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Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders
Jersey Number 21

Shilo Sanders

  • Position:
    Safety
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Canton, Texas
  • High School:
    Trinity Christian
  • Prev School:
    South Carolina/Jackson State
AT COLORADO (2023)
2023 (Jr.-RS)
  • Played in 11 games, starting in all of them. Missed one game due to injury.
  • 9th defensive back in CU history to lead the team in tackles (70).
  • Tied for 1st in solo tackles in the Pac-12 with 55.
  • 1st in the Pac-12 and Second in the country in forced fumbles with 4, first in the country for DB forced fumbles.
  • Recorded an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown and forced a fumble in the win over Colorado State. 
  • Logged double-digit tackles in the first (10, TCU) and last (11, Utah) games of the season.
  • Named  to the AP, College Football Network, and Bay Area News Group Second Team All Pac-12 Team.
  • Named an honorable mention All Pac-12 Coaches.
AS A TRANSFER
  • 247 sports ranked him as a three star transfer and the No. 734 overall transfer, No. 54 safety in the portal.
  • He came to Colorado with two years to play two.
AT JACKSON STATE (2021-22)
  • Played in 20 games over two seasons starting 15 games, with 59 total tackles, one and a half tackles for a loss, 12 pass deflections, five interceptions, and two forced fumbles.
  • Second-team All-SWAC in 2021, where he was tied for second in SWAC with four interceptions and made 39 tackles (28 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss. Recorded a season-high seven tackles with one and a half against Florida A&M.
  • In 2022 he registered 20 total tackles, adding one interception, and five pass deflections.
AT SOUTH CAROLINA (2019-20)
  •  Played in 13 games over two seasons
  • Recorded 32 tackles (23 solo) with one tackle for loss 
  • Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2019
AT TRINITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
  • Cornerback prospect who prepped at Trinity Christian High School in Texas, coached by Troy Williams. 
  • He helped the Tigers to a perfect 14-0 season and a TAPPS Division II state championship in 2018.
  • He played cornerback, receiver, punted and returned kicks, recording 19 tackles and five interceptions as a senior. On offense, he had 13 catches for 199 yards and three touchdowns and also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns.
  • Sanders was named an Under Armour All-American in 2019.
  • The 247Sports Composite ranked him as the  No. 62 cornerback in the country, the 83rd-ranked player in the Lone Star State. and number 668 overall.Sanders was ranked No. 287 in the ESPN300.