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Sep 21, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes safety Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig (7) celebrates after a defensive stop during the first half against the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field.
It’s no secret that Deion Sanders came from Jackson State to Colorado with a few of “his guys.”
Sons Shedeur and Shilo joined him in Boulder and so too did the best player in college football: Travis Hunter.
An undersized defensive back — who plays much bigger and hits much harder than his listed measurables suggest — also followed Deion Sanders to Colorado. That would be Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, the heart and soul of the Buffaloes’ much-improved defense.
“I’ve been seeing this consistently since he was a junior in high school,” Deion Sanders said of Silmon-Craig after Colorado’s 38-31 overtime win vs. Baylor. “Cam has played for us for a long time so I’ve seen his progress and I’ve seen who he is.
“I just told a scout, he’s asking me about unsung heroes, I said ‘Cam’s the kind of kid if you allow him, if you draft him, he’s not going to get cut. He’s not going to allow you to cut him. He’s going to play special teams, he’s going to do this, he’s going to do that and he’s going to consistently show up on film.'”
Sanders is right. All Silmon-Craig did in Week 4 vs. Baylor was consistently show up on film.
The 5-foot-10, 185-pound safety had five tackles on the Bears’ first seven offensive plays of the game. He finished the game with 13 total tackles (10 solo) and a quarterback hit.
“Thirteen darn tackles from the safety position? He has a nose for the ball and he practices like he plays,” Deion Sanders said of Silmon-Craig. “I’m proud of him tremendously.”
Silmon-Craig’s biggest play of the night has largely gone unnoticed.
On the second-to-last snap of overtime, Silmon-Craig tackled Baylor QB Sawyer Robertson in a 1-on-1 situation at the…
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Author : The Coloradoan
Publish date : 2024-09-26 00:30:21
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