AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)-CU's most experienced receiver (the only one who lettered at the position the last two years) and top man at the "z" receiver grouping.  In the preseason, he was ranked as the No. 43 receiver in the nation by Phil Steele's College Football.  He enters his junior season well up the ladder on three all-time CU lists: 15th in receptions (89), 21st in receiving yards (1,007) and tied for 13th in receiving touchdowns (9).  He has caught at least one pass in all 24 of his regular season career games (25 including the postseason); that is just three off the school record of 27 set by Charles E. Johnson between 1991 and 1993.

2008 (Soph.)- He was the recipient of the John Mack Award, presented to CU's most outstanding offensive player, and was also a first-team All-Colorado selection by the state's chapter of the National Football Foundation.  The coaches named him one of the recipients of the Gold Group Commitment Award (for achieving excellence with class in several areas).  He played in all 12 games, including nine starts, as he led the team in receptions for the second straight season, the first former walk-on to ever do so in school history.  He caught 46 passes for 519 yards (11.3 per), five touchdowns and 26 receiving first downs, all four being team bests, and again caught at least one pass in every game (and three-plus 10 times).  He had 22 catches for 10 or more yards and nine for 20-plus, again both team bests, with 12 of 16 third/fourth down catches picking up first downs.  He had six receptions twice (Eastern Washington, Iowa State), with the 90 yards versus EWU his season best followed by 67 yards on five catches, one for a score, versus Colorado State in the opener and 62 yards against Iowa State, also on five catches, two of which went for scores.  His first TD versus the Cyclones came on a clutch fourth down grab to get CU on the scoreboard in the third quarter in its come-from-behind 28-24 win.  He also completed 1-of-3 passes for 38 yards on the season (the completion was to Darrell Scott versus Texas), and rushed a couple of times for two yards.  In the spring, the coaches selected him as the recipient of the Eddie Crowder Award, presented for outstanding leadership during spring drills. 

2007 (Fr.-RS)-He suffered an unfortunate injury on the first day of spring drills when he broke his ankle.  On crutches for over a month, he bounced back quickly from the fracture and would become the first freshman wide receiver, true or redshirt, and just the second frosh ever to lead the Buffs in receiving.  An honorable mention Freshman All-American by both The Sporting News and collegefootballnews.com, he caught 43 passes for 488 yards (11.3 average) and four touchdowns.  TSN named him first-team Freshman All-Big 12, as he set school freshman records for receptions and yards, and missed tying the touchdown mark by one.  He was 27th in the Big 12 in receptions per game (3.6) and was 30th in receiving yards per game (40.7).  He played in all 13 games (starting five), including the season opener against Colorado State, where he responded with a record setting game: he caught eight passes for 106 yards and a touchdown (the coaches selected him as CU's Offensive Player of the Week).  It was he most receptions and yards by any Buff, regardless of class, for a first game of a career and also were his season highs.  He caught at least one pass in every game, and had 20 receptions after the first three games alone.  He also caught touchdowns against Arizona State, Iowa State and Nebraska.  He tied for third in first downs earned with 20, picking up 11 on first down catches and six on third down plays.  Other top games included Arizona State (6-63), Kansas State (6-63), Florida State (6-62), Iowa State (5-54) and Miami-Ohio (3-60).  In the Independence Bowl against Alabama, he caught four passes for 67 yards.

2006 (Fr.)-Redshirted; practiced all fall at wide receiver and made an impression on the coaching staff.  He joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills.

HIGH SCHOOL-A three-year letterman in football, he played in just six games as a senior due to an academic matter eventually resolved in his favor.  He still posted solid numbers: 43 receptions for 690 yards and eight touchdowns in earning PrepStar All-West Region honors (as well as being named to the All-Division County All-Star Game).  He also rotated in at cornerback on defense, making one interception. In his junior season, he was named first-team All-Pacific Coast League, first-team All-CIF and second-team All-County after posting 59 catches for 933 yards and 14 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he was a first-team All-League selection as well as the team's Offensive Player of the Year after registering 59 catches for 857 yards and eight touchdowns.  Top career games included as a senior in a win against Laguna Hills, when he caught 13 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown (a performance that set an Orange County record for receiving yards in a game), and in a win over Foothill as a junior, when he had six catches for 150 yards and four touchdowns.  He finished his prep career as the school and league record holder for most major receiving records, as he had 161 catches for 2,480 yards (15.4) per and 30 touchdowns.  Tesoro was 13-1 his senior season and 12-2 his junior campaign, winning the Pacific Coast League and Southern Section CIF championships both years, and was 8-4 his sophomore season under coach Jim O'Connell.  He was the most valuable player on the freshman team, which went 10-0, as he caught 38 passes for 720 yards and 16 touchdowns.

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado.   An honor roll student as a sophomore and junior in high school.

PERSONAL-Born February 11, 1988 in Newport Beach, Calif.  His hobbies include spending time at the beach and snowboarding.  His father, Scott, played football at UC-Davis where he was a teammate of CU coach Dan Hawkins, and is now a police sergeant.  His 2001 Pop Warner team was the Orange County/Los Angeles and Pacific West United States champions, while his 1998 Pop Warner team also won the Orange County/Los Angeles championship. Originally committed to Boise State.

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Passing: 1-1-0, 9, 0 TD (2007).  Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2007).