Deion Sanders will be willing to do what he can to get his son Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and star wide reliever/defensive back Travis Hunter drafted by the right NFL teams.
Both players are expected to be high picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, and when the topic was broached during a Tuesday interview on FS1’s “Speak,” Sanders admitted that he’d be willing to do some behind-the-scenes work if needed.
“Yeah, but I’m not gonna do it publicly. I’d do it privately,” Sanders told the hosts about helping his son with teams in the draft. “I’m gonna be Dad until the cows come home, and with Travis as well.”
Sanders wouldn’t divulge any specific teams or regions that he hoped to see Shedeur end up in, but the Buffaloes coach was willing to give a broad description of the system he thinks his son would thrive in the best.
Shedeur has been one of the top quarterbacks in college football, helping lead the Buffaloes to a 7-2 record this season.
The QB has completed 250 passes for 2,882 yards and 24 touchdowns.
In terms of what Sanders would like to see from the team that potentially drafts Shedeur, he wants an organization that understands what they’re getting.
“Somebody that can handle the quarterback that he is. Somebody that can handle understanding what he’s capable of,” Sanders said. “Someone that has had success in the past handling quarterbacks or someone in an organization understands what they’re doing, not just throwing you out there amongst the wolves if you don’t have the support and the infrastructure of the team.
“Forget the line, he’s played with lines that haven’t been great but he’s been able to do his thing, but just the infrastructure of the team, the direction of where we’re going.”
Sanders is in his second season at the helm of the Colorado football program and has been one of the most talked about coaches in college football since his tenure there began.
Colorado takes on Utah (4-5) on Saturday afternoon.
