2014 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL: Seven Quick Questions / The Players1-1-1

SEVEN QUICK QUESTIONS

Theplayerswereaskedtoansweruptosevendifferentquestions;herearetheirresponses:  Which pro team  Which musical   What is  What’s your  What movie  If you could  What modern   would you most  artist best   your most  favorite  character do  be an assistant  convenience Student‐Athlete  want to play    prepares you  cherished   junk food?  you most   to anyone, who  could you live   for?  for game time?  possession?    identify with?  would that be?  without? 

Michael Adkins II YG My money Hot wings Cade Apsay Andre Bovelle, The guy from Indianapolis City and Colour, the Lego movie Colts The Story So Far My Ukulele Fast Food b/c I’m special Ryan Gosling Phone Vincent Arvia Chicago Carne asada Cory in Bears Lil’ Wayne My car burritos “The House” Beyoncé Video games Chidobe Awuzie Chief Keef, Rick Ross, Meek Mill Jared Bell I have no interest in Pittsburgh Drake, Anything Neal MacCauley being an Steelers T.I. Family chocolate in “Heat” assistant Television Bryce Bobo My dad’s Cowboys or picture back Gummy worms Denzel Washington, Calvin Johnson Electronic Falcons Trinidad James in California and snack cakes Kevin Hart or Julio Jones devices Brandan Brisco Oakland Raiders Future My phone French fries Superman Kevin Hart TV Ed Caldwell Explosions in Denver The sky, Anything The call function Broncos J. Cole My bible mexican Rex (Toy Story) Morgan Freeman on a cell phone Shane Callahan Denver Any Luke Broncos Country My Beard Fried Food Skywalker Abe Lincoln Cell Phone James Carr San Francisco 49ers E-40 My beenie Candy John Q Nicholas Batum My cell phone Connor Center Billy Chapel Pittsburgh Chocolate “For the love Steelers Random My car cake of the game” Coach Cell phone Wesley Christensen Anberlin, Triston in Seattle Emery, My wicked, Cookies or (Legends of Seahawks Confide sweet jeep crackers The Fall) Steve Carell Social Media Timothy Coleman Rice Denver Waka marshmallow Broncos Flocka Flame My bible squares Bane Von Miller Cable TV Brad Cotner San Diego Coach Chargers Metallica Family Sweets Jason Bourne MacIntyre Car Lance Cottrell Dallas Lil Boosie, Floyd ‘Money’ Cowboys Webbie My car Fast Food Ironman Mayweather Digital Clock Kaiwi Crabb Denver Broncos/ Elliot from Seattle Seahawks Eminem My A/C unit Burritos Pete’s Dragon Adam Sandler Computers Kenneth Crawley A chain that my aunt Floyd Washington bought me Superman Mayweather Redskins Gucci Mane for my birthday Gummy Bears and Batman “Money Team” Television

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  Which pro team  Which musical   What is  What’s your  What movie  If you could  What modern   would you most  artist best   your most  favorite  character do  be an assistant  convenience Student‐Athlete  want to play   prepares you  cherished   junk food?  you most   to anyone, who  could you live   for?  for game time?  possession?    identify with?  would that be?  without? Malcolm Creer New England Drake, My mom Denzel Patriots J. Cole and brother Candy bar Washington N/A N/A Terrence Crowder Gucci Mane, Denver Future, Phone, Will Kayne Broncos Lil Wayne wallet Chips Smith West TV Brady Daigh Denver Broncos Eric Church My truck N/A Ron Burgundy Brady Daigh Escalators Connor Darby Detroit Lions. President I’m from Detroit. None None Pizza Obama Social networks Elijah Dunston San Diego Sweet Chargers Gucci Mane Music potato fries Usain Bolt Thor Eaton New England Patriots Kayne West My Bible Candy bar Tony Stark Tim Tebow TV Kyle Evans Wiz Khalifa San Diego because he can A gold coin Chargers put me in a excited, that is blessed Hitch (The Second L.T.) and focused mood by the pope Fast Food (Will Smith) Bill Walsh Laptop Shay Fields High school San Diego state championship Carter Chargers DJ Mustard ring Candy (Rush Hour) Nipsey Hustle Music device Jase Franke Chargers, Raiders, Chips, Chiefs Fast Food Jim Jeffcoat Books George Frazier Atlanta Falcons Future Potato chips Ray Lewis Cell phone Rick Gamboa New York Floyd Jets Xbox One Fast Food Mayweather Music devices Ty Gangi San Diego Michael Scofield Chargers N/A Fast Food (Prison Break) Music devices Jordan Gehrke Frank Cake batter Abagnale- Wiz Khalifa- ice cream “Catch Me Coach Bill Any “When I’m Gone” My friends with cookies If You Can” Belichick Jimmie Gilbert Jr. N/A N/A N/A Cookies N/A N/A N/A Addison Gilliam San Francisco Bach, Giants Mozart My bed Candy Lloyd Christmas Pauly Shore Cell phone Diego Gonzalez Could be Cowboys. Any rap/ I don’t have hip hop Sebastian a specific team artist Cookies Janikowski Cell phone D.D. Goodson Houston Texans or a team with My pet Ice cream Hope Solo Z-Ro Rottweiler, Ace sundaes Miley Cyrus Social networking Chris Graham San Francisco Mexican 49ers ASAP Rocky Teddy bear food Jim Harbaugh Phone Woodson Greer III Lakers, Raiders, Mexican Mr. Chao Ken Yankees Young Jeezy My bed food in “The Hangover” Norton Jr. Microwave

2014 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL: Seven Quick Questions / The Players 3-3-3

  Which pro team  Which musical   What is  What’s your  What movie  If you could  What modern   would you most  artist best   your most  favorite  character do  be an assistant  convenience Student‐Athlete  want to play   prepares you  cherished   junk food?  you most   to anyone, who  could you live   for?  for game time?  possession?    identify with?  would that be?  without? Garrett Gregory San Francisco 49ers Kid Cudi My family Ice cream Batman Coach MacIntyre TV Devyn Grimes I would love Tupac, or Dog tag to alongside my San Francisco anything with from my Fast food biggest mentor, Phone 49ers motivational lyrics grandfather burgers Foxx Jantz and TV Joseph Hall San Francisco 49ers Ice cream Tavon Austin Cell phone Jeffrey Hall Lil’ B, Yankees, Lil’ Wayne, Packers Adele Life Candy Kevin Hart Josh Hamilton E-mail Terran Hasselbach Denver Nirvana & Potato Dan Broncos Alice in Chains Chips Bilzerian TV Greg Henderson Nipsey Hassle, Oakland Meek Mill, Raiders Jeezy My family Candy bar Ali Kobe Bryant Social networking Tyler Henington Denver Luke Ricky Broncos Bryan Car Fries Bobby J.J. Watt Phone Chris Hill Broncos, Saints All kinds Peyton Manning Isaiah Holland Green Bay Picture of Brian Packers my family Candy Lindgren Radio Aaron Howard Wiz Khalifa, My collection Denver 2 Chainz of music on Broncos & Juicy J my computer Pizza Batman Von Miller A car Johnathan Huckins Motley Crue I don’t Phialdelphia and Pocket eat Coach Eagles Bon Jovi watch junk food Forman TV Jeromy Irwin Cell phone. I suck with Houston Kolaches! them Texans Metallica Childhood pictures (Texas) anyway. Sean Irwin Houston Pictures of Texans Nickleback my family Chinese food Gerard Butler Tony Gonzalez Phone Colin Johnson San Francisco Saint Michael’s 49ers Eminem necklace Potato chips Tom Brady Razor Hayden Jones Pittsburgh Ron Justin Steelers Eminem Cookies Burgundy Timberlake Laptop Tony Jones Lil Wayne, Tampa Bay Meek Mill, Buccaneers French Montana Running back Chicken Ice Cube Ray Rice Samson Kafovalu Oakland Waka Raiders Flocka Family Cookies The Rock J-Boog Alcohol Josh Kaiser Washington Potato Redskins DMX Wrist watch Chips Will Smith Jon Jones Radio Alex Kelley Jesus Culture, Denver Hillson United, Allen from Broncos Lovelite ESV bible Potato chips “The Hangover” Jim Burgeon Smart phone

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  Which pro team  Which musical   What is  What’s your  What movie  If you could  What modern   would you most  artist best   your most  favorite  character do  be an assistant  convenience Student‐Athlete  want to play   prepares you  cherished   junk food?  you most   to anyone, who  could you live   for?  for game time?  possession?    identify with?  would that be?  without? Gerrad Kough A fishing pale my San Diego Future, dad gave me Marshall Chargers Gucci Mane before he passed Batman Faulk Tablet Sam Kronshage Houston Picture of Texans my family Pizza TV Donovan Lee Seahawks It’s a toss up Because of the between my Carter in Air conditioning Sweet unis or state title and Tater tots Rush Hour Floyd because the dorms Cowboys Chris Brown my girlfriend or pizza (Chris Tucker) Mayweather don’t have it anyway Phillip Lindsay Denver Gucci Mane, Head coach Broncos Waka Flocka My family Fast food Don’t know Mike MacIntyre A computer John Lisella High school St. Louis Any country state Marshall Rams music champ. ring Pizza Faulk Social media sites Sefo Liufau San Diego Variety of My last Brian Chargers artists name Candy The Rock Jensen TV Eddy Lopez My car San Francisco special edition Fast Food 49ers John Mayer FJ Cruiser (black) Burgers Superman Olivia Wilde TV Jay MacIntyre Cleveland Browns (wherever Johnny Selena Gomez/ Johnny Football is) Miley Cyrus Fast Food Troy Bolten Manziel Music devices Michael Mathewes San Diego Kate Chargers The Offspring My guitar Nachos Bane Upton My phone Derek McCartney Green Bay Kirk Franklin/ Jimmy Chitwood Packers The Weekend Ice cream in “Hoosiers” Dwight Freeney Socks Tyler McCulloch My mullet/ Ace Boogie Albuquerque Lil B “The video game in “Paid Certain TV Isotopes Basegod” system Ice cream in Full” Vincent Chase channels Ryan Moeller New England Chocolate chip Patriots Lil’ Wayne Photos cookies Thad Castle Bill Belichick TV Marques Mosley Wayans The Bros. Sparks Beethoven My dog Carrots (White Chicks) Snoop Lion TV Daniel Munyer San Francisco Sideshow Bob 49ers 2Pac SS card Pizza from the Simpsons Phil Jackson Television Jordan Murphy Denver Broncos Peanut Coach Herman Or Flint Tropics Miley Cyrus My faith butter cups Boone Dave Forman Lotion Marc Mustoe Forman I’m good says “I can’t Only person Denver with or eat junk I need is Broncos without any Bible food.” Superman my dad A car Stephane Nembot I like more Any team that Reggae, but Jesus picture could help me love listening to and cross realize my dream Snoop Dogg ft. given to of building my Dre, 50 cent me by my orphanage Eminem parents Macaroons The Rock My parenrts Electricity

2014 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL: Seven Quick Questions / The Players 5-5-5

  Which pro team  Which musical   What is  What’s your  What movie  If you could  What modern   would you most  artist best   your most  favorite  character do  be an assistant  convenience Student‐Athlete  want to play  prepares you  cherished   junk food?  you most   to anyone, who  could you live   for?  for game time?  possession?    identify with?  would that be?  without? Clay Norgard A Razor Atlanta My Pug, Wreck It and Falcons Pantera Angus Ice Cream Ralph Beyoncé shaving cream Darragh O’Neill Pi in Manchester “The Life United My phone of Pi” Video games Will Oliver Denver Broncos Generally rap No idea Ice cream Vin Diesel Marvin Demoff Phone Kenneth Olugbode Any team Gucci Mane Family None I don’t know Anyone Cell phone Robert Orban Denver My grandpa’s Broncos model plane Potato chips John Harbaugh TV Parker Orms High school state Denver championship B-Rabbit Coach Greg Social Broncos Eminem rings Donuts (8 Mile) Brown networking Juda Parker Atlanta My family/ Falcons loved ones Hamburgers Oprah Reality TV Christian Powell San Francisco Shirt from 49ers Wiz Khalifa my brother R.I.P. Candy bar The Hulk TV Markeis Reed Drake, San Francisco Future, Craig 49ers Roscoe Dash Dog Potato chips from “Friday” Bill Gates My phone Doug Rippy Denzel Richest man Pittsburgh Washington ever, Mr. Steelers Migos My phone Sweet Fish (Training Day) Bill Gates TV Devin Ross Philadelphia Problem and Eagles Meek Mill My mom Donuts Pinocchio DeSean Jackson TV Jaisen Sanchez Dallas Cowboys Meek Mill My phone Burgers IDK Athlete Laptop Ryan Severson San Francisco Achilles Video game 49ers Country music My necklace Ice cream from “Troy” Adrian Peterson systems Christian Shaver Don’t have Hercules My high Arizona one. I love and Captain school coach, Cardinals Dirty Heads my family Cookies America Eric Kjar Computer Hunter Shaw Pittsburgh My Grandpa’s Steelers 2Pac hat Snack cakes Jesus Kevin Hart Alarm clock Kyle Slavin My dogs, Denver Sydney and Brick from Broncos Skrilley Paloma Ice cream “Anchorman” Bill Gates Game system Terrel Smith New York Giants AC/DC My daughter Chips Batman Jay-Z Social media Wyatt Tucker Smith New York Anything Dierks Giants country Cake Ricky Bobby Bentley Television Justin Solis Jay-Z, Miami Kayne West, LeBron Video game Heat Waka Flocka My hats Apples The Flash James systems

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  Which pro team   Which musical   What is  What’s your  What movie  If you could  What modern   would you most   artist best   your most  favorite  character do  be an assistant  convenience Student‐Athlete  want to play   prepares you  cherished   junk food?  you most   to anyone, who  could you live   for?  for game time?  possession?    identify with?  would that be?  without? Nelson Spruce Jeremy Ryan San Francisco in “Wedding 49ers My car Cookies Crashers” Gregg Popovich Television Colin Sutton Maximus Pittsburgh Picture of Candied Aurelius George Steelers AC/DC my family mangoes in “Gladiator” R.R. Martin TV Travis Talianko J. Cole, Chicago Macklemore Bears and Drake N/A Pizza N/A P.O.T.U.S. TV Tedric Thompson Coach Baltimore Martin Nick Video game Ravens Meek Mill My family Candy Lawrence Saban systems KT Tu’umalo San Francisco My tote Chocolate 49ers Fiji bags biscuits Chuck Norris TV Josh Tupou Oakland Island Reggae, Raiders Rap My music Horse Hulk Cell phone Alex Turbow The Game, Kaskade, Autographed German Philadelphia Ancii, Derek Jeter chocolate Maximus Eagles Calvin Harris baseball cake from “Gladiator” Derek Jeter A razor John Tuso Sunshine New York from “Remember Coach Bear Video game Yankees Skrillex Family Potato Chips The Titans” Bryant systems John Walker Washington Meek Mill, Floyd Redskins DISE Gang My mother Candy Superman Mayweather Video games Lee Walker San Diego Floyd Chargers Meek Mill My Jordans Cookies The Mask Mayweather Cell phone Evan White Denver Broncos Ace Hood Phone Candy bars N/A Wiz Khalifa N/A Sully Wiefels New Orleans Saints Any artist Car Cookies Batman President TV De’Jon Wilson Dallas Loud Lot, Idris I don’t Cowboys Gwop Gwalla My phone Chips Stringer Bell Elba know Akhello Witherspoon 49ers or Meek Mill, Chargers Nipsey Hussle My computer Candy None Pete Carroll TV Yuri Wright New York My grandmother’s Giants J. Cole necklace Pizza Denzel Washington Jay-Z Cell phone Bryan Wyman Chicago My elephant Blackhawks Eminem pillow Crackers Thor Batman TV Richard Yates II Both my The High An assistant Grandpa’s Plains to my Lynyrd military Drifter dad Skynyrd dog tags (Clint Eastwood) (football coach) Internet

2014 COLORADO BUFFALO FOOTBALL: Preseason Honors/Pronunciations 8-8-8

PRESEASON HONORS

Hereisthelistofpreseasonhonorsaffordedthe2014ColoradoBuffaloes:

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA

None

PRESEASON ALL-PAC 12 CONFERENCE

TB MICHAEL ADKINS II (third-team: Lindy’s Pac-12 Football) ILB ADDISON GILLAM (second-team: Athlon Sports, Phil Steele’s College Football, collegesportsmadness.com; third-team: Lindy’s Pac-12 Football) CB GREG HENDERSON (third-team: collegesportsmadness.com; fourth-team: Athlon Sports, Phil Steele’s College Football) OG DANIEL MUNYER (second-team: Athlon Sports; third-team: Phil Steele’s College Football) P DARRAGH O’NEILL (second-team: Athlon Sports; third-team: collegesportsmadness.com; fourth-team: Phil Steele’s College Football) PK WILL OLIVER (third-team: Phil Steele’s College Football, collegesportsmadness.com; fourth-team: Athlon Sports) WR *NELSON SPRUCE (fourth-team: Phil Steele’s College Football) DT JOSH TUPOU (third-team: Athlon Sports) *--also fourth-team at PR (Phil Steele’s College Football)

BUFFALOES ON NATIONAL AWARD LISTS (WATCH LISTS/Nominations)

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (most outstanding offensive player with ties to state of Texas): WR D.D. Goodson (one of 43 on official initial watch list) Lou Groza Award (most outstanding placekicker): PK Will Oliver (one of 30 on official initial watch list) Polynesian Player of the Year (most outstanding Polynesian player):QB Sefo Liufau, DT Josh Tupou (two of 34 on official initial watch list) Doak Walker (top running back): TB Christian Powell (one of 53 on official watch list) AFCA Good Works Team (outstanding community service): DT Juda Parker (CU’s official nomination) Senior Class Award (seniors committed to their university/loyalty and achievement): DT Juda Parker (CU’s official nomination)

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETE NOMINEE

PK WILL OLIVER (3.76 GPA, Business-Management)

NATIONAL TOP 100 PLAYER RATINGS

Cornerbacks: Greg Henderson (No. 29, Phil Steele’s College Football) Inside Linebackers: Addison Gillam (No. 15, Phil Steele’s College Football) College Football Performance Awards (top player at each position): PK Will Oliver (one of 40 on placekicker watch list)

NATIONAL UNIT RATINGS

Defensive Backs: No. 34 (Phil Steele’s College Football)

AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM

DT JUDA PARKER (one of 90 on official FBS initial watch list)

COLORADO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Coaches/Staff KentBAER(bear) AndyLaRUSSA(la‐roo‐suh) TobyNEINAS(nine‐us)

PlayersCadeAPSAY(app‐say)VincentARVIA(R‐via)CHIDOBE AWUZIE (chih‐doe‐bey ah‐wooz‐yeh)JEREDBell(jair‐red)BryceBOBO(bo‐bo)KAIWICrabb(kuh‐E‐vee)BradyDAIGH(day)JASEFRANKE(rhymesw/case/frank‐E)JordanGEHRKE(gerr‐key)AddisonGILLAM(gill‐um)TERRANHASSELBACH(tare‐run/hass‐elel‐back)

SamsonKAFOVALU(kof‐ah‐va‐loo)JoshKAISER(ky‐zer)GERRADKOUGH(jair‐edcoe)SamKRONSHAGE(kronn‐sage)JohnLISELLA(lih‐sell‐uh)SEFOLIUFAU(seff‐ohloo‐fow)MichaelMATHEWES(mathews)TylerMcCULLOCH(muh‐cull‐ock)MARQUESMosley(mar‐kease)STEPHANENEMBOT(steff‐onname‐bot)DARRAGHO’Neill(darr‐uh)KennethOLUGBODE(oh‐lew‐bo‐day)MARKEISReed(mark‐keese)

DEAYSEANRippy(day‐shawn)JAISENSanchez(jy‐son,asintyson)RyanSEVERSON(see‐ver‐son)KyleSLAVIN(slay‐vinn)TERRELSmith(terr‐rell)JustinSOLIS(so‐lease)COLINSutton(kaw‐lynn)TEDRICThompson(teh‐drick)JoshTUPOU(two‐poe)K.T.TU’UMALO(to‐ooh‐ma‐low)SullyWIEFELS(wee‐fulls)De’JONWilson(day‐zhon)AKHELLOWitherspoon(ah‐kellow)

COLORADO FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES

2013: Finishedseventhontheteamintacklesin2013andfourthamongstalldefensivebacksinthatcategory.

Hehadhissecondcareerinterceptioninthefourthquarteroftheteam’swinoverCalifornia.Bothcareerinterceptionscameinwinsintheopposingteam’sendzoneandinthefourthquarter.Healsohadtwothird‐downstopsandtwopassesbrokenupinthegame.

Playedon80of82snapsinthelosstoArizona.Hehadfourunassistedtackles,athirddownstopandapassbrokenupinthegame.

Kennethhadhisfirstcareerinterceptioninthefourthquarteroftheteam’swinoverCentralArkansas.HepickedtheballoffincorneroftheendzoneonColorado’slastdefensiveplayofthegame,endingallhopesforaCentralArkansasvictory.

2012: Wasanhonorablementiontothe2012All‐Pac12Team. Finished his freshman campaign (2012)with 58 tackles, fifth on theteamoverall,andthirdamongallreturningplayers.

AlongwithYuriWright,CrawleystartedtheSacStategamein2012atcornerback,marking just the sixth time that two freshmen startedatthe same position at the same time—the fifth time by two truefreshmen—andthesecondtimeatcornerback.

Crawley,alongwithGregHenderson(2011)andVictorScott(1980)weretheonlytruefreshmentostartaseasonopeneratcornerbackinCU history. Only five other players have even started one game atcornerback as true freshmen: Deon Figures (1988), Toray EltonDavis(1994),DamenWheeler(1996),TerrenceWheatley(2003)andCha’pelleBrown(2006).

HighSchool TheWashingtonPostselectedhimastheD.C.areaPlayeroftheYearasaseniorinhighschool.

Asaseniorinhighschool,SuperPreprankedhimtheNo.10playerintheMid‐AtlanticRegion,andthe#2defensiveback.

Alsorantrackasasophomoreinhighschoolwithhimparticipatingonthe4x100and4x200meterrelayteams.

