NFL draft expert Todd McShay making shocking Shedeur Sanders, Jaxson Dart prediction

No 1 knows wherever Shedeur Sanders will onshore successful nan 2025 NFL Draft, but draught expert Todd McShay projects nan Colorado backmost won’t beryllium nan 2nd signal-caller selected aft Miami’s Cam Ward.

In his latest mock draught for The Ringer, McShay pegged Ole Miss backmost Jaxson Dart arsenic nan 2nd backmost taken successful nan first information by nan Saints, who ain nan No. 9 pick, as covered by USA Today.

Dart, whose draught banal has risen successful caller months, has “qualities” akin to nan quarterbacks that caller Saints coach Kellen Moore has worked pinch antecedently and thrived, specified arsenic nan Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, nan Chargers’ Justin Herbert and recently minted Super Bowl champion Jalen Hurts of nan Eagles.

“He is utilized to nan bigger, mobile, stronger-armed quarterback, and those are 3 qualities that Jaxson Dart has,” McShay said of nan 6-foot-2 imaginable Thursday connected his self-titled podcast.

“It doesn’t needfully make Jaxson Dart amended than Shedeur, successful immoderate places, Shedeur fits better.”

In nan lead-up to this month’s NFL draft, Ward has been projected to onshore pinch nan Titans pinch nan No. 1 wide prime successful countless mock drafts while Sanders, 23, has been linked to nan teams pinch apical picks — nan Browns astatine No. 2 and nan Giants astatine No. 3 — and has besides been speculated to slide.

Although Sanders, nan boy of NFL fable Deion Sanders, isn’t nan 2nd backmost taken connected his board, McShay believes nan imaginable does spell successful nan first information via a Browns waste and acquisition pinch nan Falcons astatine prime No. 15.

“[Browns coach] Kevin Stefanski, I think, would person an awesome clip pinch Shedeur Sanders origin Kevin’s won pinch those guys,” McShay said. “Kevin’s utilized to accelerated processors, precision, play connected time, I’ll get you connected time, I cognize you tin do that, and I don’t request that immense arm, I don’t request mobility, I for illustration guys who are going to [whiff, whiff, whiff] carve group up.”

McShay’s mock was posted nan aforesaid time Sanders visited nan Steelers, who clasp prime No. 21 and stay successful nan Aaron Rodgers sweepstakes.

“I enjoyed my clip present successful Pittsburgh. I deliberation I connected good pinch each nan coaches and it was existent fun,” said Sanders, who classed nan sojourn arsenic a “10.”

The Steelers could very overmuch look arsenic a landing spot for Sanders pursuing Friday’s improvement retired of Cleveland, with nan Browns signing seasoned Joe Flacco to a one-year deal.

With that move, nan Browns — who besides person quarterbacks Kenny Pickett and nan injured Deshaun Watson connected their roster — could pivot from nan QB position pinch nan No. 2 prime to two-way prima Travis Hunter, nan Heisman Trophy-winning receiver and cornerback retired of Colorado, aliases Penn State separator rusher Abdul Carter.

If nan Browns person capable condemnation for Sanders, though, a waste and acquisition backmost into nan first information could beryllium connected nan array if he’s still available.

The 2025 NFL Draft originates connected Thursday, April 24, successful Green Bay.