Another son of Coach Prime is coming to Jackson State
The haul started on Tuesday night when Sanders’ son, Shilo, announced on his Twitter account that he has transferred to the Tigers to play for his father. Shilo recently entered the transfer portal from South Carolina, where he finished his redshirt freshman season. “Pops said he needed some dawgs! So I’m joining my brother to help change the game at JSU and level the HBCU playing field,” wrote Shilo, who previously played for his father at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas.
Shilo previously played for his father in high school at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas, where he was ranked as the No. 665 overall prospect and No. 62 cornerback in the country for the 2019 class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He picked South Carolina over Colorado State, and also held offers from schools like Florida State and Georgia.
He appeared in four games during his true freshman season with the Gamecocks, recording one tackle in a win over Charleston Southern while preserving a year of eligibility. In nine games as a redshirt freshman, he finished seventh on the team with 32 tackles while also notching one tackle for loss and one pass breakup.
Shilo comes in after being a redshirt freshman at South Carolina appearing in four games. He was an Under Armour All-American coming off Trinity Christian in Texas. He was ranked as top 75 recruit nationally by 247Sports and also played baseball.
With Shilo, that makes eight Power 5 transfers for JSU since Deion was announced as head coach of the program on Sept. 21.
Deion Sanders Flipped A 4-Star Recruit From Georgia
Deion Sanders has done some job recruiting as the head coach at Jackson State. Today, with the start of the Early Signing Period, he scored a huge recruiting win, at Georgia’s expense.
Jackson State head football coach Deion Sanders addressed local media members after his first signing class was announced Wednesday.
“I’m happy, I’m excited, I’m elated that our first class is partially in because you know we have another signing day in February,” Sanders said. “This has been phenomenal. The coaches have worked their butts off to pretty much affirm some of the best talent, I believe, in HBCU history, in FCS history.”
The Tigers’ recruiting class ranks No. 1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and No. 121 in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking.
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UGA loses the nation’s No. 2 junior college prospect, Lackawanna (Scranton, Pa.) cornerback De’Jahn Warren to Jackson State. He originally committed to Georgia over Penn State, suggesting that the flip to Jackson State has something to do with academics. Warren is the nation’s top JUCO cornerback.
Deion Sanders promised to bring a largely unprecedented level of talent to the HBCU level, at least in modern college football. He seems to be delivering there.
His son Shedeur Sanders, a four-star quarterback, has committed to play for him. Shilo Sanders was a major contributor on an SEC defense. On the transfer market, Jackson State is also bringing in former four-star Florida State wide receiver Isaiah Bolden, Mizzou offensive tackle Dylan Spencer, Mississippi State cornerback Javorrius Selmon, and Tennessee linebacker Nyles Gaddy.
The inaugural signing day of Deion Sanders at Jackson State has started with a bang.
Some of the names we already knew. Former Florida State defensive back Isaiah Bolden is officially a part of JSU football. So is Javorrius Selmon, the former Missississippi State defensive back who was the first to commit to Sanders.
The offensive line have begun signing as well. Former Missouri lineman Dylan Spencer has officially come over to JSU. He’s a local kid who will have plenty of time to become a building block on the line.
