Shedeur Sanders reacts to Julian Lewis committing to Deion, Colorado: ‘Legendary’ | News, results, highlights, stats and rumours

University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders hyped highly touted quarterback recruit Julian Lewis’ commitment to the Buffaloes on Thursday.

Sanders took to social media and tagged Lewis at X with a post that read: “Legendary.”

Lewis, which is rated by 247 Sports as a 4-star view and the overall no. 35 player in the 2025 recruiting class, officially announced Thursday that he has committed to play college football at Colorado:

With Sanders set to enter the 2025 NFL draft at the conclusion of the 2024 college football season, Lewis could be the heir apparent at quarterback for Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, who is also Shedeur’s father.

Lewis originally committed to play at USC back in August 2023, but he decommitted on Sunday, reopening his recruitment.

At the time, ESPN’s Pete Thamel noted that Lewis had recently visited Colorado and Georgia while also expressing interest in Indiana.

Given that Lewis plays at Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Georgia, the University of Georgia could have had the inside track, which makes him such an important addition for Coach Prime and Colorado.

When Coach Prime moved from FCS Jackson State to Colorado, he took his son with him, and Shedeur has been a highly productive player in his two seasons with the Buffs.

During his debut FBS campaign in 2023, Shedeur completed 69.3 percent of his passes for 3,230 yards, 27 touchdowns and three interceptions. Despite that, Colorado went just 4-8.

He’s on pace for an even better senior season in 2024, completing 72.9 percent of his attempts for 3,222 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven picks with two regular-season games remaining.

Most impressively, Colorado is 8-2 and controls its own destiny in terms of playing in the Big 12 Championship Game and reaching the College Football Playoff.

While expectations were high for Colorado with Shedeur at quarterback, whether Deion Sanders would be able to find a suitable replacement once Shedeur moved on was always a question mark.

With Shedeur in line to possibly be the first quarterback in the 2025 NFL draft, Lewis has a chance to slide into his starting role as early as next season.

While it’s far from a guarantee he’ll start as a true freshman, he has a track record of making an immediate impact as he was named a finalist for the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award during his sophomore season , as he threw for 3,094 yards, 48 ​​touchdowns and just two interceptions.

If Lewis is as good as advertised, Coach Prime may have the pieces in place to make Colorado a perennial contender for Big 12 and national titles.