About

At 23 years old, Shedeur Sanders is one of the most talked‑about young quarterbacks in football. Born on February 7, 2002, in Texas, he first grabbed national attention at Jackson State, where he claimed the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the FCS. A year later, he transferred to Colorado to play for his father, Hall‑of‑Famer Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders. In Boulder, he shattered single‑season passing records, topped 4,100 yards in 2024, and captured the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award—an honor given to the nation’s most complete senior quarterback.

Those numbers, plus a 74 percent completion rate and a knack for late‑game drives, put him near the top of every early 2025 NFL mock draft. Draft weekend, however, delivered a curveball: instead of a first‑round call, Sanders slid to pick 144, where the Cleveland Browns traded up to claim him. The move sets up a lively competition with veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel, while giving Sanders a system that prizes the quick, accurate throws that defined his college game.

Bios

Position:	Quarterback
Weight:	215
Hometown:	Dallas, Texas
Major:	Sociology
Height:	6-2
Class:	Senior
High School:	Trinity Christian/Jackson State
Shedeur Sanders Net Worth	$8 Million

Before Fame

Football has always been the family business. With his dad still playing in the NFL during his childhood, young Shedeur spent weekends along sidelines absorbing playbooks and locker‑room energy. At Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas—where Deion served as offensive coordinator—he became a four‑star recruit thanks to videogame statistics: 12,498 passing yards, 166 touchdowns and three straight private‑school state titles, all while steering the Tigers to a 47‑5 record.

Initially signed with Florida Atlantic, Sanders switched to Jackson State in late 2020 when his father took the head-coaching position there. After redshirting the pandemic‑interrupted spring slate, he began every fall contest in 2021, passed for 30 touchdowns, received SWAC Freshman of the Year recognition, and spearheaded the Tigers to consecutive conference titles. His swift ascension—and attendant exposure—helped reinitiate the dialogue regarding historically Black colleges as conduits for elite talent.

Trivia

• NIL trailblazer: Sanders became the first college football player to sign with Nike and soon inked deals with Gatorade and Beats by Dre. Those partnerships pushed his NIL valuation above $5 million—cash he once used to surprise a freshman lineman with a luxury Maybach.
• Record breaker: His 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdown throws in 2024 remain Colorado single‑season highs, while his 14,343 career passing yards rank 14th in Division I history.
• Giving spirit: Weeks after arriving in Cleveland, Sanders organized the “Garden Valley Fun Fest” to help families displaced by a neighborhood fire—a gesture local media praised as making him “easier to root for.”
• Pop‑culture magnet: His confident social‑media style sparks everything from birthday memes to ESPY jokes, and the sideline habit of glancing at an iced‑out watch after big plays has turned into a viral calling card.

Family Life

The Sanders household runs on competition. Shedeur is the youngest son of Deion and Pilar Sanders. Older brother Shilo, a safety, signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2025, while sister Shelomi plays college basketball. Half‑siblings Deiondra and Deion Jr. work in sports media and fashion, and the entire crew appears frequently in family vlogs produced by Deion Jr.’s Well Off Media brand.

Off the field, Sanders often shares the spotlight with actress Storm Reid, whom he began dating in 2023. Reid’s presence at games brings a Hollywood touch to the stands, and Sanders says her perspective “keeps football from being the only thing I think about.” Despite his parents’ 2011 divorce, he credits both mom and dad for letting him forge his path—dad as the coach who pushes him, mom as the steady voice reminding him to enjoy the ride.

Associated With

On the field, Sanders’ most electric partnership is with do‑everything star Travis Hunter. The pair joined forces at Jackson State, rewrote highlight reels in Boulder—Hunter caught Sanders’ very first Colorado touchdown—and now enter the NFL as rookies, drawing attention at different franchises. Their chemistry once led NBA icon LeBron James and countless fans to light up social media during Colorado’s 2024 opener.

Professionally, Sanders is now rooming with quarterbacks Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Dillon Gabriel in Cleveland. Initial camp reports commend his touch and composure and add the steep rise for any fifth‑round selection. The rookie continues to rely on his father’s Hall-of-Fame advice—Deion sends him daily voice messages—and maintains with Hunter for post‑practice film review. Surrounded by family, longtime teammates and veteran mentors, Shedeur Sanders continues to mold the next chapter of a football narrative that already seems larger than life.