Jackson State Tigers sophomore quarterback Shedeur Sanders is a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate, according to his father and head coach, Deion Sanders.
The elder Sanders launched the unofficial Heisman campaign in an interview with the Mississippi Clarion Ledger.
“I think we’re in [the Heisman race],” Deion Sanders told the Clarion Ledger. “We did what we wanted to do.
“Now you get to put on Tupac ‘All Eyez on Me’. (Shedeur) gets to play that song. Now he just has to do what he’s been doing thus far. I like his maturation. I like his growth. First and foremost, I love the way the line has protected him and receivers are doing their job as well. [Offensive coordinator] Brett [Bartolone] is calling a heck of a game.”
The younger Sanders has staked the Tigers to a 4-0 start. He has thrown for 1394 yards, 14 touchdowns and only a single interception. Last week against Mississippi State, Sanders completed 40 passes on 51 attempts for 438 yards—all career highs—and four touchdown passes.
The quarterback is a former four-star recruit who flipped from Florida Atlantic to join his father in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2021. The impromptu Heisman campaign will continue Saturday when the Tigers face South Alabama on the road.
