AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)-Enters the fall listed second at strong safety. He had another excellent spring and was rewarded with a scholarship just ahead of fall practice. He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner for the defensive backs in the spring, presented to the player at each position who represents hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room.

2008 (Fr.-RS)-He saw action in all 12 games on special teams, and in three on defense (no starts, nine total snaps).  He tied for third in special team points with 13 on  the strength of two tackles (one inside-the-20), seven knockdown blocks to help spring return men and three wedge breaks.  He was the co-recipient of the Bill McCartney Award, presented for special teams achievement (he shared it with Josh Smith), and was the special teams player of the week for the Eastern Washington game, when he had two wedge breaks and two knockdown blocks on key returns.  The coaches also honored him with the Gold Group Commitment Award, given to those players committed to all-around excellence.  He had a brief trial at outside linebacker early in spring practice but the coaches felt he was more suited for the safety position.  He had a solid spring, with 11 tackles (nine solo, one quarterback sack) and an interception in the  three main spring scrimmages,  The coaches selected him as the Bill McCartney Award winner as the most improved special teams player during spring practice.

2007 (Fr.)-Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at safety after joining the team as an invited walk-on for August drills.

HIGH SCHOOL-A four-year letterman in football, he earned second-team 1A All-State (Rocky Mountain News) and first-team All-South Central Conference honors at quarterback, as he completed 41-of-91 passes for 840 yards as 12 touchdowns (with just one interception).  He had 75 attempts for 462 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing, and defensively, he posted 36 tackles (14 solo, four for losses including a quarterback sack), with three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and three interceptions.  As a junior, he was named honorable mention All-State at tight end, with 320 receiving yards and three touchdowns on the season.  Under coach Mike O'Dwyer, was 11-1 his senior year, and a perfect 13-0 (state champs all three years) in his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons; he was a member of the Limon team that set the state record for the most consecutive wins (50) for any state classification.  Limon was the SCC champ all four of his high school years.  He also lettered three times in basketball (guard, averaging 15.3 points per game as a senior), twice in baseball (pitcher, infielder) and twice in track (sprints, relays).  As a prep, he was a member of five state champion teams: football (2003, 2004, 2005), track (2004) and baseball (2005).

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado.  He earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors as a redshirt freshman, thanks to a healthy 3.5 grade point.  One of 11 Colorado Chapter/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes for 2006, he was a member of the National Honor Society throughout high school.  A 4.0 student as a prep and ranked No. 1 in his class, he was four-time Academic All-State selection.

PERSONAL-Born May 24, 1989 in Hugo, Colo.  Hobbies include playing most sports, with past summer jobs including working for the town of Limon and as a roofer.  He also was a voluntary elementary school basketball coach.

                                                          TACKLES
Season                   G       Plays      UT   AT   -   TOT       TFL     Sacks    3DS Hurr     FR   FF  PBU   Int
2008                       3               9          0        0  -     0          0-  0      0-  0        0        0        0      0        0      0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS-Special Team Tackles: 2,0-2 (2008).