Silver Minings: Raiders land Shedeur Sanders in 33rd Team mock draft

While Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew are about to enter a battle for the Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback job, there’s a chance neither O’Connell nor Minshew is the Raiders’ long-term solution at the position. Thus, in a recent mock draft from The 33rd Team’s Ian Valentino, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders landed in Las Vegas.

8. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS: SHEDEUR SANDERS, QB, COLORADO

The hot takes around Shedeur Sanders will be nauseating. We know he’s a hard worker who has improved massively since entering college, and he possesses high-end accuracy and playmaking ability.

If his pre-snap processing and quick game improve, he can be the first quarterback off the board and project close to a top-10 NFL passer.

While it’s very early, this has been a popular pick in recent mock drafts as ESPN’s Matt Miller also paired Sanders with the Raiders. Also, Shedeur’s father and Colorado’s head coach, Deion Sanders, gave the Silver and Black the stamp of approval to select his son the other day. So, there are a few early signs that the Buffalo’s quarterback will be headed to Las Vegas.