Dan Mullen calls Shedeur Sanders best QB in college football, would be 'shocked' if he's not No. 1 pick

Dan Mullen watches a lot of quarterbacks in college football but none stick out like Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders.

In fact, Mullen would be shocked if Sanders didn’t go No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft and is by far the best signal caller in the game right now. Colorado is 8-2 and controls its own destiny for the Big 12 title game and College Football Playoff.

When asked by Darius Butler who’s the best QB in college, Mullen didn’t hesitate.

“I think it’s pretty easy, it’s Shedeur Sanders,” Mullen said on The Pat McAfee Show. “You watch him play, the consistency week in and week out of what he’s able to do and lead that team. Now, you know, they’re a very talented team, and coach Prime’s done an amazing job of turning that around. They do have probably the first and second pick in the draft, so you would hope they’d win some out there when you have that good of players. But I think watching how he’s grown and matured.” 

This year, Sanders has 3,222 yards, 27 touchdowns, seven interceptions and a 72.9% completion percentage. He’s about to surpass his total yards from last season, already equaled in touchdowns and has a higher completion percentage this season.

“Some of the other guys scare me,” Mullen said. “Obviously, you know, I’m really excited to see Kurtis Rourke this week against Ohio State, because I think he’s had a hell of a year, but can he in a big game now throw this team on his shoulders and pick him up and carry them? Everybody else has their faults. Jalen Milroe, they finally figured him out, run the ball man. Let the guy go run the ball and he’s a dominant player. He can still throw … 

“Do what you do well. Cam Ward’s got to learn to throw the ball on time, right? I mean, you just can’t run around all over the place. He’s got to get a little bit of rhythm.”

So while there are other quarterbacks that are electric, Sanders just has the “it” factor when it comes to playing at the highest level.

“But I think if you watch Shedeur, he can extend plays, make plays,” Mullen said of Sanders. “He has tremendous arm strength all over the field, and when it calls for it, he gets the ball out on time, and he can play on rhythm, and then he can improvise. 

“And he’s getting a great feel on when to do both. If I was a betting man, he’s the guy you want right now if you want to win a game in college football. And I’d be highly shocked if he’s not the first pick taken in the draft.”