{"id":405435,"date":"2022-09-06T17:42:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=405435"},"modified":"2022-09-06T17:42:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:42:52","slug":"who-is-shedeur-sanders-son-of-nfl-mlb-legend-deion-sanders-who-stole-the-show-with-a-5-td-performance-as-jackson-state-tigers-demolished-florida-am-rattlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/who-is-shedeur-sanders-son-of-nfl-mlb-legend-deion-sanders-who-stole-the-show-with-a-5-td-performance-as-jackson-state-tigers-demolished-florida-am-rattlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Shedeur Sanders, Son of NFL &#038; MLB Legend Deion Sanders, Who Stole the Show With a 5-TD Performance As Jackson State Tigers Demolished Florida A&#038;M Rattlers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shedeur Sanders recently came in the news for all good reasons. A 59-3 victory over the Florida A&amp;M Rattlers marked the sophomore quarterback&#8217;s impressive 2022 season debut. He completed his first 17 throw attempts and finished the day 29 of 33 for 323 yards and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>For the Jackson State Tigers, Shedeur Sanders&#8217; season couldn&#8217;t have gotten off to a greater start. Shedeur Sanders has already improved his game for the 2022 season, despite how impressive he was as a true freshman last year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_405436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405436\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405436\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-1.jpg\" alt=\"Shedeur Sanders\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-405436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>ATLANTA, GA &#8211; DECEMBER 18: Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #2 of the Jackson State Tigers looks for a potential receiver during the college football Cricket Celebration Bowl game between the South Carolina State Bulldogs and the Jackson State Tigers on December 18, 2021 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There were 26 scholarship offers made to this young man, including seven from the SEC. For his stellar performance, Sanders was named Southwestern Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Stats Perform FedEx Ground FCS National Offensive Player of the Week, and the BOXTOROW National Player of the Week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Showdown Time: Notre Dame \u2013 Ohio State : Lebron James , Chase Young, Justin Fields, Zeke &amp; Joe Burrow\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/showdown-time-notre-dame-ohio-state-lebron-james-chase-young-justin-fields-zeke-joe-burrow\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Showdown Time: Notre Dame \u2013 Ohio State: LeBron James, Chase Young, Justin Fields, Zeke &amp; Joe Burrow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Who is Shedeur Sanders?<\/h2>\n<p>American football quarterback Shedeur Sanders is now a member of the Jackson State Tigers. He is the offspring of Jackson State head coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders. Sanders&#8217; father served as the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders &#8211; the son of head coach Deion Sanders &#8211; through three quarters against FAMU today: 28-of-31, 311 yards, 5 TD, 0 INT.<\/p>\n<p>He opened the game 17-for-17 with 3 TD passes.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most electric players in college football. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7CcVfVw89\">pic.twitter.com\/R7CcVfVw89<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Field Yates (@FieldYates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates\/status\/1566544340767342595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shedeur Sanders, a four-star prospect, initially chose Florida Atlantic over offers from Florida State, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama to play college football. <a href=\"https:\/\/gojsutigers.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/shedeur-sanders\/2077\">Sanders<\/a> began his studies at Jackson State in January 2021. However, he was not permitted to participate in the team&#8217;s Spring 2021 season as a player.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FTBeard7\/status\/1566551099783294977?s=20&#038;t=zLHnvDrfvbgpiWp7hCwJeA<\/p>\n<p>As the Tigers&#8217; starting quarterback for the next fall season in 2021, Sanders completed 3,231 passes for 3,031 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XqP-BBJdn9w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sanders became the first player from a historically black college or university (HBCU) to win the Jerry Rice Award for the best freshman in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision after being awarded the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Freshman of the Year and second team All-SWAC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a title=\"\u201cThat\u2019s Ultimately What Cost Us\u201d- Marcus Freeman Shares His Thoughts on His Team\u2019s Biggest Weakness Ahead of a New Season\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/thats-ultimately-what-cost-us-marcus-freeman-shares-his-thoughts-on-his-teams-biggest-weakness-ahead-of-a-new-season\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cThat\u2019s Ultimately What Cost Us\u201d- Marcus Freeman Shares His Thoughts on His Team\u2019s Biggest Weakness Ahead of a New Season<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Deion Sanders&#8217; NFL career<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_405438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405438\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405438\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-2.jpg\" alt=\"Shedeur Sanders\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-2.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/Shedeur-Sanders-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-405438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits: SB Nation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During his 14-year career, Deion Sanders played for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League (NFL). The first athlete to participate in both a Super Bowl and a World Series, he won two Super Bowl championships and made one World Series participation in 1992.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deion Sanders is the only athlete\u00a0ever to score\u00a0an NFL touchdown and hit\u00a0an MLB home run\u00a0in the same week<\/p>\n<p>30 years ago today: 3-for-5 with HR, pair of doubles<\/p>\n<p>Five\u00a0days later, returns punt\u00a068 yards for a TD\u00a0in his NFL debut<\/p>\n<p>Legend \ud83d\udcaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S6l8RhU2H7\">pic.twitter.com\/S6l8RhU2H7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1169616779242590208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was selected for eight Pro Bowls, earned six first-team All-Pro honors, and appeared in back-to-back Super Bowls, winning both with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX and the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX. 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A 59-3 victory over the Florida A&amp;M Rattlers marked the sophomore quarterback&#8217;s impressive 2022 season debut. He completed his first 17 throw attempts and finished the day 29 of 33 for 323 yards and five touchdowns. 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