Shedeur Sanders has the college football world buzzing, and ESPN’s latest take is turning heads. The Colorado Buffaloes‘ star quarterback, a top prospect for the 2025 NFL Draft, got a big nod from analyst Matt Miller on NFL Live on March 25. The Spun caught the moment when Miller likened Sanders to Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff, spotlighting his deadly accuracy as the standout trait.
With Sanders’ senior year stats lighting up-4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns, and a nation-best 74.2% completion rate-it’s a comparison that’s got fans and scouts talking.
Miller didn’t mince words about what links the two. “He is the most accurate quarterback in this draft class,” he said. “His ability to just put the ball exactly where it needs to be is the best attribute of any of those quarterbacks.” Sanders’ 2024 tape backs it up-353 completions on 477 attempts, even with a shaky offensive line that let him take 52 sacks, per ESPN stats.
That’s Jared Goff‘s game too: surgical precision from the pocket, thriving when he’s got time to pick defenses apart. Miller added, “The pocket toughness, the ability to stand in there… he throws his guys open,” mirroring Goff’s knack for delivering under pressure.
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The parallels don’t stop at stats. Sanders, at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, isn’t the biggest or flashiest-like Goff, who’s 6-foot-4 and 217 but not a dual-threat either. Sanders’ minus-87 rushing yards in 2024 show he’s no scrambler, but his arm does the talking, much like Goff’s 4,500-yard, Pro Bowl season with the Lions in 2022. “It’s the play from the pocket, it’s the surgical accuracy,” Miller noted, tying Sanders to Goff’s rhythm-based style that’s turned Detroit into contenders.
X posts are eating it up-one fan tweeted, “Shedeur as Jared Goff 2.0? That’s a franchise QB vibe,” while another said, “Accuracy like Goff with a better line? Watch out.” Sanders’ 151.7 QB rating and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year nod, only fuel the hype.
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. doubled down on March 18, calling him “underappreciated” but “NFL-ready.” With Colorado’s 9-4 finish behind him, Sanders’ draft stock is soaring-could he land with a team craving Goff-like precision? The NFL’s taking notice, and this comparison’s got legs.
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