2016 Football Roster
Tuggle, Joey
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 48
Joey Tuggle
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Colo.
- High School:
- Smoky Hill
Bio
AT COLORADO: 2016 (Jr./Sr.)—He did not see any action, but did dress for two games (Idaho State, Utah). He decided to forego his senior year of eligibility in 2017 and played as a senior in 2016.
2015 (Soph.)—He suffered a torn ACL early in spring practices and missed the remainder of the sessions; he had surgery in late March and he went on to miss the entire season.
2014 (Fr.-RS)—Did not see any action; he did dress for the Washington game and was a scout team performer after joining the team as a walk-on after the start of the season. He enrolled at Colorado in the fall of 2013 but did not try out for the football team.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned second-team All-Centennial League honors at both running back and kick returner, as he was named Smoky Hill’s offensive player of the year; as a junior, he garnered first-team All-League honors as a return man and was the school’s special teams player of the year. As a senior, he rushed 140 times for 737 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 5.3 yards per carry; he had a long run of 63 yards for a TD against Aurora Central. He also caught 22 passes for 246 yards (11.2 per) and three touchdowns, and accrued 353 kick return yards: he averaged 26.2 yards for 11 kickoff returns and 9.3 yards for seven punt runbacks. As a junior, he rushed 71 times for 459 yards and two scores (45 long), with nine receptions for 94 yards (10.4 average); he had 13 kickoff returns for 378 yards, averaging 29.1 per. His sophomore year, in limited action, he rushed for 353 yards on 71 tries (4.9 per), with three catches for 17 yards and two kickoff returns for 38 more. Top games: As a senior, he had 17 carries for 179 yards and two TDs in a 56-0 win over Aurora Central; he rushed 27 times for 175 yards and two scores in a wild 46-53 win over Denver East; he also had 308 all-purpose yards in a 23-19 win over Legend. As a junior, he returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown that ignited a Smoky Hill rally from 41-23 down to beat Overland, 42-41; in that game, he set a school record with 356 all-purpose yards (he also had 146 yards on 13 carries). Under coach John Thompson, Smoky Hill was 4-6 his junior and senior years, with a 2-6 mark record his sophomore season. He also lettered twice in lacrosse, playing the LSM (long stick middle) position, one of the most difficult and important roles on a team (he had a goal and an assist with 47 ground balls in 22 career games).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Management) and earning a minor in Education at Colorado (expected graduation date in May 2017). He earned first-team Academic All-State honors as both a junior and senior in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born December 5, 1994 in Las Vegas, Nev. He is interested in owning his own business and/or coaching after college.
2015 (Soph.)—He suffered a torn ACL early in spring practices and missed the remainder of the sessions; he had surgery in late March and he went on to miss the entire season.
2014 (Fr.-RS)—Did not see any action; he did dress for the Washington game and was a scout team performer after joining the team as a walk-on after the start of the season. He enrolled at Colorado in the fall of 2013 but did not try out for the football team.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned second-team All-Centennial League honors at both running back and kick returner, as he was named Smoky Hill’s offensive player of the year; as a junior, he garnered first-team All-League honors as a return man and was the school’s special teams player of the year. As a senior, he rushed 140 times for 737 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 5.3 yards per carry; he had a long run of 63 yards for a TD against Aurora Central. He also caught 22 passes for 246 yards (11.2 per) and three touchdowns, and accrued 353 kick return yards: he averaged 26.2 yards for 11 kickoff returns and 9.3 yards for seven punt runbacks. As a junior, he rushed 71 times for 459 yards and two scores (45 long), with nine receptions for 94 yards (10.4 average); he had 13 kickoff returns for 378 yards, averaging 29.1 per. His sophomore year, in limited action, he rushed for 353 yards on 71 tries (4.9 per), with three catches for 17 yards and two kickoff returns for 38 more. Top games: As a senior, he had 17 carries for 179 yards and two TDs in a 56-0 win over Aurora Central; he rushed 27 times for 175 yards and two scores in a wild 46-53 win over Denver East; he also had 308 all-purpose yards in a 23-19 win over Legend. As a junior, he returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown that ignited a Smoky Hill rally from 41-23 down to beat Overland, 42-41; in that game, he set a school record with 356 all-purpose yards (he also had 146 yards on 13 carries). Under coach John Thompson, Smoky Hill was 4-6 his junior and senior years, with a 2-6 mark record his sophomore season. He also lettered twice in lacrosse, playing the LSM (long stick middle) position, one of the most difficult and important roles on a team (he had a goal and an assist with 47 ground balls in 22 career games).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Management) and earning a minor in Education at Colorado (expected graduation date in May 2017). He earned first-team Academic All-State honors as both a junior and senior in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born December 5, 1994 in Las Vegas, Nev. He is interested in owning his own business and/or coaching after college.
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