The Colorado Buffaloes became a hot topic in college football this season, despite not breaking into the top 10 of the AP poll or college football playoff rankings. Their surge in popularity was largely due to the larger-than-life personalities on the team, particularly head coach Deion Sanders, along with star players quarterback Shedeur Sanders, expected to be a first-round draft pick this spring, and Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner likely to be drafted even sooner than Shedeur.
While Shedeur may be the leading Sanders on the roster, he isn’t the only one of Deion’s children aiming for the NFL this spring. Safety Shilo Sanders is also striving to secure a spot on an NFL roster. However, the pre-draft process has not started off well for the lesser-known Sanders brother. Reports indicate that “Shilo Sanders has reportedly been ‘struggling’ at the East West Shrine Bowl practices, getting ‘taken advantage of’ in 1v1s and being targeted during team drills. Many observers believe he has ‘not raised his stock’ through his performance in these practices. Several NFL scouts have projected him as a day three pick since entering the draft, indicating the Colorado DB has significant work to do,” as shared by NFL Rookie Watch on Twitter, along with footage highlighting some of Shilo’s coverage issues.
Shilo Sanders has reportedly been “struggling” at the East West Shrine Bowl practices.
Sanders has reportedly been getting “taken advantage of” in 1v1s and has been getting picked on in team periods.
Many in attendance reportedly believe Sanders “has not raised his stock” with… pic.twitter.com/9S4mSWoYtC
— NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) January 28, 2025
Fans took to social media to express their reactions to the report and footage. “I mean I don’t look at him as a cover safety; he holds his own but he’s a hard-hitting safety… A couple of these drill videos showed bad balls too, lol. Somebody at the camp is selling my guy,” one fan commented. Another asked, “Hasn’t successfully covered anyone of relevance his entire college career; are you surprised?” Meanwhile, another fan suggested, “If my draft stock was as high as his, I would never be seen playing or at a combine until the draft. You can only slide downward; it just seems like a bad business move.”
It’ll be interesting to see if Shilo can turn around his early draft process challenges.
