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AT COLORADO: This Season
(Fr.)-Projected as a fullback his true freshman year in
college, but also could see some action at tailback with his dual talents at
both positions.
HIGH SCHOOL-As a senior, he was one of the top-ranked
fullbacks in the country, he was listed as the No. 3 prospect at the position
by ESPN.com and No. 4 by Scout.com. SuperPrep slotted him as the No. 97 overall
player in the Far West region and the No. 2 fullback out of the state of
California; Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 55 athlete in the nation. He earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section
Inland Division and All-Baseline League honors on the defensive line as both a
junior and a senior. He also was named
first-team All-Baseline as a fullback for his senior season, and as sophomore at
Alta Loma High School, he garnered honorable mention All-Baseline League honor as
a defensive lineman. In his senior
season, he rushed 40 times for exactly 400 yards and seven touchdowns and had
seven receptions for 116 yards, all while clearing the way for fellow CU signee
Donta Abron to rush for 1,754 yards and 33 touchdowns. On defense, he recorded 90 tackles (50 solo),
including 15 quarterback sacks, three safeties and two passes broken up. Top games as a senior included a game against
Murrieta Valley in the first round of the playoffs, when he rushed three times
for 83 yards and two touchdowns, breaking one for a career-long 53 yards. He also had six tackles in the 59-21 victory
for the Highlanders. Another top game
from his senior season was a 54-27 win versus Norco when he had a career-high
17 tackles. As a junior, he had 63
tackles (36 solo), eight sacks, five forced fumbles, and an interception on
defense, while toting the ball four times for 45 yards and catching two passes
for 17 yards and a touchdown on offense.
His best performance as a junior came in a 41-14 win against Glendora,
when he sacked the quarterback four times and recorded six total tackles. In his sophomore season with Alta Loma, he
had 104 tackles (51 solo), three sacks, two fumbles caused, and two recovered
fumbles. On the other side of the ball,
he rushed 27 times for 150 yards and four scores, while catching seven passes
for 42 yards. . Upland was 12-1
(Baseline League champions) as a senior and 8-4 as a junior under coach Tim
Salter. He also lettered in track (shot
put), and was the Baseline League champion as a junior.
ACADEMICS-He is undecided on a major at Colorado. He was a member of the Honor Roll in high
school.
PERSONAL-He was born March 3, 1994, in Loma Linda, Calif. His hobbies include working out and
relaxing. He was high school teammates
with fellow CU 2012 signees Donta Abron and Marques Mosley.
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