HumanInterest Enjoys playing volleyball, going to the movies and hanging out withfriendsinhissparetime.

BackinWashington,D.C.,hehelpsservethecommunitybyassistingatagrouphome.

Heisfromthesamehighschool(H.D.Woodson)assophomoresJohnWalkerandDe’JonWilson.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2012 11 642 46 12—58 3- 9 0- 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 2013 11 761 38 12—50 2- 2 0- 0 8 0 0 0 5 2 2014 3 184 9 0— 9 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 25 1,587 93 24—117 5-11 0- 0 13 0 0 0 12 2

PUNT RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 11 12 81 6.8 0 24 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2014 0 2 (2) 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff) CU Most Snaps Played By A True Freshman (All-Time) 838 Addison Gillam, LB (2013) 823 Greg Henderson, CB (2011) 643 Chiodobe Awuize, CB (2013) 642 Kenneth Crawley, CB (2012)

2013: Hesufferedaconcussioninthesecondhalfoftheteam’slosstoUSCanddidnotreturn.Hewasthenheldoutoftheteam’sfinaleatUtahforprecautionaryreasons.

HistwocatchesatUCLAin2013markedthefirstmulti‐receptiongameofhiscareer.

WithRyanSeversonout,RossgothisfirstopportunityasakickreturneratArizonaStatelastyear.Rossreturnedfourkickoffsfor86yardsinthegame.

Inhiscareerdebut,hehadhisfirstcareercatchonthefirstplayofthesecondquarterintheteam’swinoverCentralArkansas.

Scoredhisfirstcareerpointsintheteam’slosstoOregonStatelastyear.Hemadeareceptionintheendzoneforatwo‐pointconversioninthefourthquarter.

HumanInterest Hewasveryactiveincommunityservicethroughouthighschool.Hevolunteeredatalocalshelterandcollectedfoodandclothing.

HehasthreecousinswhoplayedfootballcollegiatelyatUSC.RECEIVING Season G No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 10 6 24 4.0 0 11

KICK RETURNS Season G No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 10 5 107 21.4 0 28

D.D.pulleddownfivepassesfor49yardsfromhishighlyeffectiveslotpositionvs.ArizonaState.Thefivereceptionstiedacareerhigh.

He had two big third‐down receptions in the team’s season‐openinglosttoCSUincludingoneof43yards.Hisshiftinessandspeedfromoutoftheslotwide‐receiverpositionmakehimanidealtargetinobviouspassingsituations.

HehasplayedthreedifferentpositionssincearrivingatCUin2011.Asafreshman,hewassolelyadefensiveback.Asasophomoreheplayedrunning back before finally moving to receiver prior to the 2013season.

2013: Finishedthirdontheteaminreceptions. The2013seasonwasD.D.’sfirstatreceiverandheadjustedquicklytohisnewposition.Hecreditshissuccessfultransitiontothefactthathehashadtolearnthreedifferentpositionsinthreeyearshelpinghimtobecomesomewhatofaquicklearner.“IthinkthefactthattherearesomanythingsIlearnedasatailbackanddefensivebackthatIthinkhavetranslated over has made me a better receiver,” said Goodson. “AttailbackyouhavetobeabletoavoidtacklesinsmallspacesandkeepyourbalanceandatdefensivebackyouhavetohavegreatawarenessandIthinkallofthathashelpedmeatreceiver.”

With top‐threatPaulRichardson gettingmost of the attention fromthe UCLA secondary, D.D. was able to take advantage of coveragemismatches and become an important target for quarterback SefoLiufau in the team’s matchup with the Bruins. He made two third‐down receptions from his slot position that both resulted in firstdownstherebyextendingprolongedCUdrivesearlyinthegame.

Scoredhissecondtouchdownofthe2013seasoninthefirstquarteroftheteam’slosstoOregonona75yardpassfromWRPaulRichardson.Itwasthelongestreceptionofhiscareer.

Changed his number from #21 to #3 just prior to the Oregon StategamebecauseheplaysonthesamespecialteamsunitsassafetyJaredBellwhoalsowears#21.

Scoredhisfirstcareertouchdowninthesecondquarteroftheteam’sseason opening win over Colorado State. He also broke the team’slongestrunofthegameona31yardreserve.

He won the program’s Fred Casotti Award, given to the mostimprovedoffensiveback,attheconclusionofspringpracticesin2013.

Heledtheteaminreceptionsduringtheirfourspringscrimmageslastyear.His13catchesfor169yardsandthreetouchdownssignifiedthathehasadaptedquicklytohisnewposition.

2012: Was named an honorablemention on the 2012 Pac‐12 All‐AcademicTeam.

2011: GoodsonburnedhisredshirttomakehiscollegiatedebutagainstNo.9Oregoninweek8of2011,startingthegameatnickelback.Hehadfourtackles in 44 snaps before leaving the game with an injury. He alsoreturnedfivekickoffsfor97yardsinthecontest.

Theonlyotherschool,besidesColorado,toofferD.D.ascholarshipwasTexasState.

HumanInterest Is from the same high school program, Lamar Consolidated, thatproducedformerCUdefensivebackMichaelLewis.

Goodson’sfirstnameisJoseph,buthehasbeencalledD.D.sincehewaslittleandthenamehasstuck.

WasnamedtotheNationalHonorSocietyinhighschoolafterpostinga3.67GPA.

Hisolderbrother,Jeramy,wasarunningbackandreceiveratRice. Goodson has volunteered his time helping with community serviceprojects,includingtheSpecialOlympics.

D.D. was one of eight CU players who were displaced during theBoulder flooding inmid‐September of 2013.The athletic departmentlater held a luncheon for flood victims for which he commented:

“Personally, Iwas affectedThursday nightwhen the basement that Iliveinwasflooded,”saidGoodson.“Thewaterinmyroomwasaboutwaist high. I lost my sofa, my television and some of my shoes andothernecessities.It’snicetohelptheseevacueesbecauseIknowwhattheyaregoingthrough.”

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 12 22 306 13.9 2 75t 2014 3 7 109 15.6 0 43 TOTALS 15 29 415 14.3 0 75t

RUSHING Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 8 5 18 3.6 0 11 2013 12 4 42 10.5 0 31 TOTALS 20 9 60 6.7 0 31

PUNT RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 8 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

KICK RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 4 5 97 19.4 0 25

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2011 4 98 6 2—8 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 2 (2) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff)

Nameispronounced(chih‐doe‐beyah‐wooz‐yeh). Afterjustthreegamesathisnewsafetyposition,Awuziehasalreadymanagedtoconsistentlystandoutasastalwartofafledglingdefense.Heleadstheteaminthird‐downstops,passesbrokenupandisthirdintackles.

ChidobemadeanacrobaticdeflectionofaUMasspassearlyinthefourthquarterthatwastheninterceptedbysafetyTedricThompson,CU’sfirstpickoftheyear.TheplayhaltedaUMassdrivethatbeganinexcellentfieldpositionastheMinutementhreatenedtotrimColorado’s41‐31lead.

Chidobeisnowlistedinthe#1slotattwodifferentpositionsonthedepthchart(freesafetyandnickelback).Thecoachingstafffeelsthatheissuchanessentialpartofthedefensethatheshouldrarelybetakenoffthefield.Sureenough,hehasplayedoneverydefensivesnapthroughthefirstthreegames.

Chidobethrivedatthenickelbackpositionafterwinningthestartingrolepriortothestartofhisfreshmanseason.Heprovedinlessthanonefullseasonthathewascapableofmanningtheopposingteam’sbestslotreceiverandmakingtheopenfieldtacklewhennecessary.

AwuzieontherebuildingprocessatCU:"MostrebuildingprogramsgothroughthestageofnotwinningasmanygamesastheywanttoandIunderstoodthatwasgoingtobethecasecominghere.ThatisactuallywhyIwantedtocomehere.IwantedtobepartofsomethingspecialandIfeellikewecandoalotofspecialthingsinthePac‐12hereatColorado.”

2013: FinishedhisinauguralcampaignwiththethirdmostsnapsplayedbyafreshmaninCUhistory.Fourofthetopfiveonthatall‐timelistarecurrentlyontheroster.Chidobealsofinishedsixthontheteamintacklesin2013.

InthelossatUCLA,Chidobecontinuedtoprogressasafreshmandefensivebackwhere,forthefirsttimeinhiscareer,heplayedoneverydefensivesnapinagame.

Heplayedon79of82snapsinthelossatArizonaandestablishedanewcareer‐highwith12tackles.

Hehadwhatcouldbedescribedasoneofthebestgamesofhisyoungcareerintheteam’swinoverCharlestonSouthern.Herecordedtwotacklesforloss,oneofthemonacornerblitzthatresultedinhisfirstcareersack.Healsohadtwothirddownstopsinthegame.

MadehisfirstcareerstartatnickelbackagainstOregonState. Hehadsixtacklesintheteam’swinoverCentralArkansas.Allsixwereunassisted.Healsoforcedandrecoveredhisfirstcareerfumbleinthefourthquarterofthegame.

Hewasgiventhenicknameof“Chido(Chih‐doe)”byhisdefensivecoachesandteammates.

Headcoach,MikeMacIntyreonAwuzie:“He’sveryathletic.Ifyoulookedathimlastyearyouwouldn’thavesaidhelookslikeafreshmanDB,thewayhe’sbuilt.He’svery,verybright.He’sa3.5studentcomingoutofhighschoolandhecarriesthatovertothefootballfield.Hepicksupthingsveryquick....athletically,physicallyandmentallyhe’sreadytogo.”

HighSchool AtOakGroveHighschool(SanJose,California),heplayedsafety,cornerback,runningback,tightend,returnedpuntsandkicks,andoccasionallyquarterback.

Duringhissenioryear,herushedfor1,285yardsand14touchdownscaughtsevenpasses,hadfourinterceptions,blockedfourkicks,andforcedapairoffumbles.

Hewasknownas“Mr.Versatility”inhighschool. CoachMacIntyrestartedtorecruitAwuziewhilehewasstilltheheadcoachatSanJoseState.WhenhetookthejobatColorado,hebroughtAwuziewithhim.

HumanInterest ChidobeisofNigeriandescent.Heoftenintroduceshimselfas“Cheetah”tomakeiteasierforpeopletopronounce.Healsooften

watchesvideosofreallivecheetahstopumphimselfupbeforehetakesthefield.

HisfirstnameChidobemeans‘Godwillprotectmeandguidemeincrisis.’

Duringhissenioryear,herushedfor1,285yardsand14touchdownscaughtsevenpasses,hadfourinterceptions,blockedfourkicks,andforcedapairoffumbles.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2013 12 643 43 16 —59 4- 9 1- 12 7 0 1 2 4 0 2014 3 196 19 2— 21 1- 1 0- 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 TOTALS 15 839 62 18—80 5-10 1- 12 13 0 1 2 10 0 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff). CU Most Snaps Played By A True Freshman (All-Time) 838 Addison Gillam, LB (2013) 823 Greg Henderson, CB (2011) 643 Chiodobe Awuize, CB (2013) 642 Kenneth Crawley, CB (2012) 597 Jordon Dizon, ILB (2004)

Fields added seven more catches to his season total in the loss toArizona State. His 21 total receptions after three games are themostbyanyBuffever threegames intoacareer breaking theoldrecord of 20 held by the school’s all‐time receptions leader ScottyMcKnight.

ShayisthirdintheFBSinreceptionsbyafreshman.HetrailsonlyRogerLewisofBowlingGreen(30)andDaseanHamiltonofPennState(24).

MikeMacIntyreonFields:“Shay isanexcellentplayer.Hehasgoodhandsandthegameisnottoobigforhim.I’msurehe’llkeepmakingplays.”

Fieldscontinuestoshowcasehisimmensetalentsashisyoungcareeris just beginning to take off. His six catches vs. UMass, including hisfirstcareertouchdown,givehim14receptionsinjusttwogames.

Fields’14receptionstieformerBuffsWRScottyMcKnightforthemostreceptions in CU history by any freshman after his first two careergames.

Shayopenedhiscollegecareerwithabangbyrecordingeightcatches(sixofwhichcameinthefirsthalf) intheseasonopeneragainstCSU.TheteamregularlygottheballtoFieldsonshortscreenpassesthattheversatile receiveroften turned intosizeablegainsbyeluding tacklersintheopenfield.

WideReceiverNelsonSpruceafterFields’record‐settingdebutvs.CSU:He'sbeenshowingabilityallthroughcamp.Idon'teventhinkheshowed what he's fully capable of (in the CSU game). I think as theseasonprogresseshe'sgoingtoexpandhisroleandwe'regoingtoseealotoutofhim."

HiseightreceptionstiedhimforthemostcatchesbyaBuffinhisfirstcareergame.(Seechartbelow).

QuarterbackSefoLiufauonFields:"He'sgoingtohaveagoodcareerhereaslongashekeepshisheadonstraightandkeepsworkinghard.I'vebeenimpressedwithhimthisyear.Hedoesn'tactlikeafreshman,andthat'swhatweneedoutofhimandtherestof(thefreshmen)."

FieldswasoriginallycommittedtoplayfortheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia but due to personal reasons, decided to de‐commit late intherecruitmentprocessandsignwithCU.HighSchool

Fieldscaught82passesfor1,617yards(19.7avg)and18touchdownsasasenioratSt.JohnBoscoHighSchoolinCalifornia.

Shayranacareer‐best10.77in100‐yarddashinhighschool.HumanInterest

ShaygrewupinafamilywithninesistersinLosAngeles,California. HisfullnameisLeonsha Hisfather(ShaySr.)playedcornerbackandsafetyatWhittierCollege. HeisthecousinofCaliforniajuniorwidereceiverBryceTreggs. ShayisagoodfriendofrapperSnoopDogg.HeplayedinSnoop’syouthfootballleagueasanadolescentandcontinuestostayintouchwiththemusician. Snoop even recently tweeted a message congratulatingFieldsonallhehasaccomplished.

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 3 21 175 8.3 2 25 SCHOOL RECORD FOR MOST RECEPTIONS IN FIRST CAREER GAME Rec. Player, Opponent, Site, Date 8 Scotty McKnight vs. Colorado State in Denver, Sept. 1, 2007. 8 Nelson Spruce vs. Colorado State in Denver, Sept. 1, 2012. 8 Shay Fields vs. Colorado State in Denver, Aug. 29, 2014.

CU Best Freshman Receiving Seasons Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD Chris McLemore (1982) 39 337 8.6 0 Michael Westbrook (1991) 22 309 14.0 5 Riar Geer (2006) 24 261 10.9 3 Scotty McKnight (2007) 43 488 11.3 4 Paul Richardson 34 514 15.1 6 Nelson Spruce (2012) 44 446 10.1 3 Shay Fields (2014) 21 175 8.3 2

After significant contributions in 2012, Yuri took a step back in thedevelopment process when the coaches decided to redshirt him in2013.Now,afterayearofmaturingandevolvingasaplayer,hefeelslikethetimeoffwillbenefithimashepreparestoreturntothefield."It'ssomethingthatIdefinitelyneeded,"hesaid."MyfreshmanyearIhada littlebitof growingup todo.With theyearoff, Idefinitelydidthat."

2013: Heredshirtedduringthe2013season. 2012: Wasanhonorablementiontothe2012All‐Pac12Team. Heplayedon310snapsin2012which,atthetime,wasthe12thmostinschoolhistorybyatruefreshman.

Wrighthadacareergameinweek10of2012vs.Stanford.Playingin71 of the 74 snaps, he had seven tackles,with five being unassisted;bothofwhicharecareerhighs.

Startedthreeconsecutivegamesin2012,weeks2‐4(SacState,FresnoState,WashState),fillinginfortheinjuredGregHenderson.

Madehisfirstcareerstartinweek2of2012vs.SacramentoState.Heplayedall72snapsandfinishedwiththreetackles,oneofwhichwentforaloss.

In 2012, he and fellow true freshman Kenneth Crawley startedagainstSacramentoStateatcornerback. Itmarked just thesixth timethattwofreshmenstartedatthesamepositionatthesametime—thefifthtimebytwotruefreshmen—andthesecondtimeatcornerback.

Also vs. Sac State, then‐freshmanMarquesMosley started at nickelback, marking the first time three freshmen (true or redshirt) havestarted in any group (secondary, linebackers, the lines, receivers,backfield)inColoradohistory.

BecameonlythetenthplayerinCUhistorytostartatleastonegameatcornerback as a true freshman: Victor Scott (1980),Deon Figures(1988), Toray Elton Davis (1994), Damen Wheeler (1996),Terrence Wheatley (2003), Cha’pelle Brown (2006), GregHenderson(2011),KennethCrawley(2012)andChidobeAwuize(2013).

HighSchool HegraduatedfromRamsey(N.J.)HighSchool,wherehefinisheduphiscoursework after transferring there fromDon Bosco Prep (which isalsoinRamsey)forhisfinalsemester.HeplayedfootballatDonBoscoPrepduringthe2011season.

APrepStar Dream Teammember, the publication ranked him as theNo.2cornerbackinthecountryandtheNo.52playeroverall.

Asasenior,heplayedintheArmyAll‐AmericanBowlGameasoneof90participants in SanAntonio, leading theEast team in tackleswithnineandhadtwopassbreakups.

Originally favoredbasketball andplayed three seasonsatDonBosco,helpingtheteamtoa55‐23recordonthevarsityteam.

HumanInterest Born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island in the southernportion of the Windward Islands at the southern end and easternborderoftheCaribbeanSea.HecametotheUnitedStatesattheageof6.

Heenjoysplayingbasketball,fishingandcricket,thelatterofwhichheisverytalented.Healsoplaystheviolinandthedrums.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2012 8 310 16 5— 21 1- 3 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2014 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

Firstnameispronounced(Darr‐uh). Darragh is 11th nationally and second in the Pac‐12 in puntingaverageat47.3.

Darraghbootedacareer‐high62‐yardpuntintheteam’swinatUMassthatpinnedtheMinutemenattheirown4‐yardline.Afteraquickthreeandout,theBuffscapitalizedonthesolidfieldpositionbyconvertingthesubsequentdriveintoafieldgoal.

Overthelastfouryears,Darraghhasconsistentlybeenoneofthebestpunters in the country in terms of pinning opponents deep in theirownterritory.AndhebeganhisseniorseasoninstylebyforcingCSUtostartinsidetheirown20‐yardlineonfourseparateoccasions.

Darraghbecametheschool’sall‐timeleaderinpuntyardageafterhisfirst punt of the evening vs. CSU. He passed 2005 Ray Guy AwardRunner‐UpandformerBuffJohnTorp.

2013: Histhreepuntsplacedinsidethe20intheseasonfinaleatUtahhelpedhimsetanewCUrecordforcareerpuntsplacedinsidethe20.

In theseason finale,Darraghpinned theUtahoffenseat theirown1‐yardlinewithawell‐placedpuntinthefourthquarter.Backedup,theUtesquicklywentthreeandoutandpuntedfromtheirownendzone.The Buffs then took advantage of the change in field position byscoringa touchdownona short field, trimmingaonce21‐pointUtahleaddowntosevenasCUattemptedtorallylate.

Local paperswrote that coachMacIntyre called forDarragh to run afakepuntlateintheteam’slosstoArizonawheninactuality,Darraghcalledtheplayhimself.Inashowoffullaccountability,hewasquicktopointouttheerrorandtaketheblameforthemistakeontwitterandinsubsequentinterviews.

InNovemberof2013,hewasnamedasoneof85candidatesforthe2013RayGuyAward.

Darraghscoredhisfirstcareerpointsafteratwoyardrunonatwo‐pointconversionintheteam’swinoverCharlestonSouthern.HeisthefirstCUpuntertoeverplayaroleinconvertingatwopointconversion.

Heplaced fivepunts inside the20 in the team’s loss toOregon.Thatwas the second most in his career bested only by the six punts heplacedinsidethe20againstOregonin2011.

PinnedColoradoStateatitsowntwo‐yardlinewithawell‐placedpuntout of bounds late in the third quarter in his team’s season openingwin.

He was on the CFPA Special Teams Performance Award (bestpunter)watchlistfor2013.

WasnamedtotheRayGuyAward(bestcollegiatepunter)preseasonwatch list for 2013. Itmarked the second consecutive season he hasbeennamedtotheaward’spreseasonlist.

2012: O’NeillfinishedthirdinthePac‐12inpuntingaveragein2012. Was an honorablemention on theAll‐Pac12Team and thePac‐12All‐AcademicTeamin2012.

During his sophomore campaign he broke the school single seasonrecordforpuntsdownedinsidethe20.

Aformerwalk‐on,hewasplacedonscholarshippermanentlyasofthe2012springsemester.

2011: Was named to the Freshman All‐American second‐team bycollegefootballnew.comandPhilSteele’sCollegeFootballandnamedtotheMid‐SeasonAll‐Pac12third‐teambyPhilSteele’sCollegeFootballin2011.

Alsosetschoolrecordsduringhisfreshmanyearforthemostpuntingyardsinaseasonandhighestnetpuntingaveragebyafreshmaninaseason.

HumanInterest Asidefromathree‐gamestintplayingwidereceiverduringtheeighthgrade, when O’Neill saw action at Hawai’i in 2011 it was his first

experience playing organized football. O’Neill performedwell in thatgame, punting seven times with a 44.9 yard average, dropping fourinside‐the‐20,andhadalongof56yards.

O’Neillhadneverpuntedinagamebeforeweek1atHawai’i,butbeganworkingwithhisfatherandlocalkickingcoachMattThompsoninJan.2011. He earned a tryout with former special teams coach J.D.Brookhart and earned the opportunity to walk‐on in spring 2011.O’Neill also worked with ex‐NFL punter Glenn Pakulak during thesummer.

AttendedclassesatCUin2010,butwasnotonthefootballteamuntilspringpractices.

Football may be the last sport O’Neill expected to play collegiatelywhileatBoulder’sFairviewHighSchool.O’Neillwasastarbothonthesoccerfieldandthebasketballcourt,whereheledthe20105Arunner‐upFairviewteamwith25pointspergame.Heearnedall‐statehonorsinbothsports.

EitherFoot:O’Neill, who has strong family ties to Gaelic football, iscapableofpuntingwitheitherfoot.

