Louisville football: 3 quarterback options for Cards in class of 2021

Shedeur Sanders

PRO – Cedar Hill, TX

Louisville has recently turned up the heat on four-star quarterback Shedeur Sanders from Cedar Hill, Texas. Sanders is the son of NFL-great Deion Sanders and is ranked as the 13th-best pro-style quarterback by 247Sports and the #231 player overall regardless of position.

Sanders possesses a star-studded offer sheet including offers from Alabama, Georgia, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCLA, and others. He completed 242-of-329 passes for 3,459 yards and 47 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also scored 11 touchdowns on the ground. Sanders was at the forefront of a Trinity Christian team that won a state with a 13-1 record.

Additional: Shedeur Sanders 2021 junior season highlights

Sanders is the top option at quarterback for Louisville in the 2021 recruiting class.  Sanders told 247Sports’ Cardinal Authority, “I like the staff’s ability to breakdown the offensive concepts they run. I’ve done a couple of zoom calls with the staff and I like the way they run their program. Coach Ponce is very relatable and I like how he prepares his QBs.”

Reeling in Sanders would be a monumental recruiting victory for Louisville; not only the product on the field but the publicity he would bring to the Cardinals would be exponential.

247Sports national analyst Gabe Biggins on Sanders:

"“Highly productive and a winner with a pair of state championships to his name. Athletic frame, moves well and can extend plays. Does a nice job making that initial pass rusher miss, doesn’t panic and shows poise and calmness in the pocket. Has dual-threat ability and can pick up bug chunks of yards with his legs but doesn’t take off and run as much as you would expect. Has enough arm strength to get the ball down the field and shows nice touch on his deep ball. Can tighten his release a bit but has some solid tools that project well to college. Upside is an impact upper tier Power 5 starter and potential NFL draft pick”"

Sanders could definitely be a multi-year starter at the University of Louisville and at the very least, would compete immediately. If signed, he would likely be the crown jewel of the 2021 Cardinal recruiting class.