Video: Shedeur Sanders, Malik Nabers Play Catch in NYC amid Giants NFL Draft Rumors

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers played catch on a New York City street on Friday.

Sanders is in town to support Buffaloes teammate Travis Hunter, who is a heavy favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday.

Sanders and Nabers could very well be Giants teammates next year.

If the season ended today, the 2-11 Giants would hold the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft, with the 2-11 Las Vegas Raiders currently at No. 1 by virtue of having a weaker strength-of-schedule winning percentage.

New York needs a quarterback and could land Sanders, who very well could be QB1 and perhaps the first prospect off the board.

Per Sports Illustrated‘s Bryan Fischer, Giants general manager Joe Schoen and director of player personnel Tim McDonald watched Colorado host (and beat) Utah 49-24 on Nov. 16. Ten days later, Schoen attended a Colorado practice and was seen chatting with head coach Deion Sanders.

ESPN’s Field Yates notably projects Sanders to go first overall to the Giants in his latest mock draft.

Nabers talked about Sanders after practice Wednesday. Per Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post, the two were on opposite 7-on-7 teams at football camp hosted by Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders.

“Me and him are in the same class, and it was always like I’m aware of my competition,” Nabers said after Wednesday’s practice. “He wasn’t in competition with me, but it was just the fact that it was Deion Sanders and Deion Sanders’ son so you always wanted to watch what those guys were doing. They did it at a high level wherever they went, so it’s amazing and impressive to see what he has done.”

Nabers noted that he doesn’t know Sanders, or Miami quarterback/Heisman finalist Cam Ward, a candidate to be QB1 and the No. 1 overall draft pick.

“I don’t have a relationship with any of those guys,” Nabers said. “I know about Shedeur, and I’ve seen a few games of Cam Ward. Those guys are amazing players.”

It does seem like Sanders and Nabers are getting to know each other a little bit, though. Perhaps, in about nine months time, Sanders will be throwing dimes to Nabers across the Hudson River at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.