Coach Prime’s son Shilo Sanders sets clear goals after not receiving invite from 2025 NFL scouting combine

Shilo Sanders had a limited 2024 season with the Colorado Buffaloes. He picked up an injury in the Week 2 defeat to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and spent a good part of his final college football season recovering.

Shilo declared for the 2025 NFL draft, but was not invited to the NFL Combine. However, he has remained unfazed. The Buffaloes safety brought NFL Combine-like activities to Boulder and documented his activities in a YouTube video on his channel. He also spoke of a few goals, which include running a 4-yard dash in well under five seconds.

"I don't run a five. I could run a five backwards... 4.48 sounds pretty good. I'm going to try to get Coach Prime and Shedeur's 40-time and put them side by side." (6:11)

The 40-yard dash is one of the tests a player at the NFL Combine does. It is seen as one of, if not the, most important test in the entire Combine process.

Purely a test of speed, it measures how quickly a player can run 40 yards. This is the distance of a punt in football.

Looking at previous times at the Combine, a safety averages 40 yards in around 4.55 seconds.

What was Deion Sanders' NFL Combine time, and could Shilo Sanders break it?

Shilo mentioned comparing his time with whatever time his brother Shedeur Sanders does at the Combine. This time is obviously unknown, but his father's is available to the public.

Deion played as a cornerback, a position that is, on average, quicker than a safety. During the 1989 NFL Combine, Deion Sanders ran the 40-yard dash in 4.25 seconds.

However, a change in the method of evaluation meant that the time was reevaluated at 4.27 seconds. The record sits at 4.23 seconds, so Sanders was right up there.

There is, however, some doubt surrounding the legitimacy of Deion's time, as there is reportedly no footage of the event.