Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is widely projected to be one of the first signal-callers selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.
PFSN’s most recent mock draft from Justin Lewis has Sanders going No. 7 overall to the New York Jets.
The youngest son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, Shedeur comes from a family where football runs deep — including among some of his siblings. He has four siblings: two brothers and two sisters. Here’s a closer look at each of them.
Meet Shedeur Sanders’ Four Siblings
Deion had two children — Deion Sanders Jr. and Deiondra Sanders — with his first wife, Carolyn Chambers. Shedeur is from Deion’s second marriage with Pilar Sanders, with whom the two-time Super Bowl champion also shares Shilo Sanders and Shelomi Sanders.
Deiondra Sanders
Deiondra Sanders, born April 17, 1992, is Shedeur’s oldest sibling. She found her way into reality television, making her first appearance on the Oxygen network’s “Deion and Pilar: Prime Time Love.”
She later appeared on OWN’s “Deion’s Family Playbook” alongside her four siblings, including Shedeur, and was featured on “Paradise Hotel” in 2019. According to her LinkedIn profile, Deiondra has served as director of communications and client management at Sc3 Sports Management since June 2019.
She is engaged to R&B musician Jacquees, and the couple recently welcomed their first child, a son named Que.
Deion Sanders Jr.
Deion Jr., born Dec. 1, 1993, followed in his father’s footsteps on the football field. He played wide receiver at Marcus High School in Dallas and later at Atlanta Sports Academy. He went on to play three seasons of college football at Southern Methodist University.
After stepping away from football in 2015, he transitioned into fashion, launching the streetwear brand Well Off Forever in 2016. He also served as his father’s social media manager during Deion’s time coaching at Jackson State.
Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders, Deion’s first child with Pilar, was born on Feb. 9, 2000. He played two years of college football at South Carolina before transferring to Jackson State and later Colorado alongside his brother Shedeur.
A safety, Shilo has also declared for the 2025 NFL Draft and is projected to be a late-round pick or priority undrafted free agent. In 2024, he recorded 45 solo tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, and two pass breakups.
Shelomi Sanders
Born on Dec. 14, 2003, Shelomi is the youngest of the Sanders siblings. She’s carried on the family’s athletic tradition, making a name for herself in basketball.
Shelomi played two seasons at Jackson State before transferring first to Colorado and later to Alabama A&M, where she currently plays for the Bulldogs.
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft Scouting Report
How highly one values Sanders likely depends on how much one prioritizes positional value when putting together a draft board. If you put a premium on the quarterback position, it’s pretty clear Sanders is a first-round value. If not, though, the decision is not so simple.
Sanders is an accurate and tough quarterback with a well-built frame and plenty of throws, hitting his targets in stride from each deep third of the field. He has a good enough arm to execute throws to targets in tight windows, and there’s a natural sense of timing that tells him where to place the ball right where only his receivers can get it.
That said, there’s some mental development that needs to take place for Sanders. He’s shown that he’s capable of making full-field reads, but he tends to play Superman when he doesn’t have the raw physical talent to make that work. His arm, though acceptable, isn’t particularly special. He’s not a statue in the pocket, but his athleticism is average. These issues can see him try too hard to extend plays that he simply can’t make, resulting in sacks or poor throws.
Compared to the quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft, I would argue Sanders would come in seventh as a prospect, ranking behind each of the six quarterbacks selected in the first round. This might make him more of a Day 2 talent, but the 2025 NFL Draft has a severe lack of high-end quarterback value.
Sanders arguably has the highest floor of any quarterback in the class, and he has the tools to become a solid starter in the NFL. In the right system, he could lead a team to a playoff run. Because of average physical tools, the ceiling likely does not go much further than that. However, a respectable starting quarterback is a valuable asset in today’s game, which should see him selected somewhere in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.