Ever since he joined the college coaching ranks, there has been speculation about Deion Sanders jumping to the NFL.
Sanders first led Jackson State to a 27-6 record over three seasons there before moving on to Colorado, where he enjoyed his best season in 2024 when his son, Shedeur Sanders, and Travis Hunter were still on the team.
But things went south for Colorado once those two left, as the Buffaloes finished with a 3-9 record in 2025. Now, Colorado is prepared to hit the reset button in 2026.
Instead of Sanders being part of that, FanSided's Nick Villano predicts Sanders will become the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, who fired Pete Carroll on Monday.
What’s one guy who can get Crosby and the rest of the league excited to stick in Vegas? Deion Sanders. Yes, obviously, the team that has his son has a head coaching opportunity, but that doesn’t feel like the right fit. Sanders can come to a team in Vegas that needs a foundational rebuild. Sanders did that in Colorado, and it came with better results than he came in with. Honestly, Mark Davis would take that right now.
Because of his name, Sanders, who has a good relationship with Raiders owner Mark Davis, would be an exciting hire for the Raiders that would draw a ton of attention to the franchise.
Sanders has a larger-than-life personality, which can be both a good and bad trait for an NFL head coach.
But hiring Sanders would also amount to a risky move because of his lack of head coaching experience in the NFL. If Sanders doesn't pan out, Las Vegas could be staring down the barrel of yet another head-coaching change in a year or two.
At this point in time, there is no indication that Sanders is even considering a jump to the NFL, nor has there been any indication NFL teams are interested in him.
At the end of the day, it's much more likely Sanders stays at Colorado and the Raiders go in a different direction.
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