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University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders hyped up highly touted quarterback recruit Julian Lewis’ commitment to the Buffaloes on Thursday.
Sanders took to social media, tagging Lewis on X with a post that read, “Legendary.”
Lewis, who is a 4-star prospect and the No. 36 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, officially announced Thursday that he has committed to play college football at Colorado:
With Sanders poised to enter the 2025 NFL draft after this season, Lewis may be his heir apparent 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, thus re-opening his recruitment. At the time, ESPN’s Pete Thamel noted that Lewis had recently visited with Colorado and Georgia, while also expressing interest in Indiana.
Given that Lewis stars at Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Georgia, the Bulldogs could have had the inside track, making him a significant addition to Colorado.
When Coach Prime moved from FCS Jackson State to Colorado, he brought his son with him. Shedeur has been a highly productive player during 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 is trending toward an even better season as a senior in 2024. He’s completing 72.9 percent of his passing attempts for 3,222 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven picks with two regular-season games left to be played.
Most impressively, Colorado is 8-2, and it 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, it was always a question mark whether Coach Prime would be able to find a suitable replacement once Shedeur moved on.
With Shedeur in line to perhaps be the first quarterback taken in the 2025 NFL draft, Lewis has a chance to slide into his starting role as soon as next season.
While it is far from a guarantee that he will start as a true freshman, he has a track record of making an immediate impact. He was named a finalist for the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award during his sophomore season when 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.
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