O’Neill was born in Cork, Ireland, where he lived until he moved toAmericawhenhewasthreeyearsold,butallofhisrelativesarestillinIrelandandhisfamilyvisitthereeverysummer.

Duringhissophomoreyearofhighschool,O’Neillwasdiagnosedwitharareblooddiseasethatinitiallyconfuseddoctorsandcausedhimtoslipintoacomaforfivedays.Hewasreadhislastritesbyapriestandhis fatherwas toldhewas inGod’s hands.Hundredsofferedprayersandcards,includingiconicIrishsoccerplayerRoyKeane.O’Neillmadeacompleterecovery.

O’Neill’snamemeans“oaktree.” O’Neill’s father, Colm, and an uncle, Maurice Fitzgerald, were bothaccomplished Gaelic footballers (a mix of soccer and rugby) back inIreland.

Ayoungerbrother,Shane,wasahighschoolsoccerAll‐AmericanandsignedwiththeColoradoRapidsorganizationinthesummerof2012.

O’Neill’s father, Colm, owns a traditional Irishpub inBouldernamedConorO’Neill’s. Featured on themenu is black andwhite pudding, atraditional Irish dishwith the key ingredient being fresh pig’s blood.DarraghworkedatthepubduringhisfreshmanyearatCU.

PUNTINGSeason G No. Yards Avg. Long In20 50+ Blk 2011 13 74 3,152 42.6 57 21 17 2 2012 12 76 3,307 43.5 61 25 16 0 2013 12 66 2,673 40.5 56 22 7 1 2014 3 14 662 47.3 62 8 5 0 TOTALS 40 230 9,794 42.6 62 76 45 3 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 1 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2014 0 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 1 1 (0) 2 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

CU Punts Inside the 20 (All-Time) Rk. Player (Seasons) No. 1 Darrgh O’Neill (2011-p) 76 2 John Torp (2002-05) 65 3 Matt DiLallo (2006-09) 61 4 Stan Koleski (1973-76) 51 5 Mitch Berger (1991-93) 44 Barry Helton (1984-87) 44

CU Single-Season Punts Inside the 20 Rk. Player (Seasons) No. 1 Darragh O’Neill (2012) 25 2 John Torp (2005) 24 3 John Torp (2004) 22 Matt DiLallo (2007) 22 Darragh O’Neill (2013) 22 6 Keith English (1988) 21 Darragh O’Neill (2011) 21 8 Stan Koleski (1974) 19 Mitch Berger (1991) 19 10 Art Woods (1981) 18

CU Career Punting Average Rk. Player No. Yards Avg. In20 1 Mark Mariscal (1999-02) 99 4,632 46.9 25 2 Barry Helton (1984-87) 153 6,873 44.9 44 3 Keith English (1985-88) 55 2,457 44.7 21 4 Zack Jordan (1950-52) 137 6,113 44.6 23 5 John Torp (2002-05) 205 9,145 44.6 65 6 Boyd Dowler (1956-58) 106 4,623 43.6 28 7 Tom Rouen (1989-90) 90 3,855 42.8 27 8 Mitch Berger (1991-93) 168 7,177 42.7 44 9 Darragh O’Neill (2011-p) 230 9,794 42.6 76 10 Homer Jenkins (1953-55) 58 2,428 41.9 12 CU Career Punting Yardage Rk. Player No. Yards Avg. In20 1 Darragh O’Neill (2011-p) 230 9,794 42.6 76 2 John Torp (2002-05) 205 9,145 44.6 65 3 Matt DiLallo (2006-09) 216 8,752 40.5 61 4 Art Woods (1979-82) 199 8,038 40.1 36

Firstnameispronounced(teh‐drick). Tedrichadacareer‐high10tacklesforthesecondconsecutiveweek.Heleadstheteamandisfourthintheconferenceintackles.

Tedricisoftenusedclosetothelineofscrimmageandasaresulthehasbecomeheavilyimportanttodefendingtherun.ManyofhistacklesagainstArizonaStatecameintherunninggameandhisperformancewentalongwaytowardslimitingtheSunDevilstonearly120rushingyardsbelowtheirseasonaverage.

Tedricmadeacareer‐high10tacklesandrecordedhisfirstcareerinterceptioninthewinoverUMass.

Anyquestionabouttheteam’sabilitytoreplaceveteransafetiesParkerOrmsandJeredBellhavebeenputonholdasTedricandChidobeAwuziehavequicklybecometheanchorsofanimprovedpassdefense.ThompsonandAwuziearecurrently1stand3rdontheteamintackles.ThetwoalsocombinedtoforceCU’sfirstinterceptionoftheseasonwhenAwuzietippedanerrantpasstoThompsoninthefourthquarterofCU’s41‐38winoverUMass.

TheBuffsheldCSUtojust2.4yardsperplayduringtheirfirstfourpossessionsandTedricplayedabigroleinstiflingtheRamsearlyonbymakingtacklesintheopenfieldandblanketingreceiversinpasscoverage.

AgainstCSU,Tedricplayedonall68snapsandrecordedninetacklesinthegame.

UnderthetutelageofveteransafetiesJaredBellandParkerOrms,Tedricslowlydevelopedintoasolidplayerinthedefensivebackfieldlastseason.Duetohissoundandheadyplay,hehashelpedtoeasetheteam’stransitionatthesafetypositionwiththelossofbothBellandOrms.

2013: Finishedthe2013seasonthirdontheteaminspecialteamspointsbyafreshman.Thompsonplayedthemajorityoftheearlyportionofhisseasononspecialteamsbutastheyearwentalonghebecamemoreandmoreofapresenceinthedefensivebackfield.Afterplayingononly109defensivesnapsintheteam’sfirsteightgames,heplayedon214overthefinalfour.

ThompsonfilledinnicelyatsafetyinplaceofinjuredstarterParkerOrmsduringtheteam’swinoverCal.His85defensivesnapswereanewcareer‐highshatteringhisprevioushighof48.

Heplayedathencareer‐high48snapsandtiedacareer‐highwithsixtacklesintheteam’slossatArizonaState.

Hewontheteam’sweeklySledgehammerAwardafterthelossvs.Oregonwhenhewasvotedonbyhisteammatestohavehadbiggest,cleanhitofthegame.

Madehisfirstcareerstartatdefensivebackintheteam’slosstoOregon.Healsohadathencareer‐highsixtacklesinthegame.

Hewasbeencreditedwithbothoftheteam’stouchdownstopsonspecialteams.

Hesawhisfirstcareeractionondefenseintheteam’slosstoOregonState.Heplayedon13playsandmadethefirstthreetacklesofhiscareer.

Hemadeatouchdownsavingtackleintheteam’swinoverCentralArkansasonan88‐yardkickoffreturn.ThompsonstoppedthereturnerattheCU12andthedefenseultimatelyheldCentralArkansastoafieldgoalonthedrive.

Madehiscareerdebutinhisteam’sseasonopeningwinoverColoradoStatein2013,contributingsolelyonspecialteams.

TedriconhisearlyopportunityatCU—"Ihavealotofdifferentroles,butwhicheverroletheygivemeIjusttrytowatchitonfilmandtrytogetinwithcoach(Toby)Neinasandseewhatisthebestpositiontheycanputmeintomakeplays."

HumanInterest Tedric’solderbrother,Cedric,isajuniorsafetyattheUniversityofMinnesota.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2013 9 323 22 10— 32 0- 0 0- 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2014 3 187 21 8— 29 1- 2 0- 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 TOTALS 12 510 43 18— 61 1- 2 0- 0 6 1 0 1 4 1 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season TDS CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 2 0 5 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2014 1 0 3 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 3 0 8 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 KEY: TDS—Touchdown Stops; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

Whilerecoveringfrommajorkneesurgeryinthespringof2012,Creertookupcyclingtoassistintherehabprocess.Heeventuallyearnedthenickname “Lance” fromhis teammatesdue to hisnew found love forthesport.

2012: Returned to lineup at full strength during the 2012 season after amajorkneeinjuryin2011.

2011: Carried four times against Arizona State in 2011 before sufferingsprainedACLandMCLligamentsinhisknee,endinghisseason.

SawhisfirstactionagainstNo.9Oregoninweek8ofhistruefreshmanseasonafterhaving toburnhis redshirtdue toa lackofdepth.Creerran11timesfor37yardsinadditiontoreturningtwokickoffsfor38yardsagainsttheDucks.

HighSchool Began playing football his sophomore year of high school, and as ajunior, he set a California state record with a 108 yard interceptionreturnforatouchdown.

Also lettered three times in basketball in high school, and led hisleagueinchargestakenasasenior,includingfourinonegame.

In high school, he lived in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles butcommutedtoPalisadesforthebetteracademicofferings.

HumanInterest Enjoysyogaandtakingmassageclasses.HealsotookclassesatSantaMonicaCollegetolearnsignlanguage.

Creer’snicknamegrowingup,asgivenbyhismother,was“Toppie.” Asachild,hewasdiagnosedwithdyslexia;aconditionthatinterfereswithaperson’sreadingabilityandcomprehension.

Last spring, he won the school’s prestigious Clancy A. Herbst Jr.Student‐AthleteAchievementAward,atestamenttothefactthatheissuccessfullyovercominghisbattlewithdyslexia.

RUSHING Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 2 15 43 2.9 0 9 2012 6 7 22 3.1 0 10 TOTALS 8 22 65 3.0 0 10 RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 2 2 0 0.0 0 1 2012 6 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 TOTALS 8 3 -1 0.0 0 1 KICK RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 6 5 110 22.0 0 25  

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2014 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff)

Heplayedonacareer‐high56totalsnapsandhadfourtacklesinthelosstoArizonaState.

Hehadacareer‐highfourtacklesintheteam’sseason‐openinglosstoCSU.

2013: HeledallCUfreshmenandfinishedtiedforfourthontheteaminspecialteamspointsin2013.

DidnotplayintheseasonfinaleatUtahashewasstillrecoveringfromahipinjuryhesufferedtheweekbefore.

Hesawwhatwasbyfarthemostactionofhiscareerintheteam’slossatArizonaState.Heplayedon46snapsinthedefensivebackfield.Hispreviouscareerhighinplayswas17.

Heswitchedhisnumberfrom#26to#5justpriortotheteam’slossatArizonaState.

Playedthefirstdefensivesnapsofhiscareerintheteam’slosstoOregonState.Healsorecordedhisfirstcareertackleinthegame.

Madehiscareerdebutinhisteam’sseasonopeningwinoverrivalColoradoState,playingsolelyonspecialteams.

HumanInterest HeisoneofthreeplayersontheColoradorosterwhohailfromWashingtonD.C.He,De’JonWilsonandKennethCrawleyallgrewupinD.C.andallthreeattendedthesamehighschool(H.D.Woodson).

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2013 6 85 3 4 — 7 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 3 124 7 2— 9 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 9 209 10 6—16 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 4 (1) 3 (0) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

Nameispronounced(seff‐ohloo‐fow). AgainstArizonaState,Sefomovedinto10thplaceinschoolhistoryincareertouchdownpasseswith20.

Liufaumansthecontrolsoftheoneofthenation’sbestyoungpassinggames.FreshmentargetsBryceBobo,ShayFieldsandjuniorwideoutNelsonSprucegiveLiufauabevyofoptionsintheBuffs’aerialattack.Liufauis22ndinthecountryinpassingyardsafterthreegamesandistiedforfifthnationallyincompletions.

Liufauthrewfor318yardsinthewinoverUMass,thesecondhighesttotalofhisyoungcareer.Healsotiedacareer‐highbythrowingthreetouchdownpassesinthegame.

VersusCSU,Sefobecamethe20thquarterbackinCUhistorytothrowforover2,000careeryards.

Liufau’shighlevelofmaturitywasconfirmedwhenhewasnamedateamcaptainforthe2014seasonasatruesophomore.Liufauisoneoftwosophomoresthatwerenamedcaptainsasfellowclassmate,AddisonGillamalsoacceptedthehonorduringthespring.

ThestaffhasmadeaneffortthroughoutcamptofurtherincorporateSefo’srunningabilityintotheoffense.Thequarterbackhasoftendisplayedtheknacktoavoidpressureinthepocketandtuckingtheballandrunningwithitmaybethenextstepinhisdevelopmentintoatop‐notchquarterback.“We'vedonesomethingstoincorporatehimalittlebitmoreintherungame,”saidoffensivecoordinatorBrianLindgren.“He'sdonesomestuffwiththestrengthstaffintheoffseasontokindofmakehimselfalittlemoreflexibleandalittlequickertowherehecanbealittlebitmoreofarunningthreat."

Sefo’s47rushingyardsintheseason‐openervs.CSUweremorethanhegainedonthegroundduringalloflastseason.

Despitealackofwins,Sefo’sfirstseasonatthecontrolsoftheColoradooffensewasconsideredasuccess.Theyoungquarterbackshowedsignsofprogresseveryweekandstillhasawealthofuntappedpotentialwithwhichtoworkwithinthefuture.

2013: Sefowasnamedasthe2013recipientoftheprogram’sLeeWillardAward.Theawardishandedoutannuallytotheteam’soutstandingfreshman.

Hecompleted23passes,includingtwoforsecondhalftouchdowns,intheseasonfinaleatUtah.Healsomadehisfirstcareercatchinthegame,ashortreceptiononapassfromwidereceiverNelsonSprucethatturnedintoa32‐yardgaindownthesideline.

Sefothrewtwolatetouchdownpassesandguidedtheteamonthreefourth‐quarterscoringdrivesasafuriousCUrallyfellshortagainstUSC.

RoyalPurpleLasVegasBowlnamedLiufauPac‐12PlayeroftheWeekasaresultofhisperformanceagainstCal.

Sefo’smaturationprocesshitfull‐throttleintheteam’swinoverCalashepassedforacareer‐high364yardsandthreetouchdownswhicharealsoanewcareer‐best.Liufau’spinpointaccuracywasonfulldisplayasheshowcasedhistalentsagainstabefuddledGoldenBears’defense.

Liufau’sdevelopmentcontinuedinthelossatUCLAwhereheestablishednew‐careerhighsinbothpassingyardage(247)andcompletions(25).Hehassinceestablishedanew‐career‐highinpassingyardage.

His75yardtouchdownpasstoPaulRichardsoninthelosstoArizonaonthefirstplayoftheteam’ssecondpossessionwasthelongestcompletionandtouchdownpassofhisyoungcareer.

Hemadehisfirstcareerstartintheteam’swinoverCharlestonSouthernin2013.HewasjustthesixthtruefreshmantoeverstartagameatquarterbackforCU.

Hepassedfor198yardsinthatwinoverCharlestonSouthernwhichwasthethirdmostinschoolhistorybyatruefreshman,thefourthmostbyanyfreshman,inhisstartingdebut.Hefinishedthegamewitha169.7quarterbackrating.

MadehiscareerdebutinreliefofstarterConnorWoodlateinthefirstquarteroftheteam’slossatArizonaStateinOctoberlastyear.Hethen

proceededtoleadtheteamonan11play80yarddrivethatculminatedinhisfirstcareertouchdownpass,a10yardertowidereceiverNelsonSpruce.

AsaresultofhisappearanceatArizonaState,hebecametheBuffs’firsttruefreshmanquarterbacksinceTylerHansenin2008toappearinagame.

WideReceiverNelsonSpruceonLiufau’sdebut:"Hehandledhimselfverywell.Hewascalmandwasmakinggoodthrows.Heputtogetheragooddrive.Heheldhiscomposureforitbeinghisfirsttime."

OffensiveCoordinator/Quarterbackscoach,BrianLindgrenonLiufau:“He’sasfaralongasanytruefreshmanI’veeverbeenaround.He’saverymaturekid.Hehaspickedupthesystem.Hehasadjustedtothespeedofthegamebetterthanalotofguys.”

HeadCoachMikeMacIntyrecomparedLiufautoColtsQBAndrewLuck,inthathisrunningabilityisnottheprimarypartofhisgamebutisadangerouspartofhisrepertoire.But,hewasnottryingtosayLiufauisasgoodasLuckatthispointinhiscareer.

HighSchool HeledBellarminePrepinTacoma,Washington,toa33‐5recordduringhisfouryearsthere.Hethrewforatotalof7,297yardsand68touchdownsduringhisprepcareer.

HealsoplayedbasketballatBellarminePrep.HumanInterest HisrealfirstnameisIoSefowhichispronouncedthesameasthephrase“Yo,Sefo.”

Hisfather,Joe,isanativeofAmericanSamoaandfollowedthecareerofthelateCUquarterbackandfellowSamoan,SalAunesewhilehewasstationedatFortCarsonasamemberofU.S.Armyinthelate1980s.

Duringhismilitarycareer,hisfatherwasalsostationedinHawai’iwherehe,Sefoandthefamilylivedforaperiodoftime.

Coincidentally,whenSefomadehisofficialvisittoBoulder,hishostwasAunese’ssonT.C.McCartney,whowasagraduateassistantwiththeteamlastseason.

Hehasayoungerbrother,Saia(17),andayoungersister,Malia(15)whoarebothautistic. "Ilovethemalot,"Liufausaid."Allyoucandoisshowloveandaffectionforthemandtreatthemasniceasyoucan." Sefowasalwaysaprotectorofhissiblingsfromanyonewhotreatedthemdifferently."Iwouldcorrectthem,like‘don'ttreatthemanydifferently,’"hesaid."They’rejustregularhumanbeings.They’rejustalittlemoreenergetic.Oncemyfriendsgottoknowtheminthecommunity,everythingwasfine."

FormerWashingtonStateandNFLquarterback,JackThompsonisanuncleofLiufau’s.AfteranillustriouscareeratWSU,Thompson,whowasnicknamed‘thethrowin’samoan’,wasselectedasthethirdpickinthe1979NFLDraft.

PASSING Season G Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards TD Long 2013 8 251- 149- 8 59.4 1,779 12 75t 2014 3 127- 81- 3 63.8 837 8 70t TOTALS 11 378- 230- 11 60.8 2,616 20 75t

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 1 1 32 32.0 0 32

RUSHING Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 8 40 43 1.1 0 11 2014 3 19 58 3.1 0 15 TOTALS 11 59 101 1.7 0 15

Career Passing Touchdowns Rk. Player TD 1 Cody Hawkins (2007-10) 60 2 Joel Klatt (2002-05) 44 3 Koy Detmer (1992-96) 40 4 Tyler Hansen, (2008-11) 35 5 John Hessler (1994-97) 34 6 Kordell Stewart, (1991-94) 33 Mike Moschetti, (1998-99) 33 8 Steve Vogel, (1981-84) 27 Darian Hagan, (1988-91) 27 10 Sefo Liufau, (2013-p) 20

Career Pass Attempts Rk Player Att. 1 Cody Hawkins, (2007-10) 1,214 2 Joel Klatt, (2002-05) 1,095 3 Tyler Hansen, (2008-11) 872 4 Kordell Stewart, (1991-94) 785 5 Steve Vogel, (1981-84) 688 6 John Hessler, (1994-97) 627 7 Mike Moschetti, (1998-99 607 8 Randy Essington, (1980-82 496 9 Gale Weldner, (1959-61) 480 10 Craig Ochs, (2000-02) 453 11 Darian Hagan, (1988-91) 424 12 Sefo Liufau, (2013-p) 378 CU Career Completions (All-Time) Rk. Player TD 1 Cody Hawkins (2007-10) 667 2 Joel Klatt (2002-05) 666 3 Tyler Hansen (2008-11) 506 4 Kordell Stewart (1991-94) 456 5 Mike Moschetti (1998-99) 366 6 Koy Detmer (1992-96) 350 7 John Hessler (1994-97) 347 8 Steve Vogel (1981-84) 309 9 Craig Ochs (2000-02) 265 10 Randy Essington (1980-82) 247 11 Sefo Liufau (2013-p) 230 Career Passsing Yards Rk. Player Yds. 1 Cody Hawkins (2007-10) 7,409 2 Joel Klatt (2002-05) 7,375 3 Kordell Stewart (1991-94) 6,481 4 Tyler Hansen (2008-11) 5,705 5 Koy Detmer (1992-96) 5,390 6 Mike Moschetti (1998-99) 4,797 7 John Hessler (1994-97) 4,788 8 Steve Vogel (1981-84) 3,912 9 Darian Hagan (1988-91) 3,801 10 Craig Ochs (2000-02) 3,325 11 Gale Weldner (1959-61) 3,033 12 Randy Essington (1980-82) 2,773 13 Sefo Liufau, (2013-p) 2,616

Changedhisnumberfrom#38to#13duringfallcamp.2013: Richardhasmadehismarkonspecial teamsduring theearlypart ofhis career and he finished in a tie for fourth on the team in specialteamspointsthisseason.

Hechangedhisnumber from#33 to#38 justprior to theCharlestonSoutherngame tohelp avoidduplicatenumber situations forplayerswhoplayonthesamespecialteamsunits.

HumanInterest His father, Scott, played safety for the Buffaloes in the late ‘70s andletteredasaseniorin1979.

HealsohadanunclethatletteredinfootballattheAirForceAcademy. SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2012 0 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2013 0 1 (0) 3 (0) 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2014 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TOTALS 0 2 (0) 4 (0) 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

Firstnamepronounced(mar‐kease). He sprained his knee in practice and as a result, did not play in theopeneragainstCSU.

2013: Heplayedonaseason‐high55snapsintheseasonfinaleatUtah.Hispreviousseason‐highinsnapswasjust15.

Heforcedakeyfumblevs.UtahdeepinCUterritorythatwasreturned42 yardsby JeffreyHall. The turnover subsequently led to a CU fieldgoalandtrimmedtheUtahleadto11earlyinthefourthquarter.

He was on the CFPA Performance Award (best kick returner)preseasonwatchlistfor2013.

2012: Wasanhonorablementiontothe2012All‐Pac12Team. MosleyfinishedthirdinthePac‐12inkickreturnaveragein2012. In 2012, he became the first freshman to lead the Buffs in kickoffreturnssinceCBBrianKellyin1997.

Playedin524snapsduringhisfreshmanseason.Heissixthall‐timeatCUforsnapsplayedasafreshman.

Returned a 100‐yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourthquarterof theweek13matchupagainstUtahwhich tied thegameat35‐35atthetime.Itwastheonlynon‐offensivescoreoftheseasonforCU.

