Shedeur Sanders is a well-known name in the field of college football. Not just because he is the son of the legendary Deion Sanders but also because of his capabilities, which have even led him to be named one of the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy this year. Shedeur is anyway going to leave for the NFL Draft very soon, for which Deion has been looking for a great add-on to Colorado Buffs to replace his Shedeur.

Shedeur is also one of the 2 QBS with 400+ attempts in the top 10, with that he stands as the most of the most accurate passer in college football. However, he is not ready to stop and is giving in all that he has got. With a recent achievement of Davey O’Brien’s watch list, added another star to his achievements. 

Shedeur is now Joel Klatt’s successor

The Davey O’Brien Award’s tagline says, “Honoring the Nation’s Timeless Legacy of Quarterback Mastery”. The Davey O’Brien Award gives recognition to candidates who exemplify Davey O’Brien’s outstanding character and reflect great teamwork, sportsmanship, and leadership, not just in athletics but in academics as well. It is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious National QB award. On August 8th, they officially released the pre-season list that features 22 seniors, 12 juniors, and two sophomores. And the list includes many big names, including Sheduer Sanders, adding another milestone that he has achieved. On August 8th, Brian Howell, Colorado Buffs beat writer, tweeted on his X account, giving everyone the great news that Sheduer Sanders has made it to the Davey O’Brien Watchlist. The tweet read as “Shocker! Shedeur Sanders on the Davey O’Brien watch list. Only the third Colorado QB to make the watch list since 1997 (Joel Klatt and Steven Montez were the others). #cubuffs“. That gives Shedeur another front leg with another achievement added to his long list. 

The other two QBs from Colorado who could make it to the Davey O’Brien watch list were Joel Klatt and Steven Montez. No QB since the year 1997 could get themselves on the list and with that, Shedeur made another history. Though Shedeur has named it till the semi-finals to be named in the Davey O’Brien watch list last year, too. However, Shedeur could not win as Jayden Daniels took the winner trophy home. Now, the committee will cut down this list to semifinalists and announce them on November 12th. Then, they will name the finalists on November 26th. And the much-awaited winner trophy would go to the much-deserving athlete on December 12th. One such candidate for Davey O’Brien was Joel Klatt back in the year 2003. 

Joel Klatt was the man for CU in his time

Joel Klatt was the go-to person for Colorado Buffs during his time at CU. Born in the year 1982, this American college football color commentator and analyst for Fox Sports, during his time has led Colorado to a Big 12 North Title in the 2005 season. During his time, Davey O’Brien has bestowed too many of the prominent names in college football who now have extraordinary NFL careers. One such player who was on the watchlist but who could not make it to the finals was Joel Klatt himself. This happened back in the year 2003.

All of his teammates that got him the Zack Jordan Award were also selected as Colorado’s most valuable player in a vote Joel. Not just his teammates but the fans loved Joel too, the proof is right here. Joel won the Buffalo Heart Award, which is a fan honor that one gets. Well, now he is into broadcasting, which is coming as an enormous hit for him, keeping in mind the kind of history he has made for himself and how he has made Colorado proud. With that looking at Shedeur Sanders making it to the Davey O’Brien watchlist must have been huge for him!