Full List of Colorado Players Drafted in Each Round of 2025 NFL Draft

Under head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, Colorado has engineered a tremendous turnaround in two years.

Before Sanders' arrival, the Buffaloes were 1-11 in 2022. They improved to 9-4 in 2024, finishing the year ranked 25th in the Associated Press poll.

Two players stood at the forefront of the program's comeback in quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way superstar Travis Hunter.

Both players arrived with Coach Sanders from Jackson State in 2023, and they were tremendous in Boulder.

Sanders threw for 4,134 yards and 37 touchdowns while completing 74.0 percent of his passes. Meanwhile, the Heisman Trophy-winning Hunter dominated on both sides of the ball. On offense, Hunter caught 96 passes for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns. On defense, Hunter amassed 35 tackles, 11 pass breakups and four interceptions.

Colorado had other players fare well last year, of course, with a quartet of draft prospects in the mix.

A trio of wide receivers—Jimmy Horn Jr., Will Sheppard and LaJohntay Wester—are in the mix. They all helped contribute to a team that averaged 32.9 points per game (31st in Division I FBS).

On defense, the team's star was edge-rusher BJ Green II, who led the team with seven-and-a-half sacks. He was a prized transfer prospect from Arizona State and fulfilled his promise in Boulder en route to the NFL.

Those six players left a great legacy in Boulder, but now, they've moved onto the pros.

And with that, here's a look at their NFL landing spots.

Colorado Draft Prospect List

CB Travis Hunter: Round 1, Pick 2 (No. 2 Overall): Jacksonville Jaguars (After Trade With Cleveland Browns)

QB Shedeur Sanders: Round 5, Pick 6 (No. 144 Overall): Cleveland Browns (After Trade With Seattle Seahawks)

WR Jimmy Horn Jr.: Round 6, Pick 32 (No. 208 Overall): Carolina Panthers (After Trade With Denver Broncos)

WR Will Sheppard: UDFA

WR LaJohntay Wester: Round 6, Pick 27 (No. 203 Overall): Baltimore Ravens

EDGE BJ Green II: UDFA