Flip the coin, and you get two different stories. Shedeur Sanders was once cruising towards that potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, but now? Not so much. Meanwhile, quarterbacks like Cam Ward are stepping up. Now another QB is clearing a path to steal his thunder. And who is that? None other than Louisville Cardinals QB Tyler Shough who comes with a USP—his career total of 7,800 yards. NFL Combine’s knocking, so what better time to get everyone talking? Now Shough’s getting a ton of cheers, especially after all the tough breaks.With every passing day, the plot is thickening up for Shedeur’s NFL draft stocks. Surprisingly, with every new day, his stocks are hitting lower and lower. Even in their wildest dreams, Buffs fans couldn’t have imagined such a reversal of fortune for their QB. After all, he’d led the nation in completion percentage (74%) and ranked among the top five in touchdown passes and passing yards. First, it was ESPN’s Field Yates who predicted Shedeur as the No.6 overall pick. While Deion Sanders’ son did not pay any heed to that, something more alarming awaited him. As per Tom Fornelli’s latest mock draft, the Buffs QB is projected to fall as low as No.22 overall. Now that’s when Shough is stepping into Shedeur’s place. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NFL Rookie Watch (@nflrookiewatch)On February 25, NFL Rookie Watch came up with an Instagram post. The caption read, “Tyler Shough looks READY to put NFL team’s on notice in the throwing portion of the NFL Combine.” While Shough’s showing out, Shedeur’s taking a different approach, skipping the Combine workouts for team interviews. Now, there is no doubt that Shough is a gifted man. His numbers talk on behalf of himself. Over his entire college career, he threw for 7,820 yards and made 59 touchdowns. Plus, this season alone, he made 23 of those tuddies and had 6 interceptions while completing 62.7% of his passes. Not just this.The Cardinals QB finished the 2024 season with an 87.7 PFF grade that marks the second-best among this year’s group of Senior Bowl quarterbacks. So, this lands him with the “first-round buzz.” However, Shough has kept himself in the process of evolving and is now training under QB County. The mentor also turns out to have guided Arch Manning, Drake Maye, and Bo Nix, among others. Meanwhile, the QB is already drawing comparisons to NFL legends. As the post read, “Shough is commonly compared to either Daniel Jones or Trevor Lawrence by NFL scouts in terms of play-style and physical attributes.” Plus, he will be entering the NFL at an interesting age.26! The same when Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, and Jalen Hurts began their sweet journey in the pro league. However, the path to reach this point has not been an easy ride. Tyler Shough is late to the spotlight but right on timeSo, Shough had caught the hype pretty late. But better late than never. However, what took him so long to be in the limelight? Poor, Shough! His luck did not favor. Injuries have followed the QB throughout his college journey since he started his career in 2018. Analyst Todd McShay gave a rundown of his long-injury history on his podcast. The very first blow came during his Texas Tech stint, and it continued. McShay wrote, “At Texas Tech he’s the starter again. September 25th that year clavicle injury misses the rest of the season. Comes back and earns the starting job again at Texas Tech. Six games into that year another broken clavicle, and that’s 2022. Misses six games then. Final year, 2023, on September 23rd, breaks his left fibula; he’s out for the rest of that season.” However, Shough will now have to forget this dark chapter as a bad dream. After all, an important chapter awaits him as he might catch the attention of the GOAT, Tom Brady.Being the minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, Brady and the NFL Giants’ biggest priority now is to find a long-term solution at quarterback. But what makes Tyler Shough an ideal fit for the $6.7 billion NFL giant? Well, the QB has the second-best arm talent of any quarterback in this draft process, only second to Cam Ward. Shough also can alter his arm angles, and his release features little to no wasted motion. Fingers crossed he dodges the injury bug this time around! The post 7800-Yd QB Capitalizes Shedeur Sanders’ Absence to Send Strong Message to NFL Teams appeared first on EssentiallySports.