Will Shedeur Sanders start at Colorado? A look at Deion Sanders' son's position with the Buffaloes

Yes, Shedeur Sanders will start at Colorado in the 2024 college football season. The senior-class quarterback enters his second season with the Buffaloes with the goal of solidifying his spot as one of the 2025 NFL Draft's most important QB prospects.

Shedeur Sanders has been a starter throughout his college football career, first with the Jackson State Tigers and now with the Colorado Buffaloes. The Trinity Christian product was rated as one of the best players in college football during his time at Jackson State.

He guided the Tigers to a 23-3 record as the starting QB, including a perfect 16-0 record in SWAC games. After the 2022 college football season, he entered the transfer portal and subsequently joined the Colorado Buffaloes.

In his first season at Colorado, Shedeur Sanders showed the world that he wasn't a stat padding merchant at Jackson State.

Sanders put up a stat line of 3,230 yards, 31 touchdowns and three interceptions in 11 games during his first season with the Buffaloes. He led the nation in second-half passing yards per game (1,954), showcasing his ability to turn it up a notch when needed.

Shedeur Sanders' position as the starting quarterback for the Buffaloes is undisputed. His collegiate resume is unparalleled in the team's QB room, and he's gearing for a pivotal senior college season and his last before potentially declaring for the NFL draft.

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Who will back up Shedeur Sanders at Colorado?

The Colorado Buffaloes have two sophomore transfer quarterbacks on their roster set to compete for the backup QB spot behind Shedeur Sanders. They are former Vanderbilt QB Walter Taylor III and former Kentucky freshman Destin Wade.

Walter Taylor played five games in 2023, completing five passes for 44 yards and adding 30 rushes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Taylor entered the transfer portal at the end of the 2022 season, and 247 Sports gave him a .8800 transfer rating. He has three years of eligibility left.

Destin Wade joins from the Kentucky Wildcats. Wade redshirted his freshman season and entered the transfer portal after the 2022 season. 247 Sports gave him a .8600 transfer rating ahead of his move to Colorado. Like Walter Taylor, Wade has three years of eligibility left as he joins the Buffaloes.

There are three other QBs on the Buffaloes depth chart, namely sophomore Colton Allen and freshmen Dominiq Ponder and Ryan Staub.