Deion Sanders

Tackles:	512
Interceptions:	53
Interception yards:	1,331
Forced fumbles:	10
Fumble recoveries:	13
Punt return yards:	2,199
Kickoff return yards:	3,523
Total touchdowns:	23
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Deion Sanders
	Sanders as Colorado Buffaloes head coach, 2024
Colorado Buffaloes
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	August 9, 1967; Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	North Fort Myers (North Fort Myers, Florida)
College:	Florida State (1985–1988)
NFL draft:	1989: 1st round, 5th pick
Career history
As a player:
	Atlanta Falcons (1989–1993); San Francisco 49ers (1994); Dallas Cowboys (1995–1999); Washington Redskins (2000); Baltimore Ravens (2004–2005);
As a coach:
	Prime Prep Academy (2012–2013) ; Head coach; Triple A Academy (2015–2016) ; Head coach; Trinity Christian (2017–2019) ; Offensive coordinator; Jackson State Tigers (2020–2022) ; Head coach; Colorado Buffaloes (2023–present) ; Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player 2× Super Bowl champion (XXIX, XXX); NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994); 6× First-team All-Pro (1992–1994, 1996–1998); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 1999); 8× Pro Bowl (1991–1994, 1996–1999); NFL kickoff return yards leader (1992); NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989); Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor; Jim Thorpe Award (1988); 2× Unanimous All-American (1987, 1988); Third-team All-American (1986); Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 2 honored; As a coach 2× SWAC champion (2021, 2022); 2× SWAC East Division champion (2021, 2022); 2× SWAC Coach of the Year (2021, 2022); SI Sportsman of the Year (2023); Eddie Robinson Award (2021);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	512
Interceptions:	53
Interception yards:	1,331
Forced fumbles:	10
Fumble recoveries:	13
Punt return yards:	2,199
Kickoff return yards:	3,523
Total touchdowns:	23
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:	40–18 (.690) (college); 17–21 (.447) (high school)
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. (born August 9, 1967) is an American football coach with the Colorado Buffaloes. Sanders is also a former professional football and baseball player, having played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens, and nine seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. He won two Super Bowl titles and made one World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only athlete to play in a Super Bowl and World Series.

Sanders played college football as a cornerback for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the Jim Thorpe Award in 1988 before being selected by the Falcons fifth overall in the 1989 NFL draft. He also played as a return specialist and occasionally as a wide receiver during his NFL career, receiving six first-team All-Pros and eight Pro Bowl honors. He won Super Bowl XXIX with the 49ers and Super Bowl XXX with the Cowboys. Sanders was inducted into the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

Known as "Prime Time" in his playing days and later "Coach Prime", Sanders briefly worked as an analyst for NFL Network before coaching high school players throughout the 2010s. In 2020, Sanders was named head coach of the Jackson State Tigers, leading them to two consecutive Celebration Bowl appearances and the school's first undefeated regular season in 2022. Sanders was named Colorado head coach in 2023. His sons Shilo and Shedeur played for him with Jackson State and Colorado.