Owning the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft, Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan isn’t shying away from hyping up Shedeur Sanders.

Speaking to ESPN’s Turron Davenport from the Senior Bowl in Alabama, Callahan praised Sanders by comparing his skill set to Joe Burrow’s:

“People had questions about Burrow’s arm strength in general coming out. One of the things that’s makes Joe so unique, and I think you can probably put Shedeur in the same conversation. … They anticipate when they throw it, they have the timing and accuracy on top of it. That makes up for the arm strength.

“Those things are how you make up for maybe not having the biggest arm. If you’re throwing on time and putting a ball when and where you’re supposed to go, you’re not going to have too many problems.”

There are some physical concerns that scouts have raised about Sanders as he is starting to undergo serious evaluation for the draft.

Sanders isn’t an imposing physical presence. B/R’s NFL scouting department lists him at 6’1″ and 198 pounds. That’s not necessarily a red flag on its own because Caleb Williams is undersized and no one was concerned about him being the top pick one year ago.

B/R’s scouting report also praises Sanders for being a “high-level passer” who “throws with great accuracy, and ball placement from the pocket.”

That sounds a lot like how Burrow plays the position.

The Burrow-Sanders comparison also works because of their tendency to sit in the pocket even when pressure is bearing down on them. Burrow has been sacked 196 times in 69 NFL games. Sanders was sacked 94 times over the past two seasons, more than any other FBS quarterback.