Teams Colorado 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Colorado roster 118 players: 19 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 12 juniors, 5 seniors, 60 with no class listed. From 21 states and 4 other countries; the most from California (31) and Colorado (30). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 12 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 8
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 3 Jarek Broussard RB Jr. 5′9″ 185 Dallas, TX 895 rushing yards, 5 TD 8 Jaren Mangham RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 235 Detroit, MI 35 rushing yards, 2 TD 23 Joe Davis RB 5′11″ 215 Littleton, CO 34 rushing yards 2 Ashaad Clayton RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 204 New Orleans, LA 31 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Alex Fontenot RB 6′0″ 200 Richmond, TX 20 Deion Smith RB 6′0″ 200 Houston, TX 21 Jayle Stacks RB RS 5′11″ 235 Aurora, CO
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 14 Dimitri Stanley WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Aurora, CO 20 catches, 335 yards, 1 TD 5 La’Vontae Shenault WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 194 Desoto, TX 17 catches, 193 yards 21 K.D. Nixon WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′8″ 190 Desoto, TX 15 catches, 132 yards 13 Maurice Bell WR So. 6′0″ 185 Murrieta, CA 10 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD 2 Brenden Rice WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Chandler, AZ 6 catches, 120 yards, 2 TD 6 Daniel Arias WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 210 Mill Creek, WA 6 catches, 105 yards 5 Chris Carpenter WR 5′11″ 160 Jacksonville, TX 1 return, 15 yards 10 Jaylon Jackson WR 5′10″ 170 Cedar Hill, TX 2 catches, 17 yards, 1 TD 5 Montana Lemonious-Craig WR 6′2″ 200 Inglewood, CA 1 catch, 15 yards 82 Jake Groth WR So. 6′4″ 205 Centennial, CO 84 Clayton Baca WR So. 6′2″ 190 Fort Collins, CO 86 Michael Byrd Jr. WR Sr. 5′8″ 160 Charlotte, NC 87 Alex Smith WR So. 5′9″ 185 Centennial, CO 88 Keith Miller III WR 6′1″ 207 Addison, TX
Tight ends 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 38 Brady Russell TE 6′3″ 250 Fort Collins, CO 5 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD 21 Alec Pell TE 6′4″ 251 Englewood, CO 2 tackles 86 C.J. Schmanski TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Louisville, CO 3 catches, 14 yards 84 Matt Lynch TE 6′5″ 245 Broomfield, CO 2 catches, 7 yards 12 Caleb Fauria TE 6′4″ 240 Attleboro, MA 25 Luke Stillwell TE So. 6′4″ 220 Denton, TX 49 Jake Peters TE Jr. 6′4″ 235 Coto De Caza, CA 80 Nick Fisher TE Sr. 6′5″ 265 Basehor, KS 85 Jared Poplawski TE So. 6′4″ 240 Scottsdale, AZ 87 Michael Harrison TE RS 6′3″ 220 San Francisco, CA 89 Louis Passarello TE 6′5″ 250 Palo Alto, CA 98 Nico Magri TE So. 6′3″ 280 Lafayette, CO
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 52 Joshua Jynes OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Cedar Hill, TX 1 tackle 78 William Sherman OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Allen, TX 1 tackle 54 Kanan Ray OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 305 Chatsworth, CA 55 Carson Lee OL 6′2″ 316 Greenwood Village, CO 57 John Deitchman OL Fr. 6′0″ 265 Alamo, CA 58 Austin Johnson OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 305 Louisville, KY 58 Kary Kutsch OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Redding, CA 65 Colby Pursell OL 6′4″ 305 Valencia, CA 66 Dominick Cate OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Carmel, IN 70 Casey Roddick OL Fr. 6′4″ 309 Ventura, CA 71 Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan OL RS 6′9″ 329 Davis, CA 71 Valentin Senn OL RS 6′7″ 305 Volders, Austria 75 Jake Wiley OL RS 6′6″ 310 Centennial, CO 76 Frank Fillip OL Fr. 6′7″ 295 Houston, TX 76 Jack Seavall OT 6′7″ 285 Centennial, CO 76 Nikko Pohahau OL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Redwood City, CA 77 Jake Wray OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Marietta, GA 78 Chance Lytle OL So. 6′7″ 329 San Antonio, TX 79 Heston Paige C Jr. 6′5″ 300 Highlands Ranch, CO