The 100‐yard play was the 10th of its kind in CU history, and theseventhkickoff (three interceptions).The lastCUkickoff return foratouchdownpriorwasBrianLockridgeatOklahomaStateonNov.19,2009(98yards).

WasnamedtheKickoffReturnerPerformeroftheWeekbytheCollegeFootballPerformanceAwardsforhisreturnvs.theUtes.

Mosley had the best game of his freshman campaign inweek 10 vs.Stanford.Heplayedall74snapsandhadacareer‐high14tackles.

Madehisfirstcareerstart(atnickelback)inweek2vs.SacStatelastseason.

WithfellowclassmatesKennethCrawleyandYuriWrightstartingatcornerback vs. Sac State last season, it marked the first time threefreshmen (true or redshirt) started in any group (secondary,linebackers,thelines,receivers,backfield)inColoradohistory.

HighSchool AtUplandHighSchool, he starred in all threephasesof the game: atdefensiveback,widereceiverandkickreturner.

Inhis senior seasonatUpland,he recorded64 tackles (43solo),hadtwo interceptions, fourpassesbrokenupanda fumble recovery. Onoffense, he had 19 receptions for 387 yards and three touchdowns,with326yardsrushingwithfivetouchdownson19carries,withalongrushof78yards.

Played inhighschoolwith fellowCU2012signeesDontaAbron andChristianPowell.

Also lettered in trackand fieldwithhimcompeting in the100‐meterand 200meter dashes, the 4x100‐meter relay, triple jump, and highjump.Healsoplayedbasketballasafreshmanbuthedidnotletter.

HumanInterest Has givenback to his community byworking at his local church andcoachingPopWarnerfootball.

A cousin, Sirr Parker, was a running back at Texas A&M and in theNFL. Parkerscoredona32‐yardtouchdownpassinthe1998Big12ConferencechampionshiptogivetheAggiesa36‐33overtimevictoryover Kansas State, and his life was the subject of a 2001 ShowtimemovieentitledTheyCallMeSirr.

Heisverytalentedmusicallyasheplaysthedrumsandtheukulele.Healsowritesandproducesmusic.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2012 12 524 27 29— 56 1- 1 1—10 2 3 0 0 1 1 2013 11 127 11 5— 16 0- 0 0— 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 23 651 38 34—72 1- 1 1—10 5 3 0 1 1 1 KICK RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 12 21 549 26.1 1 100t 2013 10 2 55 27.5 0 36 TOTALS 22 23 604 26.2 1 100t SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 2 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff). KICKOFF RETURNS Yards Player, Opponent, Site, Date (*—opening kickoff of game) 100 Byron White vs. Denver at Denver, Nov. 26, 1936 (TD). 100 *Cliff Branch vs. Kansas in Boulder, Nov. 7, 1970 (TD). 100 *Billy Waddy vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Nov. 22, 1975 (TD). 100 Howard Ballage vs. Nebraska in Boulder, Oct. 21, 1978 (TD). 100 Walter Stanley vs. Oklahoma in Boulder, Oct. 4, 1980 (TD). 100 *Ben Kelly vs. Missouri in Boulder, Oct. 9, 1999 (TD). 100 Marques Mosley vs. Utah in Boulder, Nov. 23, 2012 (TD). CU Most Snaps Played By A True Freshman (All-Time) 838 Addison Gillam, LB (2013) 823 Greg Henderson, CB (2011) 643 Chiodobe Awuize, CB (2013) 642 Kenneth Crawley, CB (2012) 597 Jordon Dizon, ILB (2004) 524 Marques Mosley, FS (2012)

Sufferingfromasprainedanklehesufferedtheweekbefore,MichaelwaslimitedinthewinoverUMass.

AgainstCSU,Michaelledtheteaminrushingfortheseventhtimein11careergames.

2013: Michael’sphysicalandexplosiverunningstylerevitalizedapreviouslystagnantCUrunninggamein2013.Hemissedthreegamesduringthe2013seasonandtheteamaveragedjust109rushingyardsagamewithouthim.Intheninegamesheplayedin,theteamaveraged124.8rushingyardspergame.

Asaresultofhis38yardsrushingatUtah,MichaelbecametheseventhCUfreshmantorushfor500yardsinaseason.

Adkinsfinishedninthintheconferenceinrushingandwasnamedanhonorablementiontothe2013All‐Pac12team.

Hetookashortsidelinereceptionandturneditintoa63‐yardjaunttotheendzoneinthefourthquarterofthewinoverCaladdinganexclamationpointtotheteam’sfirstPac‐12victoryinmorethanayear.Thereceptionwasthelongestofhiscareerandhisfirsteverreceivingtouchdown.

AftermissingtheUCLAgamewithaconcussion,AdkinsreturnedtothelineupatWashington.Heaveraged5.2yardspercarryinthegame.

Hewastheteam’ssingle‐gamerushingleaderinsixoftheninegamesheplayedinin2013.

Michaelmadehisfirstcareerstartintheteam’swinoverCharlestonSouthernandproceededtorushforaCUfreshmanrecordfourtouchdowns.HewasthefirstBuffplayer,regardlessofclass,torushforfourtouchdownsinagamesinceLawrenceVickersin2005.

His137yardsinthatgamewereacareer‐highandmarkedtheonlytimealltheseasonaCUrunningbacktoppedthecenturymarkinrushing.

HereceivedCollegeFootballPerformanceAwardhonorsasaresultofhisrecord‐settingeffortagainstCharlestonSouthernlastyear.

Rushedforateam‐high98yardsinhiscollegiatedebutintheteam’slossatOregonState.

The98yardswerethesecondmostbyatruefreshmaninhisBuffs’debutbehindonlyMarcusHouston’s100yardeffortagainstColoradoStatein2000.

Onhisfirstcareercarryherushedfor19yardsupthemiddleonasecondand1play.Healsoaddeda33yardruninthefourthquarterwhichsetupatouchdown.Itwastheseason’slongestrunbyaBuffatthetime.

HeadCoachMikeMacIntyreonAdkins:"Michael'sbeenrunninggood.He'ssofast.Youseehowhegetsonthesideline,howhemakesyardswhenyouthinkhe'sdown.He'sgoodandfast."

HighSchool Hewasnamedtothehonorrollforeveryquarterduringhisfouryearsinhighschoolandleftschoolwithanimpressive4.49GPA.

Hewasastandouttrackathletebutgaveupthesportbeforehissenioryeartodirectallhisfocustowardsfootball.

MacIntyrestartedrecruitingAdkinswhilehewasstillthecoachatSanJoseStateandwhenhetookthejobatColoradothatrelationshipcarriedover.

HeledEastSanDiegoCountyinrushing,scoringandall‐purposeyardsasasenioratHelixHighSchool.

HumanInterest Hisfather,Michael,rantrackatUNLV. HeisactiveinhiscommunitybackinCaliforniawherehevolunteeredinhisoldPopWarnerLeague.Hehasalsohelpedtoorganizeandcoachforseveralothersports,mostnotablytrackandfield.

RUSHING Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 9 103 535 5.2 6 34t 2014 3 23 70 3.0 0 7 TOTALS 12 126 605 4.8 6 34t

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 9 11 127 11.5 1 63t 2014 3 4 5 1.3 0 6 TOTALS 12 15 132 8.8 1 63t KICK RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 9 2 54 27.0 0 2 CU Top Freshman Rushing Performances in First Career Start Rk. Player No. Yards Avg. TD 1 Billy Waddy (1973) 24 202 8.4 2 2 Marcus Houston (2000) 25 150 6.0 0 3 Christian Powell (2012) 28 147 5.3 3 4 Michael Simmons (1987) 18 142 7.9 1 5 Michael Adkins II (2013) 13 137 10.5 4 CU Most Touchdowns by a Freshman Rk. Player TD 1 Herchell Troutman (1994) 8 2 Lamont Warren (1991) 7 Christian Powell (2012) 7 4 Lee Rouson (1981) 6 O.C. Oliver (1986) 6 Michael Adkins II (2013) 6 6 Billy Waddy (1973) 5 Carroll Hardy (1951) 5 Eric Bieniemy (1987) 5 CU FRESHMAN SEASON RUSHING (400-plus yards) Season Player Att. Yards Avg. TD 1991 Lamont Warren 157 830 5.3 7 2012 Christian Powell 158 691 4.4 7 1986 O.C. Oliver 136 668 4.9 6 1981 *Lee Rouson 159 656 4.1 6 2008 Rodney Stewart 132 622 4.7 2 2013 Michael Adkins II 103 535 5.2 6 1987 Eric Bieniemy 104 508 4.9 5 1951 Carroll Hardy 53 423 7.9 5 * – redshirt freshman.

Greg isonpace tobecome theschool’sall‐time leader inmostcareerdefensive snaps fromscrimmage thisweekvs.Hawai’i.Heneeds just31moresnapstopassformerBuffgreatJordonDizon(2004‐07).

ThedurableHendersonhaspickeduprightwherehe leftoff in2013byplayingoneverysnapthusfarthisseason.Hehasmissedonly27of1,120totalsnapssincethestartof2013season.

Over the last four seasons Henderson has been the defense’s mostconsistent performer. His 2,516 snaps over that span are easily themostofanydefensiveplayerontheteam.Asaresultofabilitiestobothtacklewell intherunninggameandblankettheopposingteam’sbestreceiverweekafterweekhehasbecomeanevery‐downplayerandhasdevelopedintooneofthebestathispositioninthecountry.

Hasstartedin36ofthe38gameshehasplayedinhiscareer.2013: Heledtheteamindefensivesnapsandwasinonatotalof97%ofalldefensivesnaps.Healsoleadstheteamincareerstartswith34.

HefinishedthirdontheteamandledallCUdefensivebacksintackles. IntheseasonfinaleatUtah,Hendersonplayedoneverydefensivesnapforthefifthtimein2013.

Hefinishedthe2013seasontiedwithWashingtoncornerbackMarcusPetersforfirstinthePac‐12inpassesdefensed.

His 14 third‐down stops were just five shy of the school’s all‐timesingleseasonrecordof19setbyLBJordonDizonin2007.

Gregwas selected as amidseason second teamAll‐Pac‐12performerbyPhilSteele’sCollegeFootballpublicationin2013.

HistwointerceptionsinthesecondhalfagainstOregongavehimfourfortheseason.Also,Hendersontiedtheschoolrecordforconsecutivegames with an interception at three in that game. His interceptionstreakwassnappedthefollowingweekatArizonaState.

He returned his first interception of the 2013 season 46 yards for atouchdown in the second quarter of the team’s win over CentralArkansas.Coupledwithhis fumblereturn foraTD inweek1,hewasthefirstCUplayertohavetworeturntouchdownsinthesameseasonsince2002(JeremyBloomandMedfordMoorer).

HewasnamedaCFPAhonorablementionfordefensivebackoftheweekin2013asaresultofhisperformanceagainstCentralArkansas.

Hereturneda fumble53yards fora touchdownvs.ColoradoState inweek1of2013.ItwastheBuffs’firstfumblereturnedforatouchdownsince2011.

2012: Hehadmade12consecutivestartsbeforemissingtheweek2contestin2012vs.SacState(Healsomissedweek3thatyearatFresnoState).

Hesufferedanankleinjuryinthesecondhalfoftheseasonopenervs.CSUin2012.Itwasthefirstgamethathehadmissedincollegeorinhighschool.

2011: Heplayedafreshmanrecordanddefensivehigh823snaps(of868ondefense)fromscrimmagein2011.

He was named to the Freshman All‐American second‐team bycollegefootballnews.com, was an All‐Pac 12 Conference honorablementionbyPac‐12CoachesandwasnamedtotheFreshmanAll‐Pac12first‐teambyRivals.comin2011.

Was given the LeeWillard Award by the team as the outstandingfreshmanduringthe2011season.

Hendersonstartedthe2011seasonopeneratHawai’i,becoming,atthetime, the seventh true freshman to start the season opener in CUhistory.Hewas only the secondCB to do so (Victor Scott in 1980atUCLA)andwasthefirstsinceJordonDizonstartedagainstColoradoState in 2004. He played in all 65 defensive snaps, recording twotacklesandathirddownstop.

Oftheseventruefreshmentostartaseasonopener,Hendersonisjustthe second to play every snap in that game, joiningOGClintMoorewhodidsoin1991againstWyoming.

At the timeHendersoncommitted toCU,healsoheldoffers fromAirForceandNewMexico.

AssistantcoachAndyLaRussaonHenderson:“Ifeellikehe’sgotthechanceandthetoolstobeoneofthebest,ifnot,thebestcornerinthePac‐12.”

HighSchool He never played organized football until his freshman year at NorcoHighSchoolinCorona,California.

Henderson’s coach at Norco was Todd Gerhart, father of formerStanford running back and 2009 Heisman Trophy runner‐up TobyGerhart.

AsasenioratNorcoHS,Hendersonhad65tackles,13passbreakups,andseveninterceptions.Herecorded22PBUsandnine interceptionsforhishighschoolcareer.

Henevermissedahighschoolgame.HumanInterest Henderson’s father is from Belize so Greg has traveled there manytimestovisitrelativesandtolearnmoreabouthisfamilyroots.

He has two older sisters, Sydney andAshley,whom are both collegegraduates.Gregviewshissistersasrolemodelsandhopestofollowintheir footsteps by graduating with a degree in finance in December2014.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2011 13 823 44 14— 58 3- 7 1- 0 6 0 1 1 9 1 2012 10 600 31 16— 47 3- 5 0- 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2013 12 897 46 22— 68 2- 6 0- 0 14 0 1 0 10 4 2014 3 196 10 1— 11 2- 3 0- 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 38 2,516 131 53— 184 10-21 1- 0 22 0 2 2 24 5 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff). CU Consecutive Games with an Interception Games Player (Year) 3 Cullen Bryant (1972) 3 Clyde Riggins (1981) 3 Greg Henderson (2013) CU Career Pass Deflections/Passes Broken Up CU (All-Time) Rk. Player No. 1 Marcus Washington (1995-97) 42 2 Damen Wheeler (1996-99) 39 3 Ben Kelly (1997-99) 34 4 Donald Strickland (1999-2002) 33 Lorenzo Sims (2003-06) 33 6 Mickey Pruitt (1984-87) 32 7 Phil Jackson (2000-03) 29 Terrence Wheatley (2003-07) 29 9 Dalton Simmons (1992-96) 28 10 Deon Figures (1988-92) 27 T-13 Greg Henderson (2011-p) 24 CU Most Career Defensive Plays From Scrimmage (All-Time) Rk. Player No. 1 Jordan Dizon (2004-07) 2, 547 … Greg Henderson (2011-p) 2,516

Firstnamepronounced(jair‐red). JeredsufferedanACLinjurytowardstheendofcampandwillmissthe2014 season.He is expected to petition theNCAA for a sixth year ofeligibility since he has now twice missed entire seasons due to ACLinjuries.

2013: Hefinishedfourthontheteamintackles. Jered returned a USC fumble 31 yards for a touchdown in the thirdquartervs.USClastyear.Itwashisseconddefensivetouchdownoftheseason.

Hewason the field forall86playsandmadeanew‐careerhigh10tackles in the team’swinoverCal in2013.Aftera lacklusterstart tohiscareer,JaredisbecominganirreplaceablepieceofaprogressingCUdefense.Bell’sgameisdefinedbyahighfootballIQ,hisquickreactiontime,andhisabilitytoflytotheballfromhissafetyposition.

Hehadan impressiveperformance in the loss toArizona last season.Hewasonthefieldfor77of82plays,hadninetackles(sevenofwhichwereunassisted),threethirddownstops,aninterceptionandaforcedfumble.

Made his second career interception and returned it for his firstcareertouchdownintheteam’swinoverCentralArkansaslastyear.The interception came in the fourthquarter as the teamwas trailing24‐17 with Central Arkansas penetrating deep into CU territorylooking to salt the game away. On second down at the CU 24, Bellpickedoff thepassandreturned it79yards foramomentumseizingtouchdown.

Movedfromcornerbacktosafetyduringspringcampof2013. He played the entire 2012 season with a brace on his left knee. Heworethebraceuntilthecoachesmovedhimtosafetytheseconddayofspringcampin2013whenhedecidedtoditchthebrace.HeadCoachMikeMacIntyresaid"Hetookhiskneebraceoffand ...startedflyingaroundandmakingplaysandIsaid,'Thiskidisgood!'Ijustthinkhe'skindofgotnewlife,sotospeak,andhe'sagoodplayer."

2012: Had his first career interception in week 4 of 2012 at WSU. Hereturnedtheball37yardsafterpickingitoffintheredzone.Hemadehissecondcareerstartinthegame.

2011: He redshirted during the 2011 season after suffering a knee injuryduringthethirdpracticeoffalltrainingcamp.

HumanInterest Interestedinapost‐footballcareerinlawenforcement. Hisdad,RichardBell,wasawingbackatNebraskaandwasdraftedbythePittsburghSteelersinthe1990NFLdraft,whereheplayedforoneseasonasarunningback.

His mother’s cousin is former Major League Baseball star DarrylStrawberry,whowonfourWorldSeriestitleswiththeNewYorkMetsandNewYorkYankeesandwasaneight‐timeAll‐Starduringhis17‐yearcareer.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2010 8 54 7 4—11 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 8 201 8 5—13 2- 5 0- 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2013 12 752 48 19–67 4- 17 0- 0 7 0 1 2 6 3 TOTALS 28 1,007 63 28—91 6- 22 0- 0 8 0 2 2 6 4 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 5 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff

Nelsonwasone of sixplayerswhowerenamedas teamcaptains forthe2014season.

Nelsonleadsthenationintouchdownreceptionswith6.Heis10thin receiving yards (346) and tied for eighth in receptions (24).Within the conference, he is third in receptions and2nd in receivingyards.

MacIntyreonSpruce’sweek3performance:“Prettygood,wasn’tit?He’smadesome spectacular catches, I guess justdialhimup for twotouchdownseveryweek,that’swhathedoes.He’ssostrong.Youguyshave heard me say he’s so strong with his hands. He just catcheseverything.Hecompetesandfindsawaytogettotheball.Nelsonhasplayedreally,reallywellandI’mproudofwhatheisdoing.”

Nelson set a new school record by grabbing his sixth touchdownreceptioninthethirdquarteroftheteam’slosstoArizonaState.His6touchdowncatchesare themostbyanyBuffafter the first threegamesofanyseason.

Nelsonmadeavitalreceptionona3rd‐&‐4playwith2:47leftontheclock that, for all intents and purposes, sealed Colorado’s first non‐conference road win in a decade. He ran a short out route to thesidelineandcameback to the football tomakecatchthatgaveCU itsfinalfirstdownandallowedthemtothenrunouttheclock.

NelsonwasnamedtheLasVegasBowlPac‐12PlayeroftheWeekasa result of his performance at UMass. He led the conference inreceivingyardsandwassecondinreceptionsaftertwoweeks.

Spruce put forth another remarkable effort on Saturday when heestablished a new career‐high in receving yardage (145) and tied apersonalbestinreceptions(10).Healsorecordedhissecondstraighttwotouchdowngame.

Nelson made two spectacular touchdown receptions in the seasonopener against CSU. It marked his first career two‐touchdown gameandhisthirdwithatleast100yardsreceiving.

Nelson’s sure hands and precise route running have made him CU’smost reliablereceivingweaponon third‐downpassingsituations.Hisnose for the first‐downmarker is a testament tohishigh football IQ.Remarkably,62%(76of123)ofhiscareerreceptionshavebeengoodenoughforfirstdowns.

With the departure of record‐setting receiver Paul Richardson,Nelsonisexpectedtoassumetheroleof#1wideoutthisseasonbut,hepersonallybelievestheteamasawholehasachancetobemuchmorewell‐roundedatthepositionthantheywereayearago."Yeah,IthinkIcanbetheleadingguy,"Sprucesaid."I'mnotgoingtobeabletodothesame things down the field (as Richardson). He just had a differentlevelofspeedthatisjustfreaky.NotoneguyisgoingtoreplacePaul,but we're super deep this year and we're going to have more guysmakingplaysasopposedtojustonebigplaymaker."

Threegamesintohisjuniorseason,Nelsonhas123careerreceptions.If he continues at the same rate, he could be on pace to challengeformerBuffScottyMcKnight’sschoolrecordof215careerreceptionsbytheendofhissenioryear.

He has caught 13 career touchdown passes from four different CUquarterbacksinhiscareer.

Trends:Hehascaughtatleastonepassin25ofthe26gameshehasplayedin.Week12lastyearvs.UWwastheonlygameofhiscareerinwhichhedidnothaveareception.

FormerCUquarterbackConnorWoodonSpruce:"Ithinkhisrouterunninghasimprovedalot.He'sdoneareallygoodjobofcleaningupthe top of his routes and coming up quicker and understanding hisstrengths.Heknowswhathis strengthsandweaknessesareandhe'sbeenworkinghardtocapitalizeandmakethosestrengthsbetter."

2013: Hewasnamedasaco‐recipient,alongwithtightendScottFernandez,of theprogram’s2013TomMcMahonAward.Theaward ishandedoutannuallytotheBuffplayerorplayerswhodisplaygreatdedicationandworkethicduringtheseason.

Sprucecaughta latetouchdownpassfromquarterbackSefoLiufau intheseasonfinaleatUtahlastyearandalsothrewa32‐yardcompletionto theyoungquarterback in thesecondquarter. Itwas the firstpasscompletionofNelson’scareer.

Nelsonmadeanacrobaticover‐theshouldercatchinthecorneroftheendzoneearlyinthefourthquarteragainstUSClastseason.Thescoresparked a 22 point fourth quarter which was CU’s highest‐scoringquarteroftheseason.

In the 2013 home finale vs. USC he became the 24th player in CUhistorytorecordatleast1,000careerreceivingyards.

Sprucehadwhatwasmost likelythefinestperformanceofhiscareerin the team’s win over Cal last year. He had eight receptions for acareer‐high 140 yards in the game including a 62‐yard receptionthat isanew‐career long.Ontopofall that,Nelsonreturnedanon‐side kick attempt into a return for a touchdown late in the fourthquartertocapCU’sscoringonthenight.ItwasCU’sfirstkickoffreturnforatouchdownsincelastyear’sseasonfinale.

SprucewashonoredbytheCFPAasNationalKickoffReturneroftheWeekafterhisperformanceagainstCalin2013.

