While the ideal situation for the Las Vegas Raiders is that Gardner Minshew (or even Aidan O’Connell) emerges as the franchise’s quarterback of the future this season, let’s be honest, the Raiders are likely going to address the position during the NFL Draft. Meanwhile, this past weekend was Week 1 of the College Football Season and several big names showed why they’ve been getting some buzz heading into the campaign.
Shedeur Sanders
Game result: 31-26 win over North Dakota State
Stats: 26/34 (76.5%), 445 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Sanders made a handful of ‘big-time’ throws (BTTs)—five to be exact, per Pro Football Focus—but what was most encouraging to me was he showed much more poise in the pocket.