noting that it’s “premature.” Dunleavy also says the Colorado product has “always” been in the conversation for the No. 3 pick, and while he may not necessarily be the favorite, the team hasn’t made any definitive decisions.
Of course, the Giants’ workout with Sanders later this week could simply be due diligence, as the team doesn’t have anything to lose by getting one last look at the quarterback. Dianna Russini of The Athletic seems to echo this sentiment, noting that the Giants plan to take a long look at all of the draft’s QB prospects. On the flip side, the Giants surely wouldn’t be putting in this type of effort if they weren’t at least considering Sanders with the third-overall pick.
Please draft him NY! I would love to hear non-stop from both Sanders why S Sanders is riding the bench when Russ and Winston stink it up. It would be a media frenzy!
If Travis Hunter is available at #3 NY needs to draft him.
“On the flip side, the Giants surely wouldn’t be putting in this type of effort if they weren’t at least considering Sanders with the third-overall pick.”
That is not necessarily true. They may trade back in the first or trade up from the second round to take him. I find it hard to believe they’d pass on the higher rated Carter or Hunter at 3.
I still say the Raiders are the team that could surprise and draft Sanders, the Giants I say with the coaching scenario you have and the high probability that the Coach and GM will be fired during this coming season or after. Why would a QB drafted as the third pick in the draft is going to change their chance of keeping their jobs it won’t. They need to build on taking the best athlete/player at three which is either Hunter or Carter. Sanders is not the best QB, that goes to Ward. The Raiders have made Sanders a good opportunity to get a starting job without all the media. Pittsburgh is a soap opera right now at QB it is all about will he or won’t he play Rodgers, why put a rookie with talent like Sanders through that it will only stunt is progress into a good NFL QB, whereas the Raiders have a good teacher in Tom Brady who can take Sanders and have him learn from one of the best.