Colorado Buffaloes stars Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter continue to grab headlines ahead of the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft in April. Both are coming off spectacular seasons, with Hunter winning an array of college football awards, including the coveted Heisman Trophy, while Sanders won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
Both are projected to be top picks, with many draft analysts touting they will be picked within the top five selections.
Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter Named to Top 100 College Football Players
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, ESPN named their top 100 players from the 2024-25 college football season. Bill Connelly, David Hale, Chris Low, Max Olson, Adam Rittenberg, and Paolo Uggetti put together their thoughts to produce this list for ESPN.
The Buffaloes quarterback was ranked No. 20 on the list, while the two-way star topped the list at No. 1.
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Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter land on ESPN’s Top 100 College Football Players for the 2024-25 season@ShedeurSanders x @TravisHunterJr #GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/tM0Fmu0FCn
— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) February 11, 2025
Fans on the internet had “legendary” reactions upon learning the news.
“Well deserved honor for them!!!” one fan commented.
“Congratulations!💯! But look at God!🙏🏾” another wrote.
“Legendary,” one fan wrote under CU Buffs’ Instagram post.
Meanwhile, there were some fans who weren’t happy with Sanders getting ranked at 20.
“20 is crazy smh,” one fan wrote.
“They on Dillon Gabriel’s meat bad this year,” another wrote.
“At number 20? The most accurate QB of all time? The guy who walked in the door throwing for 400 yards? Smh. If it’s a player ranking? Team success is not included in the evaluation. It’s no way there were 18 better players,” another fan said.
Which QBs Were Ranked Ahead of Sanders in the List?
It comes as a surprise to some fans after not seeing Sanders ranked higher than No. 20. This is understandable given the quarterback led the 4-8 Buffaloes program to 9-4 in 2024, along with the team’s first bowl appearance since 2016.
Sanders was fourth in the country with 4,134 passing yards along with 37 touchdowns, which only comes second to Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward in FBS.
At No. 9, ESPN ranked Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who led the program to an undefeated run during the regular season before being defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff.
Finally, Ward was placed third. The signal-caller led the FBS in total QB rating (88.7), passing touchdowns (39), and completions of 20 yards or more (74), according to ESPN.
Ward and Sanders are expected to be the first two quarterbacks off the draft board come April.