The New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders are tied for the worst record in the NFL as we enter Week 16 of the 2024 season.
The Raiders are currently in line to select first overall in the 2025 NFL draft due to current tiebreakers. The Giants are set to draft second, should everything stay the same over the next three weeks.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders believes that his son, Shedeur Sanders — who starred for him in Boulder and was a Heisman Trophy finalist this year — will be the first player taken in the upcoming NFL draft.
ESPN Giants beat writer Jordan Raanan reports that the Sanders camp is leaning towards landing in Las Vegas.
There is a long way to go until the draft. A lot can happen, including changes with the Giants coach and front office. Nothing can completely be taken off the table staring a potential 2-14 season in the face. If (Giants GM Joe) Schoen were let go, that could change the team’s plans depending on his successor.
Multiple sources close to Shedeur Sanders and the Colorado program also believe his preference would be to land in Las Vegas.
There’s no question the Giants, losers of nine straight, will be in quarterback territory come the draft. Should they end up with the top pick, it’s no guarantee that the younger Sanders will play for them.
Sanders could refuse to sign with the Giants and force a trade — something Deion has dismissed despite suggesting previously there were some teams he wouldn’t play for.
If the Raiders stay the course and lose out, they get the top pick and the Giants would have to look elsewhere for their next quarterback.
