Colorado Buffaloes' Off-Season Program (Season 1)

Larkdight Studios Colorado Buffaloes' Program Rebuild (Season 1) June 30, 2025 5:00PM CST

The Colorado Buffaloes enter the Off-Season Program as the 2024 National Champions. They will be losing huge pieces of their Championship core, including QB Shedeur Sanders and WR/CB Travis Hunter, to the NFL Draft. The real test of HC Deion Sanders truly begins this off-season. We will learn who Coach Sanders is without his two superstars. Let's get into HC Sanders' 2025 Off-Season Program!

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DEPARTURES (-39)

NFL DRAFT (-9)

QB Shedeur Sanders

WR Travis Hunter

WR LaJohntay Wester

DT Chidozie Nwankwo

ED Dayon Hayes

LB Nikhai Hill-Green

LB LaVonta Bentley

S Cam’ron Silman-Craig

S Shilo Sanders

GRADUATION (-22)

WR Jimmy Horn Jr

WR Will Sheppard

TE Sav’ell Smalls

TE Sam Hart

TE Kameron Hawkins

T Wyatt Hummel

T Tyler Brown

G Tyler Johnson

G Justin Mayers

DT Shane Cokes

DT Taureen Carter II

DT Rayyan Buell

ED BJ Green II

LB Johnny Chaney Jr

LB Jeremiah Brown

LB Brendan Grant

LB Trevor Woods

CB Preston Hodge

CB Ivan Yates

S Herman Smith III

S Travis Jay

P Mark Vassett

TRANSFER PORTAL (-8)

QB Ryan Staub (So) (Playing Time)

QB Dominiq Ponder (Fr) (Playing Time)

FB Charlie Offerdahl (Sr) (Playing Time)

WR Kaleb Mathis (So) (Playing Time)

C Cash Cleveland (Fr) (Playing Time)

ED Taje McCoy (So) (Playing Time)

CB Nathaniel Watson (Fr) (Playing Time)

S Ben Finneseth (Jr) (Playing Time)

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ADDITIONS (+30)

IN-SEASON COMMITMENTS (+10)

QB Deon McNabb, 4*

QB Forrest Mondeaux, 4*

WR Adrian Jurevicius, 4*

WR Chance Valentine, 3*

TE Jameel Bloom, 4*

G Avery Etienne, 4*

C Josh Marrero, 4*

DT Jamie Jurevicius, 4*

LB Nico Sash, 3*

LB Quan Ezeala, 3*

LB Hakeem Okpokowuruk, 3*

LB Xavier Durbin, 2*

CB Jabari Aromashadu, 3*

LATE COMMITMENTS (+13)

QB Tyler Machiela, 3*

QB Jaron Bullock, 3*

RB Xavier Zambrano, 3*

WR Moses Ramesh, 3*

T Malachi Wood, 2*

C Eric Valasquez, 3*

C Antoine Zenner, 3*

LB Major Kennedy, 3*

LB Melo Jefferson, 3*

LB Devonte Durante, 2*

S Javier Gallegos, 3*

S Devron Johnson, 3*

K Kevin LaPorta, 3*

TRANSFER PORTAL (+8)

WR Chase Roberts (BYU)

WR Jason Robinson Jr (Washington)

WR Myles Walker (Akron)

ED Jordan McDonald (Virginia Tech)

ED Tonga Lolohea (Baylor)

LB Zyian Moultrie-Goddard (Syracuse)

CB Jamir Benjamin (UCLA)

S Michael-Arinze Ezirim (Toledo)

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COMPLETE LIST OF SEASON 2 (2025) COMMITMENTS (25TH CLASS)

QB Deon McNabb

QB Forrest Mondeaux

QB Tyler Machiela

QB Jaron Bullock

RB Xavier Zambrano

WR Chase Roberts

WR Jason Robinson Jr

WR Myles Walker

WR Adrian Jurevicius

WR Chance Valentine

WR Moses Ramesh

TE Jameel Bloom

T Malachi Wood

G Avery Etienne

C Josh Marrero

C Eric Valasquez

C Antoine Zenner

DT Jamie Jurevicius

ED Jordan McDonald

ED Tonga Lolohea

LB Zyian Moultrie-Goddard

LB Major Kennedy

LB Melo Jefferson

LB Nico Sash,

LB Quan Ezeala

LB Hakeem Okpokowuruk

LB Devonte Durante

LB Xavier Durbin

CB Jamir Benjamin

CB Jabari Aromashadu

S Michael-Arinze Ezirim (Toledo)

S Javier Gallegos

S Devron Johnson

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ADDITIONAL NEWS

• HC Deion Sanders has turned down offers from Pitt, Louisville, and the New York Giants to remain the Head Coach at Colorado

• HC Deion Sanders is receiving a lot of buzz about potentially becoming the new HC of the Dallas Cowboys, but all signs point to him staying

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PROGRAM REBUILD GOAL UPDATE (3/8, 37.5%)

• Have at least 3 winning seasons (1/3) (S1 15-1)

• Recruit a Top 10 Class (0/1)

• Have 5 players drafted (9/5) (S1 QB Sanders, WR/CB Hunter, DT Nwankwo, ED Hayes, LB Hill-Green, LB Bentley, S Silman-Craig, S Sanders)

• Win the Heisman Award (0/1)

• Win the Coach of the Year Award (0/1)

• Win a National Championship (1/1) (S1 def Florida State 34-24)

• Land at least 3 5* Recruits (0/3)

• Reach #1 in the AP Polls (1/1) (S1)