Browns QB Shedeur Sanders graduates from Colorado ahead of second NFL season

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders is embarking on his second NFL season, but on Saturday he was back in the place where he ascended to stardom. Sanders was in Boulder to receive his degree as a graduate from the University of Colorado.

He majored in sociology, according to his Colorado bio, while furthering his football career under his father, Buffs head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Before putting on his cap and gown, Shedeur Sanders gave a nod to his dad with the way he laid out his graduation fit.

It’s common for athletes to graduate after launching their professional careers. Sanders is now among that group.

He left Colorado after the 2024 season. The Dallas native spent two seasons with the Buffs after transferring from Jackson State, where he also played for his dad and won a pair of SWAC championships.

Together, Deion and Shedeur helped return Colorado football to relevance. While the Buffs’ hot start was quickly extinguished in 2023, they won nine games in 2024. The second time around, they ranked as high as No. 16 in the AP Poll and, for a while, were in the mix to reach the Big 12 title game. That season, Colorado finished No. 23 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and Shedeur Sanders clocked out with 4,134 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, 10 interceptions and a 74% completion percentage.

Last spring, the program retired his No. 2 jersey, plus the No. 12 jersey of Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, a two-way star the Jacksonville Jaguars selected No. 2 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Sanders wrapped his playing days on campus having thrown a total of 64 touchdowns against just 13 picks. In 2024, he was second nationally behind ’s in touchdown passes and fourth behind Ole Miss’ , Ward and Syracuse’s in passing yards.