The questions came up countless times this week at the NFL Annual Meeting, and from all corners of the league.
Team executives. Coaches. Agents. Media. Even the most respected insiders in this business were working the rooms seeking out intel of which only an extremely intimate circle around Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll truly have the knowledge.
If Colorado teammates Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are on the board in three weeks when the New York Giants are on the clock in the NFL Draft, what will they do? What's best for the long-term success of the franchise, and who can have the biggest impact now?
Which player - the quarterback with the famous last name and a history of lifting two programs to new heights or the record-setting, two-way Heisman Trophy-winning star intent on dominating both sides of the ball - would the Giants choose with the No. 3 selection of the first round?
In some ways, the answer is simple. It's also admittedly complicated.
And this reality is also true for Giants brass: it's far from decided.
Here's the well-timed catch (and pitch) for Hunter and Sanders: their time in the Pro Day spotlight comes Friday afternoon in Boulder during what Colorado is billing as its "NFL Showcase," which will be attended by a significant contingent of Giants decision makers, including Schoen.
Miami quarterback Cam Ward has been widely projected to go to the Tennessee Titans at No. 1 overall, while the Cleveland Browns - despite also searching for a quarterback of the future - are believed to be eyeing Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter at No. 2.
That would leave the Giants in position to take the 23-year-old Sanders if they see him as their quarterback of the future, or the 21-year-old Hunter, the Heisman Trophy-winning two-way star who some scouts believe is the best cornerback and the best wide receiver in the Class of 2025.
The entire league continues to guess on what the Browns and Giants will do at Nos. 2 and 3. Both teams are doing their best to not be completely transparent, despite what so many think they know. The same three players have been mentioned for both teams for months, but in speaking with numerous sources in recent days, nobody knows for certain.
Sanders is coming off a season where he led Colorado to its first nine-win season since 2016, broke the program record for passing yards in a season (4,134), finished with the highest single-season completion percentage (74%) and threw the most touchdowns in a single season (37).
He is not going to draw oohs and aahs with his arm like Justin Herbert or his wheels like Lamar Jackson, or run people over like Josh Allen. That should not allow what Sanders can't do to lead you away from what he does really well.
In some ways, Sanders is a quarterback from a different age of the NFL. He's a pocket passer who, because of his DNA, is downgraded in part because he is not QB Prime despite being the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders.
That should still play in today's game, even if teams spend so much time drooling over unicorns at the position with physical talent to drool over.