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 34 Mustafa Johnson DE Jr. 6′2″ 290 Turlock, CA 20 tackles, 3 sacks 54 Terrance Lang DE 6′7″ 290 Pomona, CA 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Janaz Jordan DL So. 6′4″ 320 Hampton, VA 9 tackles 99 Jalen Sami DL 6′7″ 330 Colorado Springs, CO 4 tackles 89 Na’im Rodman DL 6′2″ 307 Lakewood, CA 3 tackles 18 Jeremiah Doss DL Jr. 6′4″ 255 Jackson, MS 1 tackle 6 Jason Harris DE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′7″ 252 Gilbert, AZ 13 Justin Jackson DL So. 6′2″ 275 Olive Branch, MS 21 Dante Sparaco DL Jr. 6′5″ 270 Englewood, CO 55 Austin Williams DL 6′5″ 345 Tifton, GA 92 Lloyd Murray Jr. DL 6′2″ 300 Wichita Falls, TX 96 DE 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 285 Colonia, NJ 99 Jayden Simon DL RS 6′3″ 315 Tacoma, WA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 53 Nate Landman LB 6′3″ 235 Danville, CA 53 tackles, 4 sacks 26 Carson Wells LB 6′4″ 250 Bushnell, FL 37 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 1 INT 36 Akil Jones LB 6′0″ 235 San Jose, CA 27 tackles 31 Jonathan Van Diest LB 6′1″ 235 Louisville, CO 19 tackles 1 Guy Thomas LB 6′4″ 235 Miami, FL 10 tackles 4 Jamar Montgomery LB So. 6′2″ 250 Birmingham, AL 6 tackles 12 Quinn Perry LB So. 6′2″ 245 Marina Del Rey, CA 6 tackles 93 Joshka Gustav LB 6′3″ 235 Hamburg, Germany 4 tackles 41 Mister Williams LB 6′0″ 245 Canoga Park, CA 2 tackles 58 Alvin Williams LB 6′3″ 230 Ellenwood, GA 1 tackle 5 Marvin Ham II LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 231 Belleville, MI 42 Devin Lynch LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Tarzana, CA 46 Chase Newman LB Jr. 6′2″ 215 La Mirada, CA 47 Hayden Waters LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Hinsdale, IL 56 Luke Horne LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Cedar Park, TX
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 13 Derrion Rakestraw S 6′2″ 200 Woodstock, GA 36 tackles 23 Isaiah Lewis S 6′0″ 205 Granite Bay, CA 33 tackles, 1 sack DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 201 The Colony, TX 25 tackles 6 Mekhi Blackmon DB 6′0″ 175 East Palo Alto, CA 15 tackles, 1 INT 3 Mark Perry S 6′0″ 215 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 9 tackles 27 Nigel Bethel Jr. CB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Miami, FL 3 tackles, 1 INT 30 Curtis Appleton S So. 6′1″ 180 Englewood, CO 2 tackles, 1 INT 3 K.J. Trujillo DB 6′0″ 180 Buena Park, CA 5 tackles 22 Toren Pittman CB 6′4″ 185 Frisco, TX 3 tackles 32 Ray Robinson S 6′2″ 220 Highlands Ranch, CO 3 tackles Chris Miller S 6′0″ 190 Denton, TX 2 tackles 38 Mac Willis CB 6′3″ 190 Centennial, CO 1 tackle 41 Anthony Lyle S So. 6′0″ 200 Lafayette, CO 1 tackle 2 Jaylen Striker S Fr. 6′3″ 200 Tampa, FL 7 Nick Fisher DB Sr. 6′0″ 190 Temecula, CA 15 D.J. Oats CB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Arlington, TX 18 Tarik Luckett CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 184 Lynwood, CA 20 Will Anglen DB Fr. 6′3″ 195 Cleveland, OH 28 Rich Hall DB So. 6′1″ 200 Pompano Beach, FL 29 Dustin Johnson S So. 6′1″ 185 Denver, CO 36 Trey Ortega S Fr. 6′0″ 195 Broomfield, CO 39 Ryan Travis S So. 6′0″ 200 Boulder, CO 40 Kyle Scofield DB So. 5′9″ 150 Morrison, CO
Dimitri Stanley, Grant Ciccarone, Alec Pell, Dante Sparaco, Jayle Stacks, Joe Davis, Curtis Appleton, Mac Willis, Carson Lee, Jake Wiley, Jack Seavall, Jake Groth, Alex Smith Jonathan Van Diest, Trey Ortega, Ryan Travis, Anthony Lyle, Matt Lynch, C.J. Schmanski, Nico Magri La’Vontae Shenault, Jaylon Jackson, K.D. Nixon, Joshua Jynes Mekhi Blackmon, Nikko Pohahau, Louis Passarello Tarik Luckett, Derek Bedell, Na’im Rodman Guy Thomas, Nigel Bethel Jr. K.J. Trujillo, Chase Newman Jason Harris, Travis Drosos Nick Fisher, Maurice Bell Dylan Jacob, Kyle Scofield Deion Smith, Frank Fillip Toren Pittman, William Sherman Luke Stillwell, Chris Miller Dustin Johnson, Paulison Fosu Ray Robinson, Heston Paige Brady Russell, Clayton Baca Mister Williams, James Townsend Michael Chandler II Ashaad Clayton Brenden Rice Brendon Lewis Jaylen Striker Jarek Broussard Mark Perry Jamar Montgomery Chris Carpenter Marvin Ham II Montana Lemonious-Craig Tyler Lytle Daniel Arias Sam Noyer Alex Fontenot Jaren Mangham Caleb Fauria Quinn Perry Derrion Rakestraw Justin Jackson D.J. Oats Jeremiah Doss Will Anglen Isaiah Lewis Carson Wells Matthew Ryan Rich Hall Mustafa Johnson Akil Jones Devin Lynch Evan Price Hayden Waters Jake Peters Nate Landman Kanan Ray Terrance Lang Austin Williams Luke Horne John Deitchman Alvin Williams Austin Johnson Kary Kutsch Colby Pursell Dominick Cate Casey Roddick Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan Jake Wray Chance Lytle Nick Fisher Jared Poplawski Michael Byrd Jr. Michael Harrison Keith Miller III Lloyd Murray Jr. Tyler Francis Janaz Jordan Antonio Alfano Jalen Sami Jayden Simon Christian Gonzalez CA 31 CO 30 TX 21 AZ 5 FL 5 Hometowns of the 2020 Colorado roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state California 31 Colorado 30 Texas 21 Florida 5 Arizona 5 Georgia 4 Michigan 2 Washington