Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft Status Debated By CFB Fans in Deion, Colorado's Bowl Loss

Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft Status Debated By CFB Fans in Deion, Colorado’s Bowl Loss

Posted by Admin December 29, 2024 NFL

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Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter have played their last game for Colorado.

The Buffaloes stars’ college careers ended on Saturday night with a 36-14 loss to BYU in the 2024 Alamo Bowl.

The contest in San Antonio was an emotional occasion for head coach Deion Sanders, who coached his sons Shilo and Shedeur Sanders for the last time in their college careers.

ESPN @espn

Deion Sanders was full of emotion after taking the final walk with his sons, Shedeur and Shilo ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PJchjwDKyh

But the occasion ended in a blowout loss for Sanders’ team, highlighted by his son’s 43-yard touchdown pass to Hunter in the third quarter.

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SHEDEUR TO TRAVIS HUNTER FOR AN UNREAL TOUCHDOWN TO PUT COLORADO ON THE BOARD 🔥 pic.twitter.com/xXC8DW5JxZ

A dominant performance by the BYU defense was capped off when Sanders was picked off in the fourth quarter. Linebacker Isaiah Glasker celebrated by imitating Deion Sanders’ signature touchdown dance.

Sanders recorded the final touchdown pass of his college career with a short throw to Sav’ell Smalls in the final minutes of the loss.

A bowl game loss won’t stop Colorado’s starting quarterback and the reigning Heisman Trophy winner at aiming for a spot in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft this April.

Sanders has made it clear that he wants to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, a goal he emphasized by wearing custom New York Giants cleats ahead of the bowl game.

That earned Sanders some ribbing from fans after he moved the Buffs back 23 yards on a sack that put his team out of field goal range in the second quarter.

AJ Hoffman @AJIsTheReal

Shedeur taking 23 yard sacks proves he is ready to be a New York Giant.

Abu Mikaeel @abimikaeel

It’s the NY Giants cleats that’s making Shedeur Sanders play like a true Giant this Alamo bowl.

Sanders finished the game having taken four sacks as his struggles with pressure from the BYU defense led some viewers to question how high he will go in the upcoming draft.

David Syvertsen @Ourlads_Sy

The number one issue I have with Shedeur Sanders is the amount he runs backwards to avoid pressure.
It will never work in the NFL – and it will create game-changing plays for the team that drafts him.

Rustic Hillbilly @shartywaffles7

Does this game drop Shedeur Sanders stock in the draft at all? He is obviously a talented QB but the speed of the BYU defense seems to be giving him a lot of trouble. He won’t be able to take these types of hits repeatedly at the next level in my mostly uninformed opinion.…

James Lovett @jameslovett26

Shedeur Sanders is not a first round QB talent.

Other fans were impressed by Sanders’ decision to stay in until the end of the blowout, especially in the light of prospective top pick Cam Ward’s decision to sit out the second half of Saturday’s Pop-Tarts bowl after setting the all-time DI career touchdown pass record in the first.

Miami went on to lose 42-41 to Iowa State with Ward on the sideline.

Zach Fleer @ZachFleer270

Shedeur Sanders: still taking hits, throwing TDs with 2 minutes left down by 29 points
Cam Ward: breaks a record, immediately subs himself out of the game in a bowl game his team lost by 6 points
No debate who the QB1 in this draft is

Anthony Wireman @awireman

Shedeur Sanders still on the field, down 36-7, with 5 minutes to play in the 4th quarter. That would stand out to me if I was going to pick a QB in the next draft.

brian twining @Brian_Twining

For all the negative energy Cam Ward is receiving for “opting out” at halftime, let’s have the complete opposite energy for both Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Two projected Top 5 NFL Draft picks out here with 4+ minutes left down 29.

Hunter recorded four receptions, including the second-quarter touchdown catch, to rack up triple digit receiving yards for the eighth time this season.

Whatever the results of the upcoming draft, Sanders and Hunter will depart from Deion Sanders’ program having successfully led the Buffaloes from a 1-11 season two years ago to a winning record and bowl game this winter.