Colorado Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders may not get into the spotlight often like his fellow teammates Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, but during the Week 12 game against Utah Utes, he left a good impression.
In Saturday’s game, in the fourth quarter, Shilo executed a perfect sack on Utah quarterback Issac Wilson, turning the ball over. After the play, Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingstone was also pumped.
Reaction to the video: Deion Sanders Jr., aka Bucky, had a three-word reaction:
“It’s [a] Beautiful Thing.”
It’s Beautiful thing. https://t.co/xEQLv9xizB
— Deion Sanders Jr (@DeionSandersJr) November 17, 2024
Shilo had an incredible game with five total tackles, four of which were solo, and one sack. His brother Shedeur led the team’s offense with over 300 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. Will Sheppard caught two of those catches in the end zone.
All these important contributions led the Buffaloes to a 49-24 victory, leading to the team improving to 8-2 on the season and potentially uplifting their rankings in the next CFP poll.
Shilo Sanders’ Performance This Season
Senior safety Shilo Sanders is also going to declare for next year’s NFL Draft and with each good performance he is raising his value.
The safety started the season on a high with six solo tackles against the North Dakota State Bison. However, he suffered a forearm injury during the Week 2 game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, requiring him to be sidelined three games before he returned in a 31-28 loss against the Kansas State Wildcats.
However, in his return game, as Coach Prime bluntly put it, he didn’t play well and was “pathetic.” In that game, he recorded seven solo tackles.
“I thought he played horrible. I thought he was rusty,” the coach said.
Shilo also knew he missed out on many coverages, resulting in a terrible outing for him.
“You work to get back [from injury] and then you get back and have the worst game of your life, it’s really disappointing for me, and especially the fans,” he said.
“I’ve been seeing everybody turn on me and stuff like that. But I’m not worried about none of that because as soon as you do good, they gonna be right back on your side. It’s how it was when we won the UCF game out there in Florida. So I’m not really worried about none of that. I’m worried about me getting better; I’m worried about contributing to the team and helping us win.”
Since his return, he has played every game, averaging at least four solo tackles per game.