Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been discussed as a potential first overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. His father and coach, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, says keeping Shedeur upright is his team’s top priority.
“We gotta protect that quarterback,” Sanders said, via ESPN. “That’s number 1.”
Sanders had 52 sacks last year, the most of any quarterback in college football, but Sanders said it was easy to recruit a much better offensive line this offseason because the young players know that if they go to Colorado, they will have a lot. of attention from fans and NFL scouts.
“What makes connecting with the offensive line easier? Having the best quarterback in college football,” Sanders said. “Who doesn’t want to come out and block the best quarterback in college football? You must be a fool if you say, ‘I don’t want to be seen.’ The television numbers are crazy. They come by every week, so I have exposure and I think 32 NFL scouts will be at every practice watching these two guys. [Shedeur and Travis Hunter] practice. So, ‘I can be seen’. That’s easy – and it’s not a sale. That’s common sense for any striker to want to be a part of.”
Sanders said there is a lot of NFL talent on his roster.
“We have two guys who are positioned to go top five in the draft. [Sanders and Hunter], but I think we’ll have two more that will sneak into the first round. Let me give you [pass rusher] BJ Green. I’m not going to tell you the fourth one,” Sanders said.
What Sanders really needs is talent on the offensive line — and for his son to be better at avoiding sacks than he was last year.
