StoneSaunders

High School
• Four-star recruit by ESPN, which selected him to the ESPN 300 top players in America
• The No. 11 player in Pennsylvania and No. 17 QB in the nation by ESPN
• One of the most prolific passers in Pennsylvania history
• Finished his impressive prep career as Pennsylvania’s all-time leading passer with 13,719 yards, 781 completions and 204 career touchdowns … His 204 career touchdowns ranked third nationally all-time
• Four-year letter winner and starter at Bishop McDevitt, leading the team to two state championships (2022 and 2024), state runner-up (freshman) and state semifinals (junior)
• Finished with a career record of 52-6 as the Crusaders’ quarterback
• Threw for 3,577 yards and 48 touchdowns with 10 interceptions to help lead McDevitt to the 5A state title as a senior
• Was the 2024 recipient of the Maxwell Football Club’s Pennsylvania Player of the Year
• Named the 40th annual Jim Henry Award winner as the tri-state player who demonstrates excellence on the field, in the classroom and in the community
• Earned 5A Player of the Year and First Team All-State honors by the PA Football Writers in 2024
• Named PennLive Pa. Player of the Year
• Named Class 4A Co-Player of the Year as a junior
• Pennsylvania Player of the Year by MaxPreps in 2024
• Named Class 4A Co-Player of the Year as a junior
• Earned Pennsylvania Player of the Year as a sophomore by Gatorade and MaxPreps
• Named Mr. Pennsylvania Football in 2022
• Set the state championship game record with five passing touchdowns in his sophomore title winning game
• Named to MaxPreps Freshman All-America second team and was a first-team All-America choice as a sophomore
• Coached by Jeff Weachter
• Chose Kentucky over Georgia, Miami (Fla.), and  Michigan

Personal
• Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Son of Steve and Emily Saunders
• Siblings are Lily, Morgan, Logan and Major
• Comes from a family of athletes as dad, Steve, was a defensive lineman at Millersville University from 1988-92; sister Lily, played field hockey at William & Mary and Richmond from 2019-23; brother, Logan, played football at Shippensburg from 2021-22; sister, Morgan, played field hockey at Shippensburg from 2000-24
• Major is undecided

Stone Says
• His nickname is “Stone Cole” because that’s his first and middle name
• After football his dream job is to be a coach
• His sports hero is Tom Brady because he grew up watching him play
• If he could eat on thing for the rest of his life it would be anything from Chick-Fil-A
• The highlight of his life so far is winning a state championship