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Shedeur Sanders is waiting to be selected in the 2025 NFL draft after a collegiate career at Colorado and Jackson State.
The 6-foot-1, 212-pound quarterback was a 2021 four-star recruit (247Sports Composite) from Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas. He was recruited by Tennessee.
Sanders attended a camp at Tennessee on June 22, 2019, and the Vols offered him a scholarship on June 23, 2019.
“Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Sanders said during his recruitment. “God is amazing! Worked very hard for this. Hard work pays off. This is just the beginning!”
Oregon was the first school to offer a scholarship to Sanders on July 15, 2017, while Florida was the first SEC school to offer him on May 7, 2018. In addition to Tennessee, he received SEC offers from LSU, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Alabama and South Carolina.
Jeremy Pruitt served as Tennessee’s head coach when the Vols recruited Sanders. The 2021 prospect was also recruited by UCF and then-head coach Josh Heupel. Heupel and the Knights offered Sanders a scholarship on Jan. 27, 2020.
“Very blessed to receive an offer from the University of Central Florida,” Sanders said during his recruitment from Heupel.
Tennessee hired Heupel on Jan. 27, 2021.
PHOTOS: Shedeur Sanders plays in Knoxville
In high school, Sanders and Trinity Christian played in Knoxville. Trinity Christian defeated Catholic, 49-14, on Aug. 29, 2020.
Sanders completed 24-of-30 passing attempts for 388 yards and three touchdowns. He also totaled two rushing touchdowns.
The matchup featured Catholic quarterback Kaden Martin, son of Tennessee national championship quarterback and then-Vols’ wide receivers coach Tee Martin, versus Sanders.
Sanders is the son of Pro and College Football Hall of Famer, and two-time Super Bowl champion, Deion Sanders. Deion Sanders was offensive…
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