The Athletic spoke with 10 people who worked with Sanders during his NFL days. None envisioned Sanders as a coach who would turn around a major college football program, but their stories make it easier to connect the dots between Neon Deion and Coach Prime.

Deion Sanders can envision Shedeur Sanders in blue. The Colorado football coach outlined how his quarterback son, a possible No. 1 pick, could land with the Giants in the 2025 NFL Draft during a recent discussion with former NFL cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones.

Quarterbacks have been selected with the first pick in six of the last seven NFL drafts. As is often the case, the teams jostling for the top pick in April's 2025 draft have a need at quarterback, and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders is among the gunslingers in the mix to go at the top of the draft.

NFL Draft is shaping up to be a quarterback-heavy event, and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders is firmly in the mix as a potential top overall pick. Quarterba

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders confirmed that he hasn't spoken to any NFL teams about potentially joining the same organization as his son,

There's been some changes at the top of the NFL draft order over the last two weeks. Here are our latest predictions for the first round.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders teased new custom cleats and seemed confident about going No. 1 overall in April's NFL draft during a conversation