Nelsonledtheteaminreceptionswithfive, inthelossatWashingtonlastyear

Hemade twokey receptions in thewinoverCharlestonSouthernontwo third and 10 plays that both resulted in first downs leadingeventuallytoCUtouchdowns.

Hemadeareceptiononafourthdownand3playinthefirstquarter,keepingadrivealivethateventuallyendedinaColoradofieldgoal inthegameagainstOregon.

Hebarelymissedoutontoppingthecenturymarkinreceivingyardsinbacktobackgames.Hefinishedwith99yardsagainstColoradoStatein the 2013 season opener and had 98 yards against Utah in 2012’sseasonfinale.

2012: Ledtheteaminreceivingduringthe2012season.Hewasjustthethirdfreshmeninschoolhistorytoleadtheteaminreceiving.

WasnamedtothePac‐12All‐Academicsecond‐teamin2012. Inhisfirstcollegiategame(week1of2012vs.CSU),Sprucehadeightcatches for 64 yards (both team highs) and a touchdown. His eightreceptionsaretiedforthemostinafirstcareergamebyaCUplayer.ItwasfirstdonebyWRScottyMcKnight,whohadeightcatchesfor106yards and a touchdown vs. CSU, exactly five years prior inDenver—Sept.1,2007.

Named to the 2012 Preseason All‐Redshirt team byCollegeFootballNews.com.

Heredshirtedduringthe2011season.HighSchool Hewasastarreceiver,defensivebackandreturneratWestlakeHighSchoolinWestlakeVillage,Calif.

Wasnamed to theVenturaCountyAll‐Decade teamasa receiverandwas named to the first‐teamAll‐Ventura County as a junior and as asenior.

Wasnamed to theAll‐Ventura LeagueAcademicTeamas a senior inhighschoolformaintaininga3.8orabovegradepointaverage.

Also lettered in baseball, earning All‐Marmonte League honors as athirdbasemanduringhissophomoreseasonwhenhebatted .400.Heplayedshortstopasajunior(didnotplayasasenior).

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 11 44 446 10.1 3 22 2013 12 55 650 11.8 4 62 2014 3 24 346 14.4 6 70t TOTALS 26 123 1,345 10.9 13 70t PUNT RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 12 9 45 5.0 0 19 2014 3 6 48 8.0 0 14 TOTALS 15 15 93 6.2 0 19 KICK RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 12 2 63 31.5 1 46t

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT (20) AT (20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 1 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff). CU Career Receptions Rk. Player No. Yards Avg. TD 1 Scotty McKnight (2007-10) 215 1,343 16.2 10 2 Michael Westbrook (1991-94) 167 1,149 11.7 5 3 Paul Richardson (2010-13) 156 2,412 15.5 21 4 Phil Savoy (1994-97) 152 1,116 15.3 8 5 Javon Green (1997-2000) 136 1,082 14.3 9 6 Rae Carruth (1992-96) 135 1,060 14.9 8 7 Derek McCoy (2000-03) 134 1,013 18.8 7 8 Charles E. Johnson (1990-93) 127 1,008 15.2 9 9 Nelson Spruce (2012-p) 123 1,442 11.7 13 10 Monte Huber (1967-69) 111 893 19.3 6 CU Career Receptions Through Junior Season Rk. Player No. 1 Scotty McKnight (2007-09) 165 2 Paul Richardson (2010-13) 156 3 Michael Westbrook (1991-93) 131 4 Nelson Spruce (2012-p) 123* 5 Phil Savoy (1994-96) 109 *--Through three games of junior season CU Career Receiving Yards Rk. Player No. Yards Avg. TD 1 Michael Westbrook (1991-94) 167 2,548 15.3 19 2 Rae Carruth (1992-96) 135 2,540 18.8 20 3 Scotty McKnight (2007-10) 215 2,521 11.7 22 4 Charles E. Johnson (1990-93) 127 2,447 19.3 15 5 Paul Richardson (2010-13) 156 2,412 15.5 21 6 Phil Savoy (1994-97) 152 2,176 14.3 14 7 Derek McCoy (2000-03) 134 2,038 15.2 20 8 Javon Green (1998-2001) 136 2,031 14.9 17 9 Daniel Graham (1998-2001) 106 1,543 14.6 11 10 Nelson Spruce (2012-p) 123 1,442 11.7 13 CU Career 100-Yard Receiving Games Rk. Player No. 1 Charles E. Johnson (1990-93) 12 2 Rae Carruth (1992-96) 11 3 Paul Richardson (2010-13) 9 4 Michael Westbrook (1991-94) 8 5 Phil Savoy (1994-97) 6 6 Derek McCoy (2000-03) 5 Scotty McKnight (2007-10) 5 8 Ron Brown (1981-85) 4 Daniel Graham (1998-2001) 4 Javon Green (1997-00) 4 Nelson Spruce (2012-p) 4 11 Toney Clemons (2010-11) 3 Jon Embree (1983-86) 3 D.J. Hackett (2002-03) 3 Markques Simas(2009) 3 CU Career Touchdown Receptions Rk. Player TD 1 Scotty McKnight (2007-10) 22 2 Paul Richardson (2010-13) 21 3 Rae Carruth (1992-96) 20 Derek McCoy (2000-03) 20 5 Michael Westbrook (1991-94) 19 6 Javon Green (1997-00) 17 7 Charles E. Johnson (1990-93) 15 8 Phil Savoy (1994-97) 14 9 Nelson Spruce (2012-p) 13 10 Joe Klopfenstein (2002-05) 12

Most Touchdown Receptions, Season Rk. Player TD 1. Derek McCoy, 2003 11 2. Paul Richardson, 2013 10 3. Charles E. Johnson, 1993 9 Rae Carruth, 1995 9 5. Gary Knafelc, 1953 8 Michael Westbrook, 1992 8 Rae Carruth, 1996 8 Toney Clemons, 2011 8 8. Javon Green, 1999 7 Derek McCoy, 2002 7 D.J. Hackett, 2003 7 Scotty McKnight, 2010 7 12. Seven Tied, Last Nelson Spruce, 2014 6 CU Most Touchdown Receptions Through Junior Season Rk. Player TD 1 Paul Richardson (2010-13) 21 2 Michael Westbrook (1991-93) 15 Scotty McKnight (2007-09) 15 4 Javon Green (1997-99) 13 Nelson Spruce (2012-14) 13* *-Through three games of junior season

Career:Jonesistiedfor52ndall‐timeatCUinrushingyards(959)andistiedfor27thinreceptions(69).

Tony has become the x‐factor in nearly everything the Buffs do in2014.Aftertheteamrushedforjust4yardsontheirfirstfivedrivesofthegame,Tonyfinallygottherunninggamegoingbygaining35yardsonfourcarriesduringadriveinthesecondquarterthateventuallyledto CU’s second touchdown. Tony carried only oncemore throughoutthe remainder of the game but, his impact during that one drivebecame the key towards igniting a run game that would ultimatelytotalover230rushyardsonthenight.

TonywasMr.everythingbycontributinginnearlyeverywaypossibleintheteam’swinoverUMass.Herecordedthreereceptions,rushedfor47crucialyardsandscoredapivotalsecondquartertouchdownona3rd‐&‐1playfromtheUMassfiveyardline.Hehada33yardruninthefourthquartertosetuptheBuffs’finaltouchdown.Healsohadfivekeypointsonspecialteamsinthegame.

2013: He was the team’s top option out of the backfield on third‐downpassing situations in 2013. He led all running backs on the team inreceptions and is considered the most reliable and sure‐handedreceiverattherunningbackposition.

Onakeythirdand5playattheCal10‐yardlineandwiththegametiedat10,Tony turnedashortscreenpass into thego‐ahead touchdown.CUdidnotlookbackfromthatpointon,astheypulledawayfromCal,eventuallywinning41‐24.

Hescoredhisfirsttouchdownoftheseasoninthefourthquarteroftheteam’s loss at UCLAwhen he took a handoff and scampered in fromtwoyardsout.Healsohada38‐yardreceptionona3rddownand11playthatsetupCU’sonlyothertouchdowninthegame.

Hewastheteam’sleadingrusherinthewinoverCentralArkansas.2012: Hadfourrushesfor105yardsandatouchdowninweek4atWSU;itwas the first 100‐yard rushing performance of his career. Histouchdown run of84 yards is tied for the eighth longest rush fromscrimmage in school history. His TD run and total yards were bothcareerhighs.

He also used the second fewest carries to gain 100 yards. OnlyCliffBranchdiditinfeweratKansasonNov.6,1971(2carries,100yards,1touchdown).Thelasttorunfor100inunder10attemptswasformerTBCortlenJohnsonvs.KansasinBoulderonSept.22,2001(8carries,113yards)—exactly11yearsprior.

HisfirstmultipletouchdowngamecameatWashingtonin2011.Hescored from two and one yards out. He finished the game with 49rushingyardson14carries,inadditionto49receivingyardsonsevencatches.

He scored his first collegiate touchdown at Stanford in week 6 of2011, a 5‐yard middle screen pass from former quarterback TylerHansen.Inthegame,hehadsixrushesforfiveyardsandtwocatchesforeightyards.

HighSchool Is from Paterson, N.J. and played his high school football at nationalpower Don Bosco Prep. In Jones’ senior year of 2009, Don Boscofinished the season ranked as themythical national champions afterbeingrankedtheNo.1teaminthecountrybytheUSAToday,NationalPrepFootballPoll,andthreeotherpolls/rankings.InJones’fouryearsattheschool,DonBoscowent47‐1.

Was the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year as a senior afterrushing174timesfor1,387yardsand34touchdowns.Healsohadonetouchdown reception and another on a kickoff return to set a schoolrecordwith36totaltouchdowns.

HumanInterest Volunteered at St. Joseph’s hospital working as a transport assistantthroughouthighschool.

Asasenior inhighschoolduringtheholidayseason,heworkedforalandscapenurseryhelpingtrimanddeliverChristmastrees.

Hehasasincereinterestinthefuturetohelpyoungerkidsattendschoolandgetadegreeinsteadofbeingonthestreets.

RUSHING Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 13 78 297 3.8 2 38 2012 11 63 320 5.1 3 84t 2013 12 73 249 3.4 1 23 2014 3 16 91 5.7 1 33 TOTALS 39 230 957 4.2 7 84t

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 13 27 168 6.2 2 20 2012 11 26 146 5.6 0 45 2013 12 13 93 7.2 1 38 2014 2 3 17 5.7 0 6 TOTALS 38 69 424 6.1 3 45

KICK RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 13 6 105 17.5 0 23 2012 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 TOTALS 24 7 110 15.7 0 23 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 2014 0 0 (0) 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 6 TOTALS 0 0 (0) 2 (1) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 3 13 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff). CU ALL-TIME LONGEST RUSHING PLAYS Yards Player, Opponent, Site, Date 95 Emerson Wilson vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Nov. 20, 1954 (TD). 91 Kayo Lam vs. Brigham Young at Provo, Oct. 20, 1934 (TD). 91 Bob West vs. New Mexico in Pueblo, Nov. 4, 1944 (TD). 90 Eddie Dove vs. Kansas in Boulder, Oct. 5, 1957 (TD). 85 Dick Schrepferman vs. Colorado State in Boulder, Nov. 28, 1946 (TD). 85 Cliff Branch vs. Kansas at Lawrence, Nov. 6, 1971 (TD). 85 Chris Brown vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Oct. 5, 2002 (TD). 84 Carroll Hardy vs. Colorado State in Boulder, Sept. 25, 1954 (TD). 84 Tony Jones vs. Washington State at Pullman, Sept. 22, 2012 (TD).

He isa combined146‐148 inextrapointsduringhishigh schoolandcollege careers andhas currentlymadeaschoolrecord70straightextrapoints.

InthewinoverUMass,OliverbecamethesixthCUplayerall‐timetoscore200careerpoints.

HewasnamedtothepreseasonwatchlistfortheLouGrozaAwardforthe2104season.

Oliveronkickingintheclutch:“Imeaneverykickisthesame. Wewere coached to focus on every kick one at a time. I had one at(California) to put us into overtime. We do two‐minute stuff atpractice, and it’s funny because I find there to be more pressure inpracticethanthereactuallyisinthegame.Thecrowdiskindofwhitenoiseinagame,whereasinpracticeeveryoneinwatchingyouanditisyour friends and teammates, and it is all close to you. I think that Iwouldbe ready if the situationpresents itself. It’s just one kick at atimeforme.”

Will sees formerColoradoand currentGreenBayPackerkicker,Mason Crosby as a bit of a mentor to him. The two stay in touchthroughouttheseasonandwhenMasonreturnstoColoradoduringtheoff‐season,heworksonhiskickingwithWillbetweentripstothegolfcourse.

2013: HewasanhonorablementionselectiontotheAll‐Pac12teamandwasalsonamedtothePac‐12All‐AcademicFirstTeam.

Hewasnamedasaco‐recipient,alongwithlinebackerBradyDaigh,oftheBillMcCartneyAward.TheawardishandedoutannuallytotheBuffwhobestshowcasesspecialteamsachievementonthefield.

Aftermissingfiveofhispreviouseightfieldgoals,Oliverbouncedbacktomakehisfinalthreeattemptstoendtheseason.

Oliveronhiskickingstrugglestowardsthetailendoftheseason:"I'mstillconfident,"Oliversaid."Thereisnothingchangedaboutthat.Ithinkit'sjustthatI'vegottobemovingintherightdirectionalwaysandthesethingshappenandit'sreallyabouthowyoubounceback.

Hewasnamedasoneof20semi‐finalistsfortheLouGrozaAwardhandedoutannuallytothenation’sbestkicker.Unfortunately,hedidnotmakethecutwhenthelistoffinalistsfortheawardwasreleased.

HeearnedCFPAhonorsforhisperformanceagainstArizona.Hemadeacareer‐long53yardfieldgoalandconnectedfrom48laterinthegame.

Hehadacareer‐highfivetouchbacksonsevenkickoffsintheteam’swinoverCharlestonSouthern.

HeearnedCFPAhonorsforhisperformanceagainstColoradoState.Hewas4‐4infieldgoalsinthegame,markingthesecondtimeinhiscareerhehasmadefourfieldgoalsinagame.Healsomadea52‐yarderwhichatthetimetiedhiscareer‐high.

Hebecametheteam’sfirst‐stringkickoffspecialistshortlybeforetheseasonafteraseasonendinginjurytoJustinCastor.

2012: WasnamedtothePac‐12All‐Academicsecond‐teamin2012.2011: Setschoolrecordsformostfieldgoalsmade(11)andattempted(16)by a freshman, longest field goalby a freshman (52yards) andmostpointsscoredbyafreshman(62points).

WasnamedaLouGrozaStars‐Of‐The‐Weekforhisperformancevs.Calin 2011 inwhich hewas 4‐4 on field goals including a CU freshmanrecordlongof52yards.

Oliverearnedthestartingkickernodaftermakingtenconsecutivefieldgoals in a 2011 August practice. Former head coach, Jon Embreedeclaredhimthestarterafterhemadethetenthone.

HighSchool Inhighschool,OliverwasrankedtheNo.5kickerinCaliforniainESPNand theNo.12kicker in the countrybykickingguruChris Sailer.Hemade18‐of‐23careerfieldgoalsandall50extrapoints.

Alsoletteredinsoccer,lacrosseandhockey.

He lettered in hockey at Venice High School because there weren’tenoughkidstocomposeahockeyteamatHarvard‐Westlake.

HumanInterest He requested a switch fromNo. 91hewore as a freshman toNo. 28because he is a devout Los Angeles Kings fan; Luc Robitaille, formerplayerandcurrentlyintheKings’frontoffice,introducedhimtoAdamDeadmarsh, the one‐time Avalanche and former Kings player whowore…No.28.

HeworkedasanusherattheHollywoodBowl,afamousamphitheatersetagainstthebackdropoftheHollywoodsignandhills.

Heplaystheviola. Hewas one of eight playerswhowere displaced during the Boulderflooding in mid‐September of 2013. His apartment building wasevacuateddue tohighwater levelsbuthe returnedhomea fewdayslater.

SCORING Season G EP-EPA FG-FGA Long PTS 2011 12 29- 31 11-16 52 62 2012 11 28- 28 6- 8 37 46 2013 12 30- 30 17-24 53 81 2014 3 10- 10 4- 5 47 22 TOTALS 38 97- 99 38-53 53 211 FIELD GOALS Season G 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. Lg 2011 12 0-0 3-5 3-5 4-5 1-1 0-0 11-16 68.8 52 2012 11 1-1 1-1 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 6-8 75.0 37 2013 12 2-2 5-5 3-4 4-7 2-5 0-0 17-24 70.8 53 2014 3 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 4- 5 75.0 47 TOTALS 38 3-3 11-13 11-15 9-15 3-6 0-0 38-53 71.6 53 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff). CU Career Field Goals Made Rk. Player (Years) FG 1 Mason Crosby (2003-06) 66 2 Jeremy Aldrich (1996-99) 48 3 Will Oliver (2010-p) 38 4 Tom Field (1979-83) 36 5 Aric Goodman (2008-10) 25 CU Career Kick Scoring Rk. Player (Years) EP-EPA FG-FGA PTS 1 Mason Crosby (2003-06) 109-117 66-88 307 2 Jeremy Aldrich (1996-99) 87-95 48-64 231 3 Will Oliver (2011-p) 97-99 38-53 211 4 Tom Field (1979-83) 82-86 36-55 190 5 Aric Goodman (2008-10) 93-96 25-47 168 6 Neil Voskeritchian (1994-95) 95-96 22-34 161 7 Ken Culbertson (1986-89) 85-87 23-41 154 8 Dave Haney (1968-70) 86-92 21-35 149 9 Jim Harper (1990-91) 71-74 22-35 137 10 Fred Lima (1972-73) 59-62 21-45 122 CU Career Scoring (All-Time) Rk. Player (Years) TD 2Pt EP-EPA FG-FGA PTS 1 Mason Crosby (2003-06) 0 0-0 109-117 66-88 307 2 Eric Bieniemy (1987-90) 42 1-1 0-0 0-0 254 3 Jeremy Aldrich (1996-99) 0 0-0 87-95 48-64 231 4 Bobby Anderson (1967-69) 35 1-2 0-0 0-0 212 5 Will Oliver (2011-p) 0 0-0 97-99 38-53 211 6 Chris Brown (2001-02) 34 0-0 0-0 0-0 204 7 Rashaan Salaam (1992-94) 33 0-0 0-0 0-0 198 8 Tom Field (1979-83) 0 0-0 82-86 36-55 190 9 Byron White (1935-37) 24 0-0 30-32 1-2 177 10 Merwin Hodel (1949-51) 28 0-0 0-0 0-0 168 Aric Goodman (2008-10) 0 0-0 93-96 25-47 168

Lastnameispronounced(see‐ver‐son). Ryan’s37yardkickreturnjustbeforehalftimeinwintheatUMasswasthelongestkickreturnoftheseasonfortheBuffsatthetime.

Ryan was a major contributor on special teams throughout hisfreshmanseasonbut,afteranotheryearofdevelopment,hefeelsheisreadytotakethenextstepandplayabiggerroleondefensein2014."I'veprogresseda lotsince lastyear(at linebacker),"hesaid. "Springballwasbig; I learneda lot.This fallcamp, I think I tookahugestepforward.I'mreallyhappywithwhereI'matrightnow."

2013: He led the team in kickoff return yardage during his freshmancampaignmarkingthesecondconsecutiveyearthatafreshmanhasledtheteaminthatcategory.

Seversonreturnedeightkickoffsforacombined171yardsinthelossatWashington.Theeightreturnsarethesecond‐mosteverinasinglegameinCUhistoryandthe171returnyardsarethefifth‐mostinonegameinschoolhistory.

Hehadacareer‐long 48‐yardkickoff return in the fourthquarteroftheteam’slosstoArizona.Healsohada31‐yardreturninthegame.

TheCUcoachingstaffwasbeenpleasedwithRyan’sbig‐playabilityonkickoffreturns.Hehadfivereturnsofatleast30yardsandheadCoachMike MacIntyre thinks an even longer return may be in his future.“He’s been really close (to breaking a long run) a couple of times. Ithinkhe’llbreakone,”saidMacIntyre.

RyanwassufferingfromasorehamstringanddidnotplayatArizonaState.

Averageda sparkling26.8yardson fivekickoff returns in the team’slosstoOregon.

Hasemergedastheteam’sprimarykickoffreturnspecialist.Hehada29 yard return in the third quarter of his team’s win over CentralArkansas.Thereturnultimatelyhelpedleadtheteamtoafieldgoalonthedrive.

MadehisCUdebutagainstColoradoState inweek1,by contributingonspecialteams.Hewasoneofsixtruefreshmentomaketheirdebutinthegame.

HighSchool Hewas the San JoseMercury’sOffensive Player of the Year after hissenior year of high school. He rushed for 1,951 yards and 32touchdownsduringthatseason.

HumanInterest Heplayedhighschoolfootballwithheadcoach,MikeMacIntyre’sson,andBuff teammate JayMacIntyre at Valley ChristianHigh School inCalifornia.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2014 2 5 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KICK RETURNS Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2013 11 36 795 22.1 0 48 2014 2 2 41 20.5 0 37 TOTALS 13 38 836 22.0 0 48 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 2 12 2014 0 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 TOTALS 0 3 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 3 16 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

CU Career Kickoff Return Yardage Rk. Player (Years) No. Yards Avg. TD 1 Ben Kelly (1997-99) 64 1,798 28.1 3 2 Terrence Wheatley (2003-07) 56 1,350 24.1 0 3 Josh Smith (2007-08) 50 1,276 25.5 1 4 M.J. Nelson (1986-89) 51 1,198 23.5 0 5 Walter Stanley (1980-81) 49 1,172 23.9 1 6 Bill Symons (1962-64) 43 1,051 24.4 1 7 Brian Lockridge (2007-11) 44 968 22.0 1 8 Roman Hollowell (1998-2001) 44 914 20.8 0 9 Stephone Robinson (2004-07) 49 867 17.7 0 10 Caroll Hardy (1951-54) 31 853 27.5 0 11 Billy Waddy (1973-76) 32 849 26.5 2 12 Ryan Severson (2013-p) 38 836 22.0 0

Lastnameispronounced(oh‐lew‐bo‐day). Kenneth proved his worth as one of the team’s most versatiledefendersbyplayingatallthreelinebackerspotsintheteam’swinatUMass.Inall,heplayedon63snaps,madefourtacklesandhadathird‐downstopinthegame.

