Deion Sanders‘ older son, Shilo Sanders, isn’t guaranteed to start for Colorado football during the 2023 season according to 247Sports’ Adam Munsterteiger — who counted a total of eight safeties who could be at the top of the Buffaloes’ depth chart.
“All of the scholarship safeties on Colorado’s roster, sans true freshman Jaden Milliner-Jones, have started at the college level,” Munsterteiger prefaced before saying, “So, defensive coordinator and safeties coach Charles Kelly is faced with a good problem. It is especially good to have the problem at safety, where injuries can mount up, and at a position where targeting issues can factor in. Shilo Sanders, Trevor Woods, Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, Myles Slusher, Rodrick Ward, Travis Jay and Vito Tisdale all came to Boulder to start. Even Alabama transfer Jahquez Robinson could factor in at safety. May the best men win.”
Shilo was a starter at South Carolina for two years before following his father to Jackson State in 2021. Coach Prime’s other son, Shedeur, is the unquestioned starter under center for CU’s offense. The last three national champions, Georgia (2x), Alabama, and LSU all offered the signal-calling younger Sanders brother, but his loyalty to his father had him playing a subdivision down for two years.
Former Colorado football head coach bullish on Shedeur Sanders
The younger Sanders brother, Shedeur, has a fan in former Colorado football head coach Gary Barnett; who talked up the Buffaloes transfer ahead of the 21-year-old’s first season at the Power Five level while speaking to KOA (h/t Buffs Beat).
“I don’t think that many people actually saw him play at Jackson State,” Barnett prefaced before saying, “I’ve watched this young man play (and) practice. He’s got all the tools. He’s going to have the coaching behind him, and I don’t mean just in his dad. But I’m talking about his position coach and (Sean Lewis). That’s going to let him become an even better player than what he has been.”
Sanders, called a Tier 4 QB by Mike Farrell Sports, has a Heisman narrative waiting for him if he can overcome what could be an underwhelming offensive line that hasn’t played together before and lead CU to win football games.