Massive Colorado roster loss projected despite reports to contrary

Despite contrary reports, a significant roster loss for Colorado is predicted.

Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports predicted Coach Prime’s youngest son going to the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, which would be the biggest possible loss for the Colorado football team.
pick 16 overall.

“Talk to people around the league and the sense is that Sanders will return to Colorado, where he could end up as QB1 in the 2025 draft class,” Wilson said before adding, “But since it’s early October and we’re not even halfway through the college season, we’ll keep him in our mock draft 2.0 — especially since Kirk Cousins (who is currently playing some of the best football of his career) is in the final year of his deal.
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Coach Prime might eventually give in and approve Shedeur’s desire to pursue a professional career, just as he did, if Shedeur wants to play in the NFL.
Losing Sanders would be disastrous for the Buffaloes’ chances of competing in the Big 12 for the first time since 2010, even if Coach Prime was able to secure a game-changer through the transfer portal.

Shedeur Sanders is thriving despite having little protection, which is additional evidence he should play football for Colorado again in 2024.

Football at Colorado is ranked No. 1 despite the fact that this indicator of offensive line effectiveness isn’t perfect.
2023 season high for most sacks surrendered: 2.
Despite this, Sanders has had a strong start to the campaign, finishing second in the country in passing yards through the first five weeks.

The logical conclusion of what to consider from there is: what would Sanders’s passing statistics look like if he had even a mid-level Power Five offensive line?
What about a good one?
What about an elite one, even?

Following Coach Prime and company’s offseason cycle, that might happen in 2024. that focuses on the one area of the Buffs’ offense that is weak, especially in light of the running game’s spectacular near-comeback against USC in Week 5.