Shedeur Sanders' NFL draft narrative is falling apart at the seams.
On Friday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero revealed a damning report on The Rich Eisen Show projecting disappointment for the "Grown QB" come April.
"I've already talked to people within the league who don't have anything close to a first-round grade on the guy," Pelissero said, per Bleacher Report.
"The idea that he's just going to walk in and going to be the No. 1 pick, that's probably pushing it... if I were guessing who comes off the board first, I'd say Shedeur is not the first Colorado player off the board as it stands today."
It gets worse. FanSided's Wynston Wilcox spoke of Drew Lock leading the NY Giants to a victory last week as a potential "silver lining," and spoke of avoiding drafting Shedeur as a good thing.
"Drew Lock dropping 45 points on the Indianapolis Colts might have actually been a blessing in disguise. With the win over the Colts, the New York Giants ended Indy’s chance at getting into the playoffs and also knocked themselves out of the No. 1 pick," Wilcox wrote.
"The good thing with that is they don’t have the pressure of deciding between a positional need and the best prospect in the 2025 draft class. It also means they may not have to take a gamble on Shedeur Sanders."
Shedeur was a projected top-three pick within the last few weeks. Sharply, the intel is as negative as possible.
Does Deion Sanders have to be a perk to boost Shedeur's draft stock? Could this be what motivates Coach Prime to do what he feels is his calling and lead his sons in the pros?
That thought would've been laughed off by Colorado blogs before the Alamo Bowl. But that fateful day in San Antonio feels like it could've been a paradigm shift in Boulder.
A very negative one.