The quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes, Shedeur Sanders, is predicted to earn the most NIL (name, image, likeness) this year among all NCAA football players.
Deion Sanders, Shedeur’s father and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is the head coach of the Buffaloes, who just pulled off a historic upset over TCU Horned Frogs. In a nail-biting match, the 21-point underdogs defeated the national championship runner-ups 45–42.
Shedeur stunned everyone with a sensational performance against TCU, completing 37 of his attempts for a school-record 510 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. And within the collegiate football community, Shedeur’s reputation and excitement have swiftly risen over the previous 72 hours.
Think about this, Sanders is anticipated to make the most of any collegiate football player, $3.8 million, according to On3 Nil. Arch Manning, the quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, is far behind with estimated NOL earnings of $2.9 million.
Shedeur Sanders is now projected to make $3.8M through NIL this season.
That is up $2.5M dollars from before his breakout game against TCU.
Sanders’ projected NIL earnings is over $2M more than Dak Prescott’s base salary this season ($1,700,000).
Nearly $3M more than Joe… pic.twitter.com/MU8LJokyKD
— NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) September 5, 2023
After a fruitful two-year tenure at Jackson State, the 21-year-old Sanders relocated to Colorado to join his father. Before deciding to go to the Centennial State, Shedeur and Deion guided the Tigers to back-to-back SWAC Championships in 2021 and 2022.
Tom Brady texted Shedeur Sanders after the game against TCU.
“Don’t be satisfied.”
— RK (@RyanKoenigsberg) September 5, 2023
When Colorado hosts their old rival Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday, Sanders will try to lead them to an unexpected 2-0 start to the season. On September 30, the Buffaloes will host Caleb Williams, the current Heisman Trophy winner, and the USC Trojans in a game that you might want to mark on your calendar right away.