Shedeur Sanders in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Colorado (from Jackson State), 2021–⁠24

Shedeur Sanders

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Canton, TX
Born
Feb 7, 2002, in Tyler, Texas

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Shedeur Sanders played quarterback at Jackson State (2021–⁠22) and Colorado (2023–⁠24). He won the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He finished eighth in the 2024 Heisman vote. The Cleveland Browns took Sanders in round 5, No. 144 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,134
Passing yards, 2024 (Colorado, 9–⁠4)
Best game
510 yards
At TCU, week 1, 2023: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2024
Drafted
No. 144
Round 5, 2025 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

510passing yards, career highat TCU, 20235touchdown passes, career highfour times; last vs. Oklahoma State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Southern, 2022

Honors

Team titles: SWAC champions, 2021 and 2022

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Jackson State284168.32596.311
2022Jackson State32245470.93,3867.5366
2023Colorado29843069.33,2307.5273
2024Colorado35347774.04,1348.73710
Career1,0011,40271.411,0097.910120

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Jackson State9−5−0.607
2022Jackson State751612.1442
2023Colorado111−77−0.7438
2024Colorado100−50−0.5417
Career295290.11242

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Jackson State2QBFr.
2022Jackson State2QBSo.
2023Colorado2QBJr.
2024Colorado2QBSr.6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2021Jackson State (FCS)500.06––3.186%––
2022Jackson State (FCS)3240.4486th (n=250)0.32143.559%––
2023Colorado5250.2942nd (n=255)0.32154.268%0.430.24
2024Colorado5630.3568th (n=238)0.30197.070%0.460.17

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Colorado 13 games, 4,134 passing yards, 37 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.North Dakota StateW 31–⁠2626344454117
Sep 7atNebraskaL 10–⁠28233824411−30
Sep 14atColorado StateW 28–⁠9364931040−3
Sep 21vs.BaylorW 38–⁠3125413412026
Sep 28atUCFW 48–⁠2128352903115
Oct 12vs.Kansas StateL 28–⁠31344038831−50
Oct 19atArizonaW 34–⁠72333250226
Oct 26vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠232530323201
Nov 9atTexas TechW 41–⁠2730432913016
Nov 16vs.UtahW 49–⁠24304134031−9
Nov 23vs.KansasL 21–⁠3723292663026
Nov 29vs.Oklahoma StateW 52–⁠0344143851−31
Dec 28 ✦vs.BYUL 14–⁠36162320822−34
2023 Colorado 11 games, 3,230 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atTCUW 45–⁠42384751040−32
Sep 9vs.NebraskaW 36–⁠14314239320−30
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 43–⁠353847348413
Sep 23atOregonL 6–⁠42233315910−34
Sep 30vs.USCL 41–⁠4830453714150
Oct 7atArizona StateW 27–⁠24264223910−17
Oct 13vs.StanfordL 43–⁠4633474005137
Oct 28atUCLAL 16–⁠28274321710−20
Nov 4vs.Oregon StateL 19–⁠26243924520−37
Nov 11vs.ArizonaL 31–⁠3422352622029
Nov 17atWashington StateL 14–⁠566108610−26
2022 Jackson State 12 games, 3,386 passing yards, 36 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Florida A&MW 59–⁠329333235017
Sep 10vs.Tennessee StateW 16–⁠3304427610−3
Sep 24vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 49–⁠740514254115
Oct 8atAlabama StateW 26–⁠1230463323113
Oct 15atBethune-CookmanW 48–⁠836482725233
Oct 22vs.CampbellW 22–⁠142331233117
Oct 29vs.SouthernW 35–⁠018331941052
Nov 5atTexas SouthernW 41–⁠14233025230−6
Nov 12vs.Alabama A&MW 27–⁠1313241834027
Nov 19atAlcorn StateW 24–⁠13182921611−19
Dec 3vs.SouthernW 43–⁠2432453274016
Dec 17 ✦vs.North Carolina CentralL 34–⁠413040353409

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Grambling, so that game is not listed.

2021 Jackson State 1 game, 259 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 18atUL MonroeL 7–⁠12284125911−5

No box score in the source for Oct 30 at Mississippi Valley State; Dec 18 vs. South Carolina State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′1½″
Weight212 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan77¾″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

Pro Bowl: 2025

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2025Cleveland Browns81202121,400710169
2026 (so far)Cleveland Browns1110000
NFL career91212131,400710169

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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