AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)-In the mix for time at tailback, but could also prove to be a weapon when he shifts to receiver.  With 4.45 speed, he's one of the fastest players in the program.  He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner for the running backs in the spring (recipients chosen on the basis of hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted).

2008 (RS)-Redshirted; he was second on the depth at tailback but then missed the last week of spring practice after being diagnosed with a sports hernia, which he likely suffered the previous fall.  He had surgery in late April and though returned nearly to full health within weeks, he sat out the season.  He was a co-recipient of the Offensive Scout Award, recognizing his contributions to practice, and was the scout team offensive player of the week on two occasions, for the Colorado State and Iowa State games.  He also was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award.

2007 (Fr.)-He saw action in nine games including the Independence Bowl (one start, at Kansas State), as he showed a small glimpse of what might be in store for the future. He was the third leading rusher on the team with 213 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry with one touchdown.  He had CU's two longest runs of the season, a 47-yard run that set up a touchdown at Iowa State, and a 43-yard scoot for a touchdown that closed the scoring against Miami-Ohio.  He had his best games against those two schools, as versus Miami he rushed 14 times for 90 yards and the score (with another TD run of 56 yards called back due to a holding penalty), while netting 61 yards on five tries at Iowa State.  He missed the Oklahoma game after suffering a concussion in practice the previous Tuesday; he wanted to play so badly, he hid the injury until seeking out the training staff two days later.  He earned 10 first downs, earning three of them on third down in four attempts.  The coaches selected him as the Scout Team Offense Award winner for the Colorado State game.  In the bowl game against Alabama, he had two rushes for minus-8 yards, but caught one pass for 22 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL-A three-year letterman, he was named first-team All-CIF (Pac-5 Division), All-South Coast League and All-Orange County as a senior.  He received team most valuable player honors as he rushed for 1,383 yards on just 151 carries (9.2 per) and 16 touchdowns.  He also had four catches for 120 yards on the year; his numbers would have been greater but due to MVHS' win margins (33-plus points), he saw little second half action in many games.   As a junior, he was second-team All-League and was named the team MVP while accumulating 1,000 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. He was named the team's best running back as a sophomore as he rushed for 1,220 yards and 12 scores. His top games as a senior include a 195-yard, three-touchdown performance in a win against Los Alamitas.  Against Mater Dei, he rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown in a loss. In his sophomore season, he ran for 150 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 35-21 victory over De La Salle. Under head coach Bob Johnson, Mission Viejo went 9-3 his senior season, making it to the second round of the playoffs. In his junior year, his team went 12-1 and advanced to the third round of the playoffs, while his sophomore year, they were Division II Champions with a 9-0-1 mark.  He also lettered three times in track and field, participating in sprints and relays, the high jump and the long jump.  His 4x100 relay team broke the school record and was the No. 3 team in California his junior year. 

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Communication and is pursuing a minor in Business at Colorado.  He owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school.

PERSONAL-Born January 31, 1989, in Lancaster, Calif. His hobbies include playing the piano and guitar, drawing and fishing.  He taught himself to play the instruments starting as a 5-year old and can write and play his own music; he can't read music, though, but he "makes up my own songs based on feelings."  He would like to start his own business or get into commercial real estate after college. He started his own clothing line in Orange County with friends from school; the clothing line is called S.F.C. (Stay Fresh Crew).  He will attend Colorado with a teammate, lineman Matt Bahr, one of his key blockers during his prep days at Mission Viejo.

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Passing: 1-0-0, 0 (2007).