15 Facts About Shedeur Sanders

Shedeur Deion Sanders is an American football quarterback.

Shedeur Sanders played college football for the Jackson State Tigers and Colorado Buffaloes, winning the 2021 Jerry Rice Award, 2022 Deacon Jones Trophy and 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

Shedeur Sanders has four siblings: Deiondra, Deion, Shilo, and Shelomi.

Shedeur Sanders attended Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas, where his father was the school's offensive coordinator.

Shedeur Sanders was rated a four-star prospect and initially committed to play college football at Florida Atlantic before flipping to Jackson State after his father was named head coach.

Shedeur Sanders enrolled at Jackson State in January 2021, but was ineligible to play for the team in its spring 2021 season, which was abbreviated and delayed from its normally intended 2020 schedule due to COVID-19.

Shedeur Sanders was named the Tigers' starting quarterback going into the 2021 fall season and passed for 3,231 yards with 30 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Shedeur Sanders was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and second team All-SWAC and won the Jerry Rice Award as the most outstanding freshman in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, becoming the first player from a historically black college or university to win the award.

Shedeur Sanders was awarded the Deacon Jones Trophy as the nation's top HBCU player.

Shedeur Sanders entered the NCAA transfer portal after the 2022 Celebration Bowl.

Shedeur Sanders missed the season's final game against Utah with a fracture in his back.

Shedeur Sanders finished the season with 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, with him earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and named the winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

Shedeur Sanders wants to dictate what he's going to do and what's best for him.

Shedeur Sanders signed name, image, and likeness deals with Gatorade, Beats by Dre, and Nike, being the first college football player to sign with the last.

Shedeur Sanders released a hip-hop track, "Perfect Timing", in May 2024.