We’re about five months away from the 2025 NFL draft and it’s becoming increasingly apparent that Colorado will have two players selected early in the first round.
Some NFL draft analysts even project the Buffs to produce the top two overall picks. In USA TODAY Sports’ latest mock draft, cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter went No. 1 to the Jacksonville Jaguars and quarterback Shedeur Sanders followed by going No. 2 to the New York Giants.
Here’s some of what USA TODAY Sports writer Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz wrote on Hunter’s potential fit with the Jags:
Even though he could be a shutdown corner for Jacksonville’s league-worst defense, the smart money is on the Heisman Trophy front-runner going the receiver route given the way the market at the position has exploded. That shouldn’t dissuade the Jaguars at all, as Hunter is still the kind of transcendent talent who can team with stellar 2024 first-rounder Brian Thomas Jr. to get Trevor Lawrence’s development back on track after what’s shaping up to be another lost season.
Sanders’ NFL draft situation is a little more complicated due to his position. Earlier this week, Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders told FS1’s “Speak” that he’d prefer his son Shedeur to land with an NFL team that can “handle the quarterback that he is.”
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