Revisiting the Sanders naysayers from last spring...
One of the knocks was "he's throwing to the Heisman winner, and a lot of his WR's are going to get drafted. THAT's why he's doing well"
In 2025 ...
- Hunter caught 28 passes for 298 yards (10.6 avg.) & 1 TD on 45 targets before injury. He's rumored to move to CB primarily for 2026
- Jimmy Horn had 11 receptions for 108 yards
- LaJohntay Wester has 0 receptions, but did some returner work
- Will Sheppard had no stats
Now, the pro-Sanders types said (of his Colorado days)
- He's doing it with a bad OL
- He's doing it with no running game
- He's doing it in Shurmur's bad scheme
- He's durable
- His pocket awareness isn't talked about enough, nor is his athletic ability
- His WR's aren't all-that, outside of Hunter
So, it's reasonable to hope he can be NFL-successful with
- At least a medium grade OL
- Judkins and Sampson
- Monken's system
- At least one elite WR
My pref is to go all-in on a stud OL. It helps Monk's system, it helps the running game, and it gives Sanders time to throw in a balanced run/pass offense.
Improve the WR's? Sure. But, start with, and prioritize, the OL.
Bottom line: Draft OT at 6, and again at either 24 or 39 depending on how the draft falls
(of course, we'll see what comes of trades and free agency in the coming weeks)
2 cents per usual