Olugbode welcomed his new role as an every‐down linebacker byplayingthefinestgameofhisyoungcareervs.CSU.Heplayedonall68snapsduringthegame,madefourtackles,hadathird‐downstopandaquarterbackpressureinthegame.

Aftershowingglimpsesofbrilliancelastseason,defensivecoordinatorKent Baer is expecting big things from the sophomore linebacker in2014. “The last four games (last year) he was forced to play threedifferent spots. He’s a smart kid, very knowledgeable, and doesn’tmakethesamemistakemorethanonce.He’sstillgotalottolearnbuthe’llbetheguywhoplaysinthatspot.He’sdoingagreatjob.”

2013: Heplayedon16defensivesnapsintheseasonfinaleatUtahwhichisanewcareer‐high.Healsohadacareer‐highfourtacklesandhisfirstcareerthird‐downstopinthegame.

Playedathen‐career‐high14defensivesnapsvs.USC. He played on 12 snaps and was in on his first career tackle in theteam’slossatWashington.

Saw his first career action on defense in the team’s loss at OregonState.

HemadehisCUdebutagainstColoradoStateinweek1bycontributingonspecialteams.Hewasoneofsixtruefreshmentomaketheirdebutinthegame.

Duringthe2013signingperiodhechangedhiscommitmentfromSanJoseState toColoradobecausehewanted toplay forMikeMacIntyreandhiscoachingstaffwholeftSJSUforCUinJanuary.

HighSchool Kenneth played outside linebacker, tight end, running back andquarterback during his prep career at Bellarmine Prep in San Jose,California.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2013 5 61 3 3— 6 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 3 191 8 4- 12 0- 0 0- 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 8 253 11 7—18 0- 0 0- 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 1 (0) 1 (1) 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

HeplayedatCSUforoneseasonunderthen‐headcoach,SteveFairchild.AfterFairchildwasfiredandreplacedbyJimMcElwain,MurphydecidedtotransfertoCUandplayforcoachJonEmbreebecauseMcElwain’soffensiveschemedoesnotutilizethefullbackposition.AfterEmbreewasfiredandreplacedbynewcoachMikeMacIntyre,MurphywasworriedabouthisplaceinMacIntyre’spistoloffensethatrarelyutilizesthefullbackpositionbutheultimatelydecidedtostay.

2013: Madehisfirstcareerstartatfullbackintheteam’swinoverCentralArkansas.

HemadehisCUdebutagainstColoradoStateinweek1atfullback.2012: Hehadtositoutthe2012seasonduetoNCAArulesaftertransferringfromColoradoState.

Heplayedonlyonspecialteamsduringhisoneseasonasawalk‐onatCSU.

ComingoutofLutheranHighSchool(Parker)in2011,MurphyhadseveralscholarshipoffersfromDivisionIIschools,butinsteadchosetowalkatCSU.

HumanInterest Hewasintheatre9attheCentury16CinemainAuroraonJuly20,2012whenagunmanbegantofireonacrowdofinnocentmovie‐goers,killing12andwounding70others.Heandhisfriendwereshotatbutavoidedinjury.

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

He is third on the team in career special teams points trailing onlyseniorlinebackerBradyDaighandseniorsafetyTerrelSmith.

Woodsonplanstotakeonmoreofaleadershiprolewiththeinfluxofyouth that now dominates the team’s linebacking corps. “Helpingyoungerplayers, if it’swatching filmwith themor sittingdown for acoupleofminuteswiththem,it’ssomethingusasveteranlinebackershavetakenonasaresponsibility,”hesaid,addinghisnextstepistobeamorevocalleader.“I’mworkingonit.I’lldoitright(inpractice)butIwon’tspeakupthatmuch.Tellingpeoplewhenthey’rerightorwrongissomethingI’vetriedtoworkon.”

2013: Hemissed the final fourgamesof the seasonashe recovered fromaneckstingerhesufferedinpractice.

Inasurprisemove,hestartedatthewill‐linebackerspotwiththeBuffsopeningupthegameinanickeldefenseinthelosstoArizona.Hehadpreviously played almost all of his snaps on the opposite side (Sam‐linebacker spot) coming into the game. He went on to play a newcareer‐high62snapsandmadeseventacklesinthatgame.

Hewon theweeklySledgehammerAward as a result of ahit onanopposing player in the team’s win over Charleston Southern. Theawardisgivenoutaftereverygametotheplayerwhodishesoutthecleanest,bighitonanopposingplayer.

Woodson sawa significant increase inplaying timeat the tail endoftheseasonandwasinstrumentalindefendingtherunninggamefromboth the strong‐side andweak‐side linebacker positions. He finishedeleventh on the team in tackles despite the fact that he playedconsiderablyfewerdefensivesnapsthanthetenplayerslistedaheadofhimhadplayed.

He had a new career‐high eight tackles in the team’s win overCharlestonSouthern.Healsohadatackleforlossandonefornogain.

Madehisfirstcareerstartintheteam’swinoverCentralArkansasatthe“sam”linebackerspot.

Won the program’sGregBiekertAward, given out annually to themostimprovedlinebacker,attheconclusionofspringpractices.

2012: Greer mostly participated in special teams during his sophomoreseason.Hefinishedthirdontheteaminspecialteamspointswith19.

HighSchool Greer attended Junipero Serra High School, the same high school asformerteammateDavidBakhtiari.

JuniperoSerrawas42‐2 inhis final threeyears,winningaCaliforniastatetitleinGreer’sjunioryear.

HumanInterest Heplaysthepianoandhasbeenabletodososincehewassix. When coach MacIntyre arrived on campus in January of 2013,Woodson was struggling academically and was probably one badsemesteraway fromdroppingoutofschool. In the timesince,hehasundergoneatransformationofsorts.Heisdoingwellinhisclassesandhas seen more time on the field as well. He credits MacIntyre withhelpinghimgetbackontrack. "Iwouldsay itwasmyselfholdingmeback," Greer said. "I didn't have the right mentality. I wasn't fullycommittedtomyacademics,sothatheldmebackalittlebitmore.Thisyear,Ibuckleddown,Igotmorefocused,Igrewupalot.”

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2011 3 40 2 1— 3 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2012 6 69 7 5— 12 1- 1 1- 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2013 4 268 25 9— 34 2- 5 0- 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2014 2 60 2 3— 5 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 15 437 36 18— 54 4- 7 1- 2 5 3 1 0 0 0

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2011 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 2012 3 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 19 2013 1 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 TOTALS 4 4 (1) 1 (0) 0 1 23 0 1 0 0 3 2 40

Firstnamepronounced(terr‐rell). He is secondon the team in career special teams points(49), trailingonlyseniorlinebackerBradyDaigh(53).

Terrelmissedthe2013seasonbuthereturnedto field instyle inthespringof2014.Afteracamphighlightedbyhisheadyplayandstrongleadershipabilities,hewasnamedateamcaptainforthe2014season.

2013: He was injured late in fall camp and redshirted during the 2013season.

2012: Finished second on the team in total tackles last season,with 70.Healsohadtwo fumblerecoveries,whichtiedhimforeighth in thePac‐12.

Playedall82snapsandrecordedathird‐downstop,atouchdownsave,andafumblerecoveryweek4of2012,atWSU.Hereturnedthefumble(forced by LB Paul Vigo) 10 yards to the WSU 1‐yard line. Heoriginally scoredon the recoverybut after review itwasdeterminedthathehadsteppedoutofboundsjustshortofthegoalline.

2011: Played in11games in2011andstartedsixgamesatawiderangeofdefensivebackpositions:cornerback,nickelback,freesafetyandshortsafety.

Finished with 25 special teams points, second most on the team in2011.

2010: Smith’s career‐high 17 tackles against Nebraska in 2010 set the CUrecordformosttacklesinagamebyatruefreshmanatthetime.TherecordwaslaterbrokenbylinebackerAddisonGillamin2013.

Smith talliedagame‐high15 tacklesagainstTexasTech inweek7of2010 in his first collegiate action (four solo) and also had onequarterbacksackandonethirddownstop.

ColoradowastheonlyDivisionIschooltoofferSmithascholarshipoutofhighschool.

FormerCUheadcoachDanHawkinsonSmith:“He’snotverytallorprototypical,buthecanhit.Heunderstandsthegameandputshimselfintherightspot.”

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2010 6 414 30 30—60 2- 8 1- 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 2011 11 400 29 7—36 0- 0 0- 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2012 12 557 48 22—70 0- 0 0- 0 3 3 2 0 3 0 2014 1 4 0 0— 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 30 1,375 107 59—166 2- 8 1- 6 9 3 2 0 4 2

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season Safety CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2010 0 0 3 (1) 2 (0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2011 1 1 11 (3) 3 (0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 25 2012 0 1 5 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 11 2014 0 0 1 (0) 2 (1) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 TOTALS 1 2 20 (5) 7 (1) 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 4 2 49

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield.

CU Career Special Teams Tackles (All-Time) Rk. Player (Years) UT AT Total 1 Ryan Sutter (1994-97) 32 32 -- 64 2 Darren Fisk (1995-97) 25 23 -- 48 3 Ryan Black (1994-97) 21 19 -- 40 4 Paul Rose (1987-90) 14 25 -- 39 5 Arthur Jaffee (2008-11) 21 13 -- 34 6 Derrick Webb (2010-13) 19 14 -- 33 7 Andy Peeke (1998-2001) 26 5 -- 31 8 Hannibal Navies (1995-98) 15 13 -- 28 9 Greg Lindsey (1990-93) 23 4 -- 27 10 Rashidi Barnes (1996-99) 11 15 -- 26 Terrel Smith (2010-p) 20 7 -- 27

Lastnameispronounced(to‐ooh‐ma‐low).2013: Herecordedhis firstcareersack in the fourthquarterof the team’sloss toUSCwhenhebroughtdownTrojanquarterbackCodyKessleronathird‐downtohelpforceaUSCpunt.K.T.alsohadfourunassistedtacklesinthegame.

The team’s second‐quarter recovery of amuffed Cal kick returnwasmadepossiblebyaresoundinghitK.T.dishedoutonaBearwhowasin prime position to recover the muff. K.T. forcefully separated himfrom the ball and opened the door for former teammate IsaacArchuleta’s recovery. CU then went down the field and scored atouchdownon theensuingdrivegiving the teama14point leadandbreakingopenapreviouslyclosegame.

Movedfromsafetytolinebackerduring2012springdrills.2011: Tu’umaloplayedin56snapsagainstOregoninweek8of2011andtiedfortheteamleadwithsixtackles.

Moved from inside linebacker to defensive back in themiddle of hisfreshmanseason(2011).

HighSchool Tu’umalo, from Honolulu, attended Punahou High School along withcurrent CU teammate Kaiwi Crabb. Former CU captain R.J. Brown(2007)alsoattendedPunahou.

As a sophomore at Punahou, Tu’umalo played behind San DiegoChargersLBand2012HeismanTrophyfinalistMantiTe’o.

Tu’umaloinitiallygaveaverbaltoBoiseStatebeforeultimatelysigningwiththeBuffs.

HumanInterest Isthefirstmemberofhisextendedfamilytoattendcollege. Heenjoysmusic and loves tomix and edit songs.He is interested inbecomingadiscjockey.

In his free time during his senior year in high school, he spent timetutoringkidsathisformermiddleschool.

FirstnameisactuallyKyle,butgoesbyhisinitials.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2011 6 78 4 4— 8 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2012 2 30 7 1— 8 0- 0 1- 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2013 1 14 4 0— 4 0- 0 1- 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 9 122 15 5— 20 0- 0 2- 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2012 1 2 (1) 3 (1) 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 18 2013 0 1 (0) 3 (1) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 TOTALS 1 3 (1) 6 (2) 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 26

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

Lastnameispronounced(day). Heistheteam’scareerleaderinspecialteamspoints.2013: He was a co‐recipient, along with kicker Will Oliver, of the BillMcCartneyAward.TheawardishandedoutannuallytotheCUplayerorplayerswhobestshowcasespecialteamsachievementonthefield.

HedidnotplayintheseasonfinaleatUtahashewasstillrecoveringfromalowerlegbruisehesufferedtheweekpriorvs.USC.

Hemadehisfirststartoftheseasonvs.USCatstrong‐sidelinebackerinplaceofinjuredstarterWoodsonGreer.

BradywasavitalcogonanimprovingCUdefensethisyearinadditiontoplayinghisusualkey roleon special teams.He finishedsecondonthe team in special teams points and when called upon, filled inadmirablyatthemiddlelinebackerpositionforstarterAddisonGillam.When Addison was injured at Arizona State, Brady stepped in andpostedateam‐high10tackles,athird‐downstopandforcedafumble.

HewontheweeklySledgehammerAwardasaresultofahithehadinthe team’s loss at Arizona State. The award is given out after everygametotheplayerwhodishesoutthecleanest,bighitonanopposingplayer.

Daighwontheprogram’sDickAndersonAward,givento theplayerwho displays outstanding toughness, at the conclusion of springpracticesin2013.

2012: Finishedsecondontheteaminspecialteamspointswith21in2012. Inweek7of2012, vs.ASU,Daighhad six tackles anda fourthdownstop. He suffered what appeared to be a serious injury late in thefourth quarter of the contest. He was taken to Boulder CommunityHospital for precautionary tests as he did exhibit movement whileleavingthefieldonastretcher.Hewasreleasedfromthehospitallaterthatevening.

HighSchool PlayedthreevarsityseasonsatfootballpowerMullen.Duringhistimeontheteam,theMustangswent40‐2,winningthreestatetitlesunderhighschoolcoachinggreatDaveLogan.LoganwasanAll‐AmericanasaplayeratCU.

He was a high school teammate of former Buffs’ running back, JoshFord.

Daigh was one‐third of one of the nation’s best linebacker corps atMullen,asLeilonWillingham(CentralFlorida)andConnorHealy(AirForce) both received scholarships and the trio was key in Mullen’sthree‐peatas5Astatechamps.

DaighwasthefirstplayertocommittoCUintheclassof2011,doingsoinJulyof2010.

HumanInterest:HevolunteeredthroughMullenforaprogramcalledWorld Vision that collected and packed clothes and shoes and sentthenabroadtothoseinneed.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2011 9 82 13 5—18 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 10 250 31 9—40 4- 5 1- 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 2013 8 113 13 3—16 0- 0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2014 2 12 1 0— 1 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 29 457 58 17—75 4- 5 1- 4 3 0 0 2 1 0

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2011 0 1 (0) 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2012 1 4 (1) 2 (0) 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 2013 1 4 (2) 0 (0) 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 2014 0 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 TOTALS 2 11 (3) 6 (1) 0 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 1 53

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

CU Career Special Teams Points (All-Time) Rk. Player (Years) Points 1 Ryan Sutter (1994-97) 123 2 Arthur Jaffee (2008-11) 88 3 Darren Fisk (1995-97) 86 4 Derrick Webb (2010-13) 81 5 Travis Sandersfeld (2008-11) 72 6 Ryan Black (1994-97) 68 7 Jalil Brown (2007-10) 65 8 Paul Rose (1987-90) 63 9 Ryan Iverson (2010-13) 60 10 Andy Peeke (1998-01) 56 -- Brady Daigh (2011-p) 53

Lastnameispronounced(Gill‐um). GillamisthirdinthePac‐12intacklesforloss. Gillamhasbeenhamperedbyshoulderandlegissuesthroughouttheearlyportionoftheseasonyethehasstillmanagedtoreachdoubledigittacklestwiceinthreegames.

AddisonhadakeyseconddownsackofelusiveArizonaStatequarterbackTaylorKellyinthefirstquarterthateventuallyledtotheSunDevilsfirstpuntofthenight.

GillamwashisusualdominantselfinthewinoverUMass.Herecorded12tackles,oneofwhichwasforaloss,hada½sack,twothirddownstops,and2passesbrokenupinthegame.

Gillamsledtheteamintacklesfortheeighthtimein14careergamesbylogging12tacklesintheteam’swinoverUMass.Itwasalsohisseventhcareergamewithdoubledigittackles.

Gillamwasnamedateamcaptainforthe2014season.HeandquarterbackSefoLiufauarethefirstsophomorestobenamedcaptainsforanentireseasoninschoolhistory.

Injustoneseason,Addisonquicklydevelopedintotheprototypicalmiddlelinebackerinaconferencefilledwithoffenseswhooftenchallengetheathleticismoflinebackersbyforcingthemtocoverandtackleinspace.Moreoftenthannot,Addisonhasmetthosechallengeswithhisphysicalandinstinctivestyleofplay.

2013: Thepostseasonaccoladescontinuedtorollinfortherecord‐settingfreshmanashewasnamedasanhonorablementiontotheAll‐Pac‐12Team.Healsowontheprogram’sDaveJonesAward,handedoutannuallytotheteam’soutstandingdefensiveplayer.

InJanuary,AddisonwasnamedaFreshmanAll‐AmericanbytheFWAA.HeisthefirstBuffsincepunterMatthewDiLalloin2006toearnthehonor.

Heledtheteamintacklesthisseason.Heisthefirstfreshmantoleadtheteaminthatcategorysincetheybegantrackingthestatin1964.

Addison’s119tacklesmakehimtheschool’sall‐timeleaderintacklesbyafreshman.

Hefinishedtheseasonwith838defensivesnapsplayedwhichsetsanewschoolrecordforsnapsbyafreshman.

Gillamputacaponhisstellarfreshmancampaignbyrecordingateam‐high15tackles,makingtwokeythirddownstops,andsnagginghisfirstcareerinterceptionintheseasonfinaleatUtah.

Hesufferedabackstraininthesecondhalfoftheteam’slosstoUSCanddidnotreturn.

Addisonhad10solotacklesincludingtwoforaloss,athird‐downstopandtwopassesbrokenupinthewinoverCalashecontinuedtodefythelogicthatsaystruefreshmencan’tsucceedinbig‐timecollegefootball.

AddisonwasselectedasmidseasonfourthteamAll‐Americanandafirst‐teamAll‐Pac‐12performerbyPhilSteele’sCollegeFootballpublication.

HeledthePac‐12andtheFBSintacklesbyatruefreshmanin2013.HefinishedsecondintheFBSintacklesbyallfreshmen(redshirtortrue)andsecondinthePac‐12overallintackles.

Hesufferedaforearminjuryinthesecondhalfoftheteam’slossatArizonaStateanddidnotreturn.

HesetaCUfreshmanrecordfortacklesinagamewith18intheteam’slosstoOregonbreakingtherecordof17previouslysetbyteammateTerrelSmithin2010.Healsohadaspecialteamstackleinthegametogoalongwithhis18defensivetackles.

His15third‐downstopsthisseasonwerejustfourshortofthesingleseasonschoolrecordis19setbylinebackerJordonDizonin2007.

Hisfourthirddownstopsvs.Oregonallowedhimtotiethesinglegameschoolrecordforthirddownstopsforthesecondtimethisseason.Healsohadfourthirddownstopsintheweek1winvs.ColoradoState.

Hewontheteam’sweeklySledgehammerAwardforthehavingthebiggest,cleanhitintheteam’slossatOregonState.

Hasalreadyrecordeddoubledigittacklesinagamefivetimesinhisyoungcareer.

HewasvotedtheCUathleteoftheweekasaresultofhisperformanceagainstColoradoState.

HebecameonlythesecondtruefreshmantostartaseasonopeneratmiddlelinebackerinCUhistorywhenhestartedagainstColoradoState.In2004,JordonDizonbecamethefirstBufftostarttheseasonopeneratmiddlelinebackerasatruefreshman.

Gilliamwearsthesamenumber(44)thatDizonworeduringhistimeatCU.

2012: UCDavis,SacramentoStateandSanJoseStateweretheonlythreeschoolstorecruitAddisonoutofhighschool.

HeoriginallycommittedtoSanJoseStatein2012,butwhenthecoachingstaffleftforCUhedecidedtofollowsuit.

Heunderwentarthroscopicshouldersurgeryin2012anddecidedtograyshirtatSanJoseStateduringthefallsemester.HethentransferredtoColoradoinJanuary.

AddisonalmostpasseduptheopportunitytoplayforheadcoachMikeMacIntyrewhenheattendedacampwhileMacIntyrewasstillcoachingatSanJoseState.Hesaidhefeltthatnothingclickedandthattherewasnoonewayhe’dplayforthisstaff.ButasMacIntyreandrunningbacks/tightendscoachKlaytonAdamspersistedandworkedhardtogainthetrustofGilllamandhisfamily,heeventuallychangedhismindanddecidedtosign.HeremainedloyaltothestaffwhentheyleftforColorado.

Defensivecoordinator/Linebackerscoach,KentBaeronGillam:"WhatI'mimpressedaboutwithhimismentallyhe'sreallytough.Itdoesn'tseemtofazehimnomatterwhohelinesupagainst.Andhe'svery,veryathletic.Hecandosomethingsinspaceforabigmanthatalotofpeoplecan't."

HighSchool Heplayedlinebacker,tightend,andreturnedbothpuntsandkicksduringhiscareeratFoothillHighSchoolinPaloCedro,California.

HumanInterest TheBoulderareacouldn'tbebettersuitedtoGillam'sinterestsoffthefield.Helovesspendingtimeoutdoorshiking,bikeriding,snowboarding,backpackingandfishing.HetriedflyfishingforthefirsttimewhenhecametoCUthissummer.

HespentlastfalltrainingwithhisfriendAndrewBoetjer,apersonaltrainerwhoworkswithdozensofathletesinNorthernCalifornia,ashegrayshirted.

