Deion Sanders and his son Shedeur have set the football world on fire with their Colorado debut. Shedeur became a massive sensation with his four TD, 510-yard performance, shredding the TCU defense apart. His popularity grew to the point that his projected NIL valuation shot up to $3,800,000.
Advertisement
Shedeur previously held an NIL valuation of $1.3 million, but his bizarre debut changed it all in a matter of days. According to On3, the 21-year-old’s price shot up to $2.5 million after the game that brought him massive fame overnight. Hence, as per the new estimate, Deion Sanders’ son has surpassed Peyton Manning’s five-star QB nephew Arch Manning, in projected NIL earnings for the coming year.
Shedeur Sanders’ Projected NIL Valuation Shoots Up
According to On3, three-star QB Shedeur Sanders recently became the highest NIL-valued football player. The only student-athlete above him in the ranks of NIL 100, is LeBron James’ son Bronny James who sits at the top with a staggering $6.1 million valuation. However, with the massive rise in Shedeur’s fame after just one game, it’s yet to be seen if his rank changes later in the season.
After becoming an overnight sensation, Shedeur surpassed Peyton Manning’s nephew by a huge margin. Arch Manning as of now, sits at the fourth rank with a NIL valuation of $2.9 million but has an impressive 99.53 rating compared to 89.16 of Shedeur. Furthermore, the next Colorado player on the list is Travis Hunter with $1.8 million in NIL valuation.
Shedeur Sanders is now projected to make $3.8M through NIL this season.
That is up $2.5M dollars from before his breakout game against TCU.
Sanders’ projected NIL earnings is over $2M more than Dak Prescott’s base salary this season ($1,700,000).
Nearly $3M more than Joe… pic.twitter.com/MU8LJokyKD
— NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) September 5, 2023
Shedeur, with this massive increase in his valuation, might actually fetch more dollars than what many NFL players get as base salaries. Surprisingly, Shedeur’s $3.8 million projected earnings are nearly $2.8 million more than Joe Burrow’s base salary of $1,010,000 and $2 million more than Dak Prescott’s $1,700,000 base salary.
Deion Sanders’ $29,500,000 Colorado Contract
It appears like the Sanders family has mastered the art of sports business. Shedeur’s 192% hike in NIL valuation comes just months after Deion Sanders‘ $29.5 million five-year Colorado deal. The deal, at that time, appeared to be a big gamble for the Buffs but now that the team is seeing massive results, it looks like the deal was a big steal.
A big weekend for Colorado 🦬
Travis Hunter played in 129 snaps and added more than 75,000 social media followers.
Shedeur Sanders broke the Colorado single-game passing record, while his On3 NIL Valuation jumped $2.5 million.
More from @Pete_Nakos96: https://t.co/KooWTwbW3z pic.twitter.com/t2hTEYVQFz
— On3 NIL (@On3NIL) September 5, 2023
The Buffs reportedly signed Deion without having the money to pay for it. But with the help of the fans, Buffs collected millions in donations. Colorado is now seeing the Prime Effect which the Buffaloes believed in from the start. Furthermore, it is not just Shedeur who is bagging huge NIL money from the Sanders family. Shilo’s valuation has reached $546,000, after the game. Now it is to be seen how much their valuation grows as Colorado is looking stronger than ever before.
