Shedeur Sanders fantasy football insight from Hayden Winks - PPR Rankings

Sanders was QB37 out of 37 qualifiers in EPA per dropback and 36th in passing success rate, only ahead of his rookie teammate Dillon Gabriel. There is simply not a statistical case to be made for Sanders. It was a train wreck on a team filled with train wrecks. On tape, Sanders can throw with touch and attempts throws over the middle. While not explosive, Sanders can make the occasional throw on the run, too. In fact, his best rep was a deep shot in this scenario. Are any of these traits even to an NFL average level? I wouldn't say so. Sanders' accuracy if he hitting a target in a Pro Bowl game would be solid, but his accuracy when the bullets are flying tell another story. Removing screens, Sanders' was the worst in catchable ball rate (52%) and interceptable ball rate (5.7%). This is a productive of not playing on time and playing with indecision. The Browns ran a simple offense built around keeping things underneath, but the ball was still off target, late, or turned into a sack far too often. There was less retreating than he had in college, but it is still not at an NFL starting level. There is simply too much pocket movement, and it hurts his timing, sack avoidance, and power. His arm strength is passable for a backup, but Sanders does not have the pop on his throws that warrants dreaming of upside. He can make a guy miss on occasion as a scrambler, but for the most part, Sanders has average to below average explosiveness for the modern era. Sanders is pacing to be a fringe backup QB without much of a ceiling. His biggest warts will improve with more experience, bu...