Hisfather,BrianGillamsayshissonwasforcedtomisstimeduringhishighschoolcareerbecauseoffootandshoulderinjuriesandnotbeingabletoplayinthosesituationshastaughthimtoenjoyeverymomentwhenheishealthyandplaying.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2013 12 838 78 41— 119 7-13 3- 25 15 3 0 0 6 1 2014 3 189 21 7— 28 4- 13 1½ -18 2 2 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 15 1,027 99 48— 147 11-26 4½-30 17 5 0 0 8 1

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 3 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2014 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 0 3 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 7

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

CU Single-Season Tackles by a Freshman (All-Time) Rk. Player (Years) UT-AT TT 1 Addison Gillam (2013) 78-41 119 2 Matt Russell (1993)* 48-37 85 3 Jordon Dizon (2004) 51-31 82 4 J.J. Billingsley (2002) 47-20 67 5 Terrel Smith (2010) 30-30 60 *--Denotes Redshirt Freshman

CU Most Snaps Played By A True Freshman (All-Time) 838 Addison Gillam, LB (2013) 823 Greg Henderson, CB (2011) 642 Kenneth Crawley, CB (2012) 597 Jordon Dizon, ILB (2004) 569 Chiodobe Awuize, CB (2013) 524 Marques Mosley, FS (2012) 414 Terrel Smith, S (2010) 392 Jashon Sykes, ILB (1998) 358 Deon Figures, CB (1988) 343 Josh Tupou, DT (2012) 323 Kanavis McGhee, OLB (1987) 320 Alfred Williams, OLB (1987) 316 Ty Gregorak, ILB (1997) 310 Yuri Wright, CB (2012) CU Total Tackles Through Sophomore Season (All-Time) Rk. Player (Seasons) No. 1 Barry Remington (1982-84) 204* 2 Matt Russell (1993-94) 190 3 Jashon Sykes (1998-99) 186 4 Greg Biekert (1989-90) 165 5 J.J. Billingsley (2002-03) 161 6 Chad Brown (1989-90) 156 7 Addison Gillam (2013-p) 147** 8 Don DeLuzio (1984-85) 145 9 Jordon Dizon (2004-05) 143 10 Michael Jones (1986-87) 133 *-Was granted a medical redshirt year thus played parts of three seasons before his sophomore year was complete. **-Total thru three games of sophomore season

In his best performance since his freshman year, Christian showedconsiderableflashesofthespeed,powerandelusivenessthatallowedhim to put together one of the finest freshman rushing seasons inschoolhistory twoyearsago.His118rushingyardsvs.ArizonaStatehelpedtokeeptheSunDevildefenseoffbalanceastheyscrambledtodefendbothCU’sverticalpassinggameandtherunningofplayerslikePowell.

Christian’sphysical,hard‐nosedrunningstyle isasharpcontrast inastableoffleet‐footedandshiftyCUrunningbacks.HegivesheadcoachMikeMacIntyreasolidoptioninshortyardageandgoallinesituationsandservesasachangeofpacewhenadefensebegins toconcentratetoomuchontheCUpassinggame.

Career: His 1,459 career rushing yards are 31st all‐time in CUhistory.

Christian’sthirdquartertouchdownrunvs.UMasscameonakey3rd‐&‐4playatUMass14thattrimmedaonce10‐pointdeficittothreeasthegame’smomentumbegantoshift.

Powell led the team inrushingandscoredhis first touchdown in theteam’swinatUMasssinceaNovemberwinoverCallastseason.His81yardsrushingwashishighestoutputsinceherushed for97yardsatUCLAlastyear.

Runningbackscoach,KlaytonAdamsonPowell:“He’satoughrunner.He’sreallysmartandhumble.Hehasalotofdifferentgoodattributes.He’sabringyourlunchpailwhoshowsupandworkshardallthetime.He’sjustreallysteady.”

2013: Heledtheteaminrushingin2013. At the end of the season banquet, hewon the program’s2013 JohnMackAward. The honor is handed out annually to the team’smostoutstandingoffensiveplayer.

Afteralacklusterstarttotheseason,Christianslowlystartedtoregainthe formhedisplayed sobrilliantly as a freshmanwhenhe averagednearly4.5yardspercarry.Overthefinal fiveweeksoftheseason,heaveragedanimpressive4.4yardseverytimehetouchedtheballinthegroundgame.

Hehadhisbestgameoftheseasonintheteam’slossatUCLA.His97rushingyardsand22carrieswerebothnewseason‐highs.

Herecentlybecamethe50thplayerinCUhistorytorecordatleast1,000careerrushingyards.

His fourth quarter rushing touchdown at Arizona Statewas not onlyhis first of the season, but it was also the team’s first rushingtouchdownoftheyear.Hescoredhissecondrushingtouchdowninasmany games in the third quarter of the team’s win over CharlestonSouthern.

Hemadeacareer‐long22yardreceptiononafourthand1inthefirstquarteroftheteam’slossatArizonaState.Thedriveeventuallyendedinatouchdown.

Hewas7‐10inconvertingonthirddownshort‐yardage(twoyardsorless)rushingsituationsthisseason.

Herushedforateam‐high78yardson20carriesintheteam’slosstoOregon.Atthetime,bothwerepersonalseasonhighs.

Hewas named to theDoakWalkerAward (best collegiate runningback)preseasonwatchlistfor2013.

2012: Powell finished the season by leading the team in rushing with 691yards.Hewasjustthefifthfreshmanall‐timeatCUtoleadinrushing.

Won the program’s Lee Willard Award as the team’s mostoutstandingfreshmanin2012.

Wasanhonorablementiontothe2012All‐Pac12Team. Hehadsevenrushingtouchdownsin2012,oneshyoftyingtheschoolfreshmanrecordofeight,setbyHerchellTroutmanin1994.

He began the 2012 season at fullback, sharing the top spot on thedepthchartwithAlexWoodduringthefirsttwoweeksoftheseason.

Last season, he needed only 139 yards in the final game to breakLamontWarren’s CU freshman rushing recordbuthewas forced tomissthegameduetoaconcussion.Hemissedatotaloftwogameslastyearduetoinjuries.

His147yardsrushingvs.SacStateweretheeighthmosteverbyanyrunningbackinhisstartingdebutinCUhistory.ItwasthemostsinceTBMarcusHouston’s150yardson25carriesatUSConSept.9,2000.

HighSchool As a senior at Upland high school, he was one of the top‐rankedfullbacks in the country; he was listed as the No. 3 prospect at thepositionbyESPN.comandNo.4byScout.com.

Playedbothfullbackanddefensiveendinhighschool. Hewashigh school teammateswith fellowCU2012signeeMarquesMosley.

He was former CU teammate, Donta Abron’s blocking back in theUplandHighSchoolbackfieldwhenhewasn’tcarryingtheballhimself.

Also lettered in track (shot put) in high school andwas theBaselineLeaguechampionasajunior.

HewasamemberoftheHonorRollinhighschool. Hewas given the nickname “Freight Train” in high school. A freighttrain horn was played over the P.A. system whenever he scored atouchdownduringhissenioryear.

HumanInterest HesayshisfavoritefootballplayerisformerBuccaneersfullback,MikeAlstott because he liked the aggressive way he played the position.Christiantriestomodelhisgameinthesameway.

RUSHING Season G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 10 158 691 4.4 7 64t 2013 12 147 562 3.8 3 21 2014 3 35 206 5.9 1 55 TOTALS 25 340 1,459 4.3 11 64t

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 10 7 30 4.3 0 13 2013 12 8 38 9.5 0 22 2014 3 5 28 5.6 0 10 TOTALS 25 20 96 4.8 0 22

SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2012 0 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 2013 0 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 TOTALS 0 2 (1) 1 (0) 1 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 19

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

CU Longest Freshman Touchdown Runs Rk. Player, Opponent, Date Yds. 1 Billy Waddy at Wisconsin, Sept. 22, 1973 76 2 Lamont Warren at Iowa State, Nov. 23, 1991 74 3 Carroll Hardy vs. Utah, Nov. 10, 1951 67 4 Christian Powell vs. Sac State, Sept. 8, 2012 64

CU FRESHMEN 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (TOP 15) Yds (att-td) Player Opponent Date 202 (24-2) Billy Waddy at Wisconsin Sept. 22, 1973 168 (21-1) Lamont Warren at Iowa State Nov. 23, 1991 166 (28-0) Rodney Stewart West Virginia Sept. 18, 2008 150 (25-0) Marcus Houston at Southern Cal Sept. 9, 2000 149 (32-1) *Lee Rouson Kansas State Nov. 21, 1981 147 (28-3) Christian Powell Sacramento State Sept. 8, 2012 142 (18-1) *Michael Simmons Oregon Sept. 12, 1987 141 (29-1) Rodney Stewart Kansas State Oct. 18, 2008 137 (15-1) O.C. Oliver at Kansas State Nov. 22, 1986 137 (20-0) Brian Calhoun at Nebraska Nov. 29, 2002 137 (32-2) Christian Powell at Arizona Nov. 10, 2012 137 (13-4) Michael Adkins II vs. Charleston So. Oct. 19, 2013 132 (34-2) *Lee Rouson Missouri Nov. 7, 1981 125 (17-1) Marcus Reliford Kansas State Nov. 19, 1988 122 (20-0) Brian Calhoun Oklahoma (at Houston) Dec. 7, 2002 121 (20-2) Christian Powell at Oregon Oct. 27, 2012 * – redshirt freshman. By Player (23)— Stewart 3, Warren 3, Powell 3, Calhoun 2, Houston 2, Reliford 2, Rouson 2, Singleton 2, Adkins 1, Bieniemy 1, Hardy 1, Oliver 1, Simmons 1, Waddy 1.

CU FRESHMAN SEASON RUSHING (400-plus yards) Season Player Att. Yards Avg. TD 1991 Lamont Warren 157 830 5.3 7 2012 Christian Powell 158 691 4.4 7 1986 O.C. Oliver 136 668 4.9 6 1981 *Lee Rouson 159 656 4.1 6 2008 Rodney Stewart 132 622 4.7 2 2013 Michael Adkins II 103 535 5.2 6 1987 Eric Bieniemy 104 508 4.9 5 1951 Carroll Hardy 53 423 7.9 5 * – redshirt freshman. CU FROSH RUSHING DUOS (Top 5) Season Yards Players 1991 1,131 Lamont Warren (830), Kent Kahl (301) 2008 965 *—Rodney Stewart (622), Darrell Scott (343) 2012 947 *—Christian Powell (691), Donta Abron (256) 1986 892 O.C. Oliver (668), Erich Kissick (224) 1987 840 Eric Bieniemy (508), Michael Simmons (332) (*—true freshman combos)

CU Most 100-Yard Rushing Games (All-Time) Rk. Player (Seasons) No. 1 Eric Bieniemy (1987-90) 22 2 Rodney Stewart (2008-11) 16 3 Chris Brown (2001-02) 14 Rashaan Salaam(1992-94) 14 5 Charlie Davis (1971-73) 13 6 Bobby Anderson (1967-69) 11 James Mayberry (1975-78) 11 8 Hugh Charles (2004-07) 10 Merwin Hodel (1949-51) 10 Cortlen Johnson (1998-01) 10 Bobby Purify (2000-04) 10 T-25 Christian Powell (2012-p) 4

Hehadhis firstcareertackle for lossandthefirst twosolotacklesofhiscareervs.ArizonaState.

HemadehisfirstcareerstartintheseasonopeneragainstCSU.HeisthefirsttruefreshmantoeverstartaseasonopeneratdefensiveendforCUandjustthesixthtruefreshmanatanydefensiveposition.HighSchool

He earned first‐team All‐Region honors from theDesert Newsas asenior (second‐team as a junior); he was first‐team All‐DistrictperformerasbothajuniorandsenioratJordanHighSchoolinSandy,Utah.

Healsoletteredfourtimesintrack;hewastheUtahstatechampioninthediscus as a junior (career‐best throwof171‐0;hewas third as asenior despite participating with the flu and placed second in thejavelin)andasasophomoreatNorthCanyon,hesettheschoolrecord(152‐4).Heownedcareerbestsof53‐0 in theshotputand189‐2 inthejavelin.

HumanInterest ChristianhasanunclethatplayedcollegefootballattheUniversityofNorthernArizona.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2014 3 51 2 2— 4 1- 2 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2014 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

Hehasstartedin27consecutivegames,topsontheteam. Danielhasplayedevery snapat rightguard thus far this season.TheBuffshadlinedupwithsamefiveoffensivelinemenoneveryoffensivesnapontheseasonuntilthefourthquarterinjuryoflefttackleJeromyIrwiningame3vs.ArizonaState.

Asthemostexperiencedmemberoftheoffensiveline,Danielwasoneofsixplayersnamedasteamcaptainsforthe2014season.

2013: Heplayedoneveryoffensivesnapinfourgamesthisseason.CUlinedupwiththesameoffensivelinefor96percentoftheiroffensivesnapsthisseason.

Hewasnamedasthe2013recipientoftheprogram’sTyronee“Tiger”BusseyAward. Theaward ishandedoutannually to theplayerwhobestshowsinspirationinthefaceofadversity.

Hewontheteam’sweeklySledgehammerAwardforthesecondtimeasaresultofablockhedishedoutagainstUSC.

He finished the season second among all CU offensive linemen inknockdownblockswith41.

Won the team’s weekly Sledgehammer Award after a number of“pancakeblocks”intheteam’swinoverCentralArkansas.

FracturedhisfibulaearlyinAprilandmissedtheremainderofspringworkoutsbutreturnedtothefieldintimetostarttheseasonopeneratrightguardvs.ColoradoState.

2012: Hestarted theseasonat rightguardandwasastablepresence therewhen he wasn’t filling in for an injured GusHandler at center. Hestarted six times at each position andwas one of only two offensivelinemenontheteamtostarteverygamein2012.

WasanhonorablementiononAll‐Pac12Team and thePac‐12All‐AcademicTeamin2012.

NamedtotheMidseasonAllPac‐12Conferencesecond‐teambyPhilSteele’sCollegeFootballin2012.

Trends:Gradedoutat80percentorbetterinnineofthe12gamesin2012.

Started at center during the week 4 game atWSU and had his bestgradeoftheseasonatthetime,86.3percent.Itwashisfirststartoftheyearatcenterafterstartingthepreviousthreegamesatrightguard.

2011: WasanhonorablementiononthePac‐12All‐AcademicTeamin2011witha3.17gradepointaverage.

Hestartedthefirstthreegamesoftheseasonatthecenterpositionin2011, before suffering an injury vs. Colorado State in week 3. Hemissedthenextthreegamesasaresult.

Munyermade his CU debut by starting at center in the 2011 seasonopeneratHawai’i.Hebecamejustthethirdfreshmantostartatcenter,joiningAndreGurode in 1998 andBryan Stoltenberg in 1992. Heplayedin44ofthe58offensivesnaps.

Earned the Dan Stavely Award, awarded to the top red‐shirtfreshmantobe,bythecoachesfollowingspringpracticesin2011.

HighSchool Played guard at Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, Calif., andpracticedatguardduring2010whileonthescout team.Munyerwasnewtocenterandnotesthedifference,“Whenyou’reatguard,you’reoffaboutahalfyard.Whenyou’recenter,theD‐tackleisrightinfrontofyou.You’vegottohaveaquickfirststep.”

WhileatNotreDameHigh,Munyer’s teamtraveled toplayagameatthenewCowboysStadiuminArlington,Texas.

MunyeralsoconsideredUCLAandWashingtonbeforedecidingonCU.

Firstnameispronounced(kuh‐E‐vee). Hehasplayedeverysnapat leftguardthusfarthisseason.TheBuffshadlinedupwithsamefiveoffensivelinemenoneveryoffensivesnapontheseasonuntilthefourthquarterinjuryoflefttackleJeromyIrwiningame3vsArizonaState.

Kaiwimay be one of themost versatile offensive linemen in the Pac‐12.Lastyear,hewaslistedeitherfirstorsecondateverylinepositionontheCUdepthchartexceptrightguard.

2013: Hehasplayedoneveryoffensivesnap in fivegamesthisseason.CU linedupwiththesameoffensivelinefor96percentoftheiroffensivesnapsthisseason.

Hemadehisfirstcareerstartvs.ColoradoStateinweek1atleftguard. Hewonthestartingjobatleftguardattheendoffallcamp.2012: Hedidnotplayin2012duetoalowerbackinjurythatnaggedhimallyear.

HumanInterest HeisoneofthreeplayersontheCUrosterfromHawai’i.JudaParkerandK.T.Tu’umaloarealsofromthealohastate.

Lastnamepronounced(two‐poe) Joshhadhisfirstcareerfumblerecovery inthethirdquarteroftheseason opener against CSU. The turnover eventually led to a CUtouchdowngivingtheteama17‐7lead.

2013: He finished tenth on the team, and third amongst all CU defensivelinemen,intacklesin2013.

2012: Despitemissingtimelate inthe2012seasondueto injury,heplayedmoresnaps(343)thananyother truefreshmandefensive linemeninCUhistory.Hissnapsalsorankasthetenthmostinschoolhistorybyafreshman.

Madehisfirstcareerstartandhadfivetackles(threesolo)inweek2vs.SacramentoStatein2012.

Hewasoneofninetruefreshmenontheteamtoseehisfirstcollegiateactioninthe2012seasonopener.

HighSchool Asaseniorinhighschool,hisfirsttimeplayingondefense,SuperPreprankedhimastheNo.88overallplayerintheFarWestRegionandtheNo. 82player fromCalifornia (theNo. 5 defensive tackle); Scout.comrankedhimastheNo.70defensivetackleinthecountry.

Alsoletteredintrack,throwingtheshotput. HumanInterest TupouhastwocousinsplayingcollegefootballwithinthePac‐12:MoLatu (junior defensive lineman at Arizona State) and Siosifa Tufunga(junioroffensivelinemanatWashington).

Anuncle,ViliamiMaumau,isformerCUdefensivetacklewhoplayedfrom 1994‐97 for the Buffaloes and in the NFL with the DenverBroncos.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2012 10 343 20 17— 37 4—13 1- 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 12 598 25 13— 38 2— 4 1/2- 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 2014 3 146 5 1— 6 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 25 1,087 50 31— 81 6—17 11/2- 4 3 4 1 0 1 0 CU Most Snaps Played By A True Freshman (All-Time) 838 Addison Gillam, LB (2013) 823 Greg Henderson, CB (2011) 642 Kenneth Crawley, CB (2012) 597 Jordon Dizon, ILB (2004) 569 Chiodobe Awuize, CB (2013) 524 Marques Mosley, FS (2012) 414 Terrel Smith, S (2010) 392 Jashon Sykes, ILB (1998) 358 Deon Figures, CB (1988) 343 Josh Tupou, DT (2012)

Juda was one of six players named as team captains for the 2014season.

2013: Playedonaseason‐high71snapsintheteam’slosstoOregon.Hehadseventacklesinthegamewhichisacareer‐high.

Had his first career fumble recovery in the second quarter of theteam’s loss to Oregon State. Parker recovered the ball after then‐teammate Chidera Uzo‐Diribe sacked and then stripped it fromBeaversquarterbackSeanManniondeepinColoradoterritory.

Herecordedhis firstcareersack in the fourthquarterofhis team’sseasonopeningwinoverrivalColoradoState.

HewastherecipientoftheBuffaloLeadershipandInitiativeAwardfor all CU athletic freshmen, as the honor is given for outstandinginitiative and demonstration to strong commitment to service to theCUandBouldercommunities.

HighSchool PlayedintheArmyAll‐AmericanBowlfollowinghisseniorseasonandwas a difference maker, recording six tackles, a fumble recovery, ablockedfieldgoalandasackonafakekickattempt.

TheHonoluluAdvertisernamedParker thestate’sDefensivePlayeroftheYear.HealsoearnedDefensivePlayeroftheYearhonorsfromtheILH.

HumanInterest Parker played his senior season of high school at St. Louis School inHonolulu.TheschoolhasproducedseveralBuffs,mostnotablyformerCU linebacking greatBrianCabral. Hewas part of an ambassador’sprogram at St. Louis and served as a host and tour guide to newstudents.

Parker’s uncle, Brian Norwood, played football at Hawai’i and iscurrentlytheassociateheadcoachatBaylor.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2011 9 109 6 0— 6 2- 9 0- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2012 12 241 14 5—19 1- 1 0- 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2013 12 461 18 10—28 0- 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 2014 3 127 5 5— 10 0- 0 ½ - 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 36 938 43 20— 63 3--10 1 ½- 6 5 6 1 0 1 0

Lastnamepronounced(so‐lease). 2013: Earlyintheseason,hetookoverthestartingroleoppositeJoshTupouat defensive tackle. The two weigh a combined 605 pounds andcoaches believe that mass of humanity would make it harder foropposingoffensestocontrolthelineofscrimmage.

Hewascreditedwithhisfirstcareersack inthethirdquarteroftheteam’swinoverCharlestonSouthern.HestoppedmobilequarterbackKyleCopelandinthebackfieldonathirdand8playthatforcedaCSUpunt.

He suffered a sprained ankle in the first half of the team’s loss toOregonanddidnotreturn.

EachofthelasttwotimesJustinhasplayedagainstOregonhehassetanew career‐high in tackles. He had six against them this year all ofwhichcameinthefirsthalf.

2012: Madehisfirstcareerstartatdefensivetackleinweek10vs.Stanford. Made four tackles in36playsvs.Stanford inweek10.Hemissed themajorityofthesecondhalfaftersufferinganeckinjury.Hewascartedoff the field and taken to Boulder Community Hospital forprecautionarytests;howeverhedidexhibitmovementpriortoleavingthestadium.

HighSchool Scout.comrankedhim theNo.36defensive tackle in theU.S. and theNo.2defensivetackleoutofCalifornia(Rivals.comrankedhimNo.45and second, respectively). ESPN.com rankedhimas theNo. 48DT inthenation.

Hemaintainedabovea3.0gradepointaveragethroughouthighschool. HumanInterest Solis grew up in Queens, N.Y., and moved to California with hisgrandmother,BarbaraOwens,priortothestartofhisfreshmanyearofhigh school. Hismother, Shannon, graduated fromWestlake and thefamilythoughtitwasinhisbestintereststoattendhighschoolontheothercoast.

HeandhisgrandmotherwerefeaturedinTheNewYorkTimesfortheirtraveling habits, which started when he was 5‐years old and havetaken theduo to48of the50statesandcountlessplacesaround theworld including China, Egypt, Russia, Germany, Poland, England,France,Italy,Finland,Sweden,Norway,Denmarkandmanymore.

Spent the last three summers working with kids’ sports camps atWestlake.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2012 7 149 6 11— 17 2- 3 0- 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2013 12 479 24 15— 39 2- 7 1- 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2014 3 82 3 5— 8 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 22 710 33 31 —60 4- 10 1- 1 6 2 0 0 1 0

Timothy had his first career sack in the third quarter of the team’swin at UMass. The sack camewhile UMasswas threatening to tie ortakea leadonadrive thathadventured intoCU territory.Coleman’ssackforcedtheMinutemenintoa2ndandlongandeventuallyforcedthemtopunttheballbacktoColorado.

As a testament to his fortitude, Timothy has overcome a number ofsignificant injuries over the last few years. During his senior year atDenver’s Mullen High School, Timothy spent most of the seasonrecoveringfromatornkneeligament.AndduringhisfirstyearatCU,hesufferedatornAchillestendoninpracticeinSeptemberandmissedthe remainder of his redshirt season. So, when Timothy went downwithsevereneckpainearly in fallcampthisyear, coaches fearedtheworst.Buttheyoungtalentmanagedtobouncebackandhasbecomeamajorcontributorearlyin2014. HighSchool

Duetoteamneed,ColemanwasforcedtomovetotheothersideoftheballandplayalongtheoffensivelineduringhisjuniorseasonatMullenHighSchool.Hethenmovedbackovertohismorenaturalpositionofdefensiveendforhissenioryear.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2014 3 69 3 2— 5 0- 0 1- 4 1 1 0 0 1 0

2013: Sawactioninsevengamesthisseason. Saw his most significant action of the season in the team’s loss atArizonaState.Heplayedon20offensivesnapsinthegame.

Sawhisfirstactionoftheseason intheteam’slosstoOregonState.Heplayedonsevensnaps.

2012: WasnamedtothePac‐12All‐Academicsecond‐teamin2012. Hemissedtwogameswithturftoe.Hereturnedtothefieldinweek7vs.ASU.Hesaweightplaysandgradedoutat75percent.

Pickeduphisfirstcareerstart(atcenter)in2012atFresnoState.Hewasn’ttoldthathewasgoingtostartthecontestuntilpregamewarmups.

2011: Redshirted in 2011. He practiced the entire fall on the offensive linebutwasineligibletoplayaftertransferringtoColoradofromCollegeofthe Canyons via Venture Community College. He signed his letter‐of‐intentinthesummerandcountedasamemberofthe2011recruitingclass.HewastherareexceptionofhisNCAAclocknotstartingbecauseheattendedjuniorcollegeonapart‐timebasis,thushehadtositoutayearinresidencebutstillhadhisdidnotloseanyofhiseligibility.

Redshirted the 2010 season at Ventura Community College inCalifornia. He practiced on the offensive line but did not play in anygames.

Human Interest: His father, Steve, played college basketball at Cal‐Lutheran.

2013: HeplayedononlyonesnapagainstCharlestonSouthernandsufferedabrokenfibulaontheplay.Hethenmissedtheremainderoftheseason.HehadsuccessfulfootsurgeryonOctober24th.

Saw his most significant action of the season in the team’s loss atArizonaState.Heplayedon18offensivesnaps.

Saw his first action of the season in the team’s win over CentralArkansas.

Missed part of spring practice with concussion‐like symptoms afterbeinghitbyatruckinJanuarywhileridinghisbike.

2012: Was named an honorablemention on the 2012 Pac‐12 All‐AcademicTeam.

2011: Redshirtedduringhistruefreshmanseasonin2011. TwicenamedAcademicAll‐Colorado inhighschool formaintainingagradepointaverageabove3.8.

High School:Helped ArvadaWest High School (Colorado) to a 17‐7recordinhisjuniorandseniorseasons.HeplayedatBroomfieldHighSchool (Colorado) during his freshman season and sat out hissophomoreseasonduetotransferrules.

HumanInterest:Hobbiesincludereading,hiking,camping,skiingandotheroutdooractivities.

HisroomwasfloodedduringtheBoulderfloodinginmid‐Septemberof2013sohehadtostayonanupperflooruntilthewaterthatfilledthebasementwherehelivessubsided.

Alexmadehisfirstcareerstartintheseason‐openinglosstoCSU. Hehasplayedeverysnapatcenterthusfarthisseason.TheBuffshadlinedupwithsamefiveoffensive linemenoneveryoffensivesnapontheseasonuntilthefourthquarterinjuryoflefttackleJeromyIrwiningame3vs.ArizonaState.

HeverballycommittedtoCUinOctober2010underthenheadcoachDan Hawkins. In all, Alex has now associated himself with threedifferentCUheadcoaches(Hawkins,Embree,MacIntyre).

2013: Sawactioninninegamesthisseason. Heplayedacareer‐high30snapsatrightguardintheteam’s lossatOregonState.

Hemade his CU debut in the team’s season opening win over rivalColoradoState.

Prior to the season opener vs. Colorado State, it had been 999 dayssince Kelley had seen game action. He redshirted last year and grayshirtedin2011duetoabrokenanklehesufferedplayingrecreationalfootballduringthatsummer.

Duringfallcamp,asstarterDanielMunyerworkedhiswaybackfromaleginjury,Alexhadanopportunitytoworkextensivelywiththefirst‐teamoffensive line at right guard.Healso got a chance to take somerepsatleftguardandcenter.

HighSchool Alexrackedup108pancakeblockswhilehelpingVistaHighSchoolto

aCIFSanDiegoSectionchampionshipin2010.

Jeromysufferedaconcussion late in the team’s lossvs.ArizonaStateandiscurrentlylistedasday‐to‐day.Priortotheinjury,hehadplayedoneveryoffensivesnapthroughthefirst2½games.

Jeromymadehis firstcareerstart in the seasonopenervs. CSU.Heshowedheiscapableofmanningtheall‐importantlefttacklepositionby keeping quarterback Sefo Liufau pressure‐free for themajority oftheevening.CUwasoneofthebestteamsinthePac‐12atprotectingthequarterback in2013andwith IrwinprotectingLiufau’sbackside,theteamhasasolidchancetoretainthatstatusthisseason.

2013: Hesufferedaninjurytohisrightfootoverthesummerandredshirtedthisseason.

2012: Irwinhadhishighestgradein2012,71.4percent,inweek9atOregon. Sawhis firstcollegiateaction inweek3atFresnoState in2012.Heplayedin11snapsinthefourthquarter.

Changednumbers fromNo.73toNo.76theweekbefore thestartofthe2012season.

Athree‐yearstarterat leftguardinhighschool,heonlygaveuponlyonesackinhisentireprepcareer,andthatcameduringhissophomoreseason.

Irwinalsoletteredintrackandfield(shotput),advancingtoregionalsasa junior;hispersonalbest throwwas51 feet,0 inches. Heplayedbasketballearlyinhighschoolbutgaveituptoconcentrateonfootball.

HumanInterest Heistheyoungestofasetoftriplets,bornmomentsafterhisbrothersJohnandSean;SeanalsowasamemberofCU’s2012recruitingclass.

Agrandfather(RobyIrwin)playedfootballatTCU,andanuncle(JackMcClelland)rantrackatTexas.

Nameispronounced(steff‐onname‐bot). StephanehasplayedrighttackleoneverysingleoffensivesnapforCUinninestraightgames.Infact,hehaslinedupatthatpositionon637consecutivesnapsoverallgoingintoweek3datingbacktoOctoberoflastyear.

Offensivelinecoach,GaryBernardionNembot:“He’sviolentonthefield,he’ssmartonthefield,butoffthefield,he’ssmartandhe’sveryspiritual.He’sawonderfulperson.”

2013: He played on all but nine offensive snaps this season from his righttackle position. CU has lined up with the same offensive line for 96percentoftheiroffensivesnapsthusfarthisseason.

Heledtheteaminknockdownblockswith45andfinishedtiedfortheleadintouchdownblockswithsixthisseason.

2012: WasnamedtothePac‐12All‐Academicsecond‐teamin2012. Made his first career start in his second career game—at righttackle—inweek4atWashingtonStatein2012.

2011: Redshirtedduringthe2011season. Nembot began 2011 fall camp as a defensive end, but he switchedpositions at the end of August camp to offensive tackle. He alsoswitchednumbersfromNo.90toNo.77.

HighSchool Otherthanfootball,healsoletteredinbasketball,soccerandvolleyballatMontclairHighSchoolinVanNuys,Calif.

Wasamemberofhishighschool’sHonorRollalleightsemestersasaprep,maintainingbetterthana3.5gradepointaverage.

His position coach in high school was Reggie Smith Jr., the son offormerall‐starMLBsluggerReggieSmith.

HumanInterest BorninDouala,CameroononDec.7,1991. Stephane speaks three languages (French, English and Spanish) andninedifferentAfricandialects(Bafoussam,Baleng,Bangala,Bangante,Badjoun,Bafang,Bayangam,Batick,andTrshang).

HehasonlybeeninAmericaforaboutfiveyears.Hewasdiscoveredbya scout at abasketball campwho toldhimhemighthavea future inthatsport.HisparentsthendecidedtosellpartoftheirhouseinordertopayforhisplanetickettotheU.S.

Nembothasonlybeenplayingfootballforaboutfouryearsnow,ashestarted participating in the sport at the end of his junior year atMontclairPrepafterhewasconvincedbytheschool’sfootballcoachtoswitchhisfocusawayfrombasketball.Intotal,heplayed15gamesinhighschool.

HeparticipatedinaprogramthroughMontclairPreptohelpfeedthehomelesstwiceaweek.

HesaysitishisdreamtocometotheUnitedStatesandmakeenoughmoneytogobacktoAfricaandhelptheneedy.

Heworkswitha charityorganization that collectsused shoes, cleansthem and ships them to Africa. His CU teammates donate their oldshoestohelphimout.

Hegrewupplayingsoccerandrugbyandteamhandball. Nembot’s hobbies include art, kickboxing, martial arts (Tai Chi),watching movies, television sitcoms, and football and basketballgames.

His parents, who still live in Cameroon, have never seen him playfootball and have no idea what he looks like these days. He collectsnewspaperclippings,photosandvideosofhimself inthehopeofonedaypresentingallofthemtohisparentsinpersonbecausehesaysitwould cost them toomuchmoney to receive any packages from theUnitedStates.

His mother, Esther is a princess in the Bafoussam tribe in themountainousnorthwestregionofCameroonandherstepbrotheristhetribalking.Therefore,thatmakesNembotaprince.

Lastnameispronounced(Muh‐cull‐ock). WithteamsfocusingmostoftheirattentiononburnerShayFieldsandall‐around talent Nelson Spruce, things figured to open upconsiderablyforCU’sremainingbevyofreceivers.ThatlikelihoodtookformagainstArizonaStateasTylerutilized themiddleof the field topulldown5receptionsfor72yards.

After dealingwith a lingering foot injury that hampered him all lastseason,Tylerisapproachingthe2014campaignwithadifferentsenseofurgencyasheeyes theendofhiscollegecareer.“Withmemissingthosegameslastseason,I’vekindofcomebackwithmoreofahungernow,”he said. “This couldbemy last chanceat football, so there is asenseofurgencytocomeouthereeverydayandmakesureIhelpusgettoabowlgame.”

Career: Is 32nd all‐time at CU with 65 receptions and is 35th inreceivingyards(756).

2013: Hecaughta24yardtouchdownpassinthefourthquarteroftheteam’slosstoOregonState.HehascaughtfourtouchdownpassesfromthreedifferentquarterbacksinhisCUcareer.

2012: Finishedsecondon the teambehindWRNelsonSpruce in receivingyardsin2012.

WasnamedanhonorablementiononthePac‐12All‐AcademicTeamin2012.

2011: Madehis firstcareerstart againstCal inweek2 in2011,becomingjusttheseventhplayeratCUsince1973tostartatwidereceiverwhileatruefreshman.Hehadtwocatchesfor11yardsinthegame.Madehissecond and last start of the season the following week vs. ColoradoState.

Formerwide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy onMcCulloch: "Apleasantsurprisebecauseforayoungguyhe'scomeinandpickeduptheoffensereallywell.But thegreat thingabouthim ishe'saneffortguy."

McCullochwasalatesigneewithCU,sendinghisletterofintentonFeb.14, 2011, aweek and a half after signing day. He chose CU after hishometown school,NewMexico, only offered an opportunity towalk‐on.When CU offered,McCulloch couldn’t pass up the opportunity toplayforabig‐timeschool.

Missedmostofhisseniorseasoninhighschoolduetoalaceratedliverandspleensufferedasaresultofvicioushit.Asaresult,McCullochwasnot offered a scholarshipuntil CUofferedhimone late in the recruitsigningperiod.

HumanInterest McCullochwasgiventheNo.87byformerCUheadcoachJonEmbreebecause his body frame and playing style reminded Embree of greatDenverBroncosWREdMcCaffrey.

Like McCulloch, former NFL quarterback Jim Everett attendedAlbuquerque’s EldoradoHigh School and, likeMcCulloch, Everett feltthe hometown Lobos did not offer enough recruiting attention soEverettbecameastaratPurdue.

IsthefirstNewMexicoproducttosignwithCUoutofhighschoolsinceDariusHolland(LasCruces,1991).

His uncle is former Denver Nuggets media relations director andcurrentWashingtonWizards vice president of basketball operationsTommySheppard.

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2011 13 10 96 9.6 1 19 2012 12 34 436 12.8 2 37 2013 12 14 138 9.9 1 24t 2014 3 7 86 12.3 0 26 TOTALS 40 65 756 11.6 4 37

Firstnamepronounced(slay‐vinn).2013: Hemadehissecondcareertouchdownreceptioninthesecondquarteroftheteam’swinoverCal.Theplaystartedwithabeautifulplay‐actionfakebyquarterbackSefoLiufauthatcompletelyconfusedtheGoldenBeardefenseandleftSlavinwideopeninthemiddleoftheendzone.

Madehisfirststartoftheseasonintheteam’slosstoOregon. Brokehisrighthandandmissedaportionoffallcampbutreturnedintimefortheseasonopener.

2012: Had his first career catch and touchdown vs. Sacramento State in2012.

2011: Playedinsevengamesasaredshirtfreshmanin2011.HemadehisCUdebutandfirstcareerstart,attightend,vs.WashingtonStateinweek5.

2010: Redshirtedthe2010seasonasatruefreshman. FormertightendscoachJ.D.BrookhartonSlavin:“He'sgotagreatunderstanding (of the position) but he's in that process. He's in thattransitionphaseofbecomingarealman.Ithinkthat'sthebiggestkeyforhim,becausehegetsit,helikesit.It'sjustaboutphysicalmaturitywithhim,that'showhe'sgoingtogettothenextlevel."

HumanInterest:Slavin’sfamilyhasbeenCUseasonticketholdersfor20yearsandhehaslongbeencomingtoFolsomField.Hisparentsandgrandparents all attended CU, with his grandfather, Jack Anderson,playing baseball at CU and serving as a long‐timemember of the CUBoard of Regents. As a regent, Andersonwas largely responsible forCU’sswitchtoskyblueuniformsintheearly80s.

RECEIVING Season G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long 2012 12 14 109 7.8 1 12 2013 12 9 68 7.6 1 10t 2014 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 TOTALS 27 24 181 7.5 2 12 SPECIAL TEAMS POINTS Season CP UT(20) AT(20) FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF PTS 2013 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2014 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 KEY: CP—Caused Penalty; UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—Unassisted Tackle Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—Assisted Tackle Inside-the-20; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble Recovery; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff).

Firstnameispronounced(day‐zhon).2013: Sawactionin11oftheteam’s12gamesthisseason. HecombinedwithdefensiveendSamsonKafovalutosackWashingtonquarterbackKeithPriceinthesecondquarteroftheteam’slossatWashington.Itwasthefirsthalf‐sackofhiscareer.

Recoveredhisfirstcareerfumbleinthesecondquarteroftheteam’swinoverCharlestonSouthernafterdefensiveendChideraUzo‐DiribeforcedafumblebyquarterbackKyleCopleand.TheturnoverledtoaCUtouchdowntwoplayslater.Wilsonalsohadatackleforalossinthegame.

Hehadhisfirstcareertackleintheteam’slossatArizonaState. Hesawthefirstactionofhiscareerintheteam’sseasonopeningwinoverColoradoState.

2012: De’JonsufferedafootinjuryincampandredshirtedunderthenheadcoachJonEmbree.

HumanInterest HeisoneofthreeCUplayers,alongwithdefensivebacksKennethCrawleyandJohnWalker,whohailfromWashington,D.C.Allthreealsowenttothesamehighschoolthere(H.D.Woodson).

WilsonadmitshefeltoutofplacewhenhefirstenrolledatCUandhesufferedastressfractureinhisfootlastfall.HewasabletoacclimatehimselftohisnewenvironmentthankstothehelpofformerCUheadcoachJonEmbreewhoWilsonsawasafatherfigure.NewheadcoachMikeMacIntyrehashadasimilareffectonWilson.

WilsononcoachMacIntyre:"IreallyhadtogetintunewithmyselfandmycoachgotfiredsoIhadtogetafeelfor[newhead]coachMikeMacIntyreandittookmeawhile,"Wilsonsaid."Isatandtalkedalotwithhim.EverythingthatcomesoutofCoachMac'smouthisgreat.IfinallylistenedtohimanditislikeIgainedanotherfamilywithhimandthenewstaff.WefinallygottheballrollingandCoachMacisagreatcoach."

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2013 11 176 8 4 --- 12 1- 3 1/2- 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2014 3 63 3 1— 4 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 14 213 11 5— 16 1- 3 ½-5 1 2 1 0 1 0

TylertorehisACLduringthefinalweekoffinalcampandwillmissthe2014season.

2013: Won the program’s Dan Stavely Award, given out to the mostimproveddefensivelineman,attheconclusionofspringpractices.

2012: Made his first career start in week 12 of 2012 vs. Washington atdefensive tackle. He finishedwith a career‐high seven tackles, withtwogoingforzeroyards.

HighSchool AsasenioratMullenHighSchool,hewasrankedtheNo.8prospectinColorado and the state’s No. 1 defensive lineman by both Rivals andScout.com.TheDenverPostnamedhimtheColoradoDefensivePlayeroftheYearin2011.

Hewontwo5AstatechampionshipsundercoachDaveLogan,aformerCUAll‐American,andcompileda37‐3recordoverthreeseasons.

He also lettered in wrestling for Mullen, advancing to the statesemifinalsasajuniorintheheavyweightdivision.

InhighschoolatMullen,hehelda3.5gradepointaverageandwasamemberoftheHonorRoll.

HumanInterest Bothhisfather(Troy)andgrandfather(Scott)playeddefensivetackleincollegeatTexasTechandNewMexico,respectively.

Hehasworked in the communitywithWorldVision, anorganizationthatpacksshoes,clothes,andother itemstosendto those inneed inAfrica.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2012 11 290 13 12— 25 2- 6 0- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2013 12 251 6 2— 8 0- 0 0- 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 23 541 19 14—33 2- 6 0- 0 2 4 0 0 0 0

DerekrecordedhissecondcareersackinjustthreegameswhenhepulleddownArizonaStatequarterbackMikeBercoviciinthefourthquarteroftheteam’slosstoASU.

MadehisfirstcareerstartintheseasonopeneragainstCSU.Derekthenprecededtorecordakeythird‐quartersack(thefirstofhiscareer)andforcedfumbleofRamsquarterbackGarrettGraysonthat,afteraCUrecovery,quicklyturnedintoaBufftouchdown.

DefensiveEndscoachAndyLaRussaonMcCartney’sfirstcareersackandhisoverallperformanceinhiscareerdebut:"Thatwasaheckofaplay.Hebeattwoblocksandgotasackandforcedfumble.That'sjustanexceptionalplayandthosearethethingsweexpecttocomefromDerek.Hedidwellforhisfirstgame.He'soverlycriticalofhimselfandhe'sgotsomethingstoworkonandIthinkhewouldagreewiththat,buthedidagoodjobforhisveryfirstgame."

LinebackerAddisonGillamonMcCartney:"SeeinghowmuchbiggerDerekhasgottenhasthedefenseexcited."Hehasalotofpotential."

McCartneygrayshirtedin2012andredshirtedin2013andthetwoyearsoffseemtohavebenefittedtheyoungmangreatlybothonandoffthefield.“Thegrayshirt/redshirtroutewastoughandit’sbeenalongtimesinceIactuallyplayedagame,butit’sreallybeenbeneficialacademically,”hesaid.“Iwasreallyblessedtohavethatopportunity.it’scrazy,weird,butmyplanistobeworkingonamastersinsomethingasajuniorandeventuallybeheadedtowardmedschool.There’slotsofpossibilitiesandI’vegottimetothinkaboutit.” 2013:

DespitenotplayingonSaturdays,McCartneystillimpressedthecoachesthoroughlyin2013.Thedefensiveendexcelledenoughinpracticetobenamedtheteam’sDefensiveScoutPlayeroftheYear.HumanInterest

McCartneyisthesonofformerCUdefensivelinemanShannonClavelle(1992‐94)andthegrandsonoflegendaryCUheadcoachBillMcCartney(1982‐94).

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2014 3 85 7 2— 9 0- 0 2- 11 1 1 0 1 0 0

GilbertstartedagainstArizonaStateanddidn’tdisappointashemanagedfourtacklesincludingoneoftheelusiveD.J.FosterintheArizonaStatebackfieldonaplaythatbecameatestamenttothefreakishathleticismGilbertbringstothedefensiveendposition.

2013: Madehisfirstcareerstartintheteam’slossatOregonState.Heplayed29snapsinthegame.

Hadhisfirstcareersackinthefirstquarteroftheteam’swinoverCentralArkansas.Itwasalsohisfirstcareertackle.

MadehisCUdebutasadefensivelinemaninhisteam’sseasonopeningwinoverrivalColoradoState.Hewasoneofsixtruefreshmenontheteamtomaketheircollegiatedebutinthegame.

Thecoachesdevisedspecialpackagestogethimonthefieldinpassingsituations.Heisconsideredtheteam’s“nickel”defensivelineman.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks 3DS QBP FR FF PBU INT 2013 12 261 8 3— 11 1- 4 1- 3 5 3 0 1 0 0 2014 3 110 7 2— 9 2- 3 0- 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 15 371 15 5— 20 3 -7 1- 3 5 6 0 1 0 0