Deion Sanders to Shedeur Sanders: You're Not Going to the NFL Next Year

The younger Sanders has been flying up the draft board, but his dad says he'll be coming back to Boulder next year.

Luke Easterling | Sep 19, 2023

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After his dominant play over the first three weeks of the 2023 college football season, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been crashing the mock draft party, making regular appearances in updated first-round projections for the 2024 NFL Draft.

Not so fast, says dad and Buffs head coach Deion Sanders.

A recent video shows "Coach Prime" discussing the topic with both of his sons (Shedeur and Colorado safety Shiloh Sanders), and after Shiloh made a remark about both brothers playing on Sundays next year, dad/coach made it clear he has no intention of giving his blessing for them to head to the next level after this season:

The look on Shedeur's face is priceless, making it clear he might have a different opinion on the matter.

I'm sure he's well aware of what's happening to his draft stock at the moment, and if he ends up in the conversation as one of the top quarterback prospects in this year's class, it'll be interesting to see how that plays out in the offseason leading up to the declaration deadline.

Published Sep 19, 2023

LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more. Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com