Stone Saunders

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