Raiders will host Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders for a pre-draft visit.

09 April 2025

The visit with Sanders, the consensus No. 2 quarterback in the 2025 draft class, comes shortly after the Raiders signed Geno Smith to a two-year contract worth up to $85.5 million. Drafting Sanders would create quite the headache for head coach Pete Carroll, who appears fully committed to Smith as the team’s medium-term starter. It’s unclear if Sanders, who could start for a handful of teams drafting in the top 15, would be open or willing to sit behind an entrenched starter in his rookie year. Sanders has also visited with the QB-desperate Steelers.