Shilo Sanders didn’t hesitate when presented with an opportunity to address his critics.
The Colorado safety — Deion Sanders’ son and the brother of top quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders — fielded a question in an interview following the East-West Shrine Bowl on Thursday about “those little clips that people post out there,” often criticizing his coverage ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft and potential at the next level.
And in his answer, Shilo Sanders compared himself to President Donald Trump.
“If you just hate me, or you want to hate me… paint me in a bad picture, they do that to our president, they do that to everybody, you know,” Sanders said during the interview, according to a video posted to X by Joe Bonham. “So I’m not going to be safe from it. But it does get aggravating whenever you’re putting in work and you’re working on your craft and people are just steadily destroying you.”
After spending two years at South Carolina and then two years at Jackson State under Deion Sanders, Shilo Sanders followed his father to Colorado for his final two college seasons, starting 25 games and collecting 99 tackles, six pᴀsses defended and one interception
Then, while participating in the Shrine Bowl in Alabama, Sanders finished with six tackles and one pᴀss defended in an impressive performance during the West’s 25-0 loss, but he often spends time in the shadow of his famous father and younger brother Shedeur, who could be one of the top players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Shilo Sanders, though, could still become an option for teams in the later rounds despite the mounting criticism from earlier in the week, including one 50-second clip posted to X that captured him getting beat while defending at Shrine Bowl practices.
He told Bonham that he’ll continue to train for the NFL Combine in Colorado and has a goal of running a 4.40 40-yard dash.
“I just care about what the scouts think, “ Sanders told Bonham. “I just care about what Coach Prime thinks, what my family think, and I got a good circle around me, so I really don’t let that stuff affect me. It’s just really stupid how people always try to destroy you, and I don’t do nothing bad to nobody.”
