Biggest Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders takeaways from Colorado showcase

The throws outside the numbers — short, intermediate and deep — tended to have more of that wobble in them. Only a few of those passes were clearly off-target, including a red-zone throw toward the end of the session, but QB-needy teams picking at the top of the draft are going to take note of those details, too.

Pro-day throwing sessions always seem to have a little extra spice these days, or something cool thrown in at the end. After a behind-the-back pass — eat your heart out, Patrick Mahomes — in the red-zone portion, Sanders and his receivers moved back past midfield for a little surprise: a mock two-minute drill, with a running clock and everything. It’s not something commonly seen at pro days, and Sanders was great in those situations in college, so my eyes perked up a little.

Sanders hit the first three passes and worked with tempo, getting up to the line to get ready for the next throw. It was all starting to look promising, but the session ended with Sanders taking a snap and spiking the ball to stop the clock. Of course, there was no field-goal unit running in from the sideline, so that was it.

Ending aside, did Sanders change his draft narrative? That’s hard to say. The clean throws on deep shots and in-breaking routes helped; some of the short and outside numbers, which were less tight and clean, left some of the same questions that existed prior to Friday.

“He played it very conservative when it came to the script,” NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks said, “but I think he showed all the things that he does really well.”

With NFL eyes on him, Sanders didn’t do anything to unexpectedly hurt himself, and he might have helped convince some teams he’s capable of being a starting quarterback one day by answering some of the deep-ball questions. It was fascinating seeing Deion Sanders chopping it up with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, who recently lamented his Deshaun Watson investment. The Browns still need a long-terms answer at quarterback badly, and Sanders’ skills appear to be a fit for the offense of Kevin Stefanski, who also was in attendance.

Then again, pro days, as well-attended as they might be, can also only tell us so much that we already didn’t know. It’s also hard to know which prospects teams such as the Browns and Giants might have been there to watch: Sanders, Hunter or both? We’ll have to wait a few more weeks to find out.