There are many possibilities when it comes to where Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders will be taken in next month's NFL draft. There are some mock drafts that have him going with one of the few first picks, but some people feel he could fall as far as the second half of the first round. One thing that doesn't sit well with some when it comes to Sanders is the fact that he's the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, who happened to be his head coach at Colorado over the last two seasons.
The elder Sanders isn't exactly shy about voicing his opinions, and some have speculated that he may try to scare certain teams into not taking his son in the draft. He claimed that he will not try to interfere with the process and try to dictate where the 23-year-old will be selected. “It’s not nerve-wracking.
It’s a blessing. They receive a lot more hate now than what I did..
. My kids don’t have the luxury of saying where they want to go. We would never do that.
“ #CUBuffs head coach Deion Sanders on Shilo and Shedeur entering the draft process: “It’s not nerve-wracking. It’s a blessing. They receive a lot more hate now than what I did.
.. My kids don’t have the luxury of saying where they want to go.
We would never do that.“ Says he would..
. The younger Sanders notched 4,134 passing yards and 37 passing touchdowns while completing 74.0 percent of his pass attempts during the 2024 season.
While he is an accurate passer, he lacks top-level athleticism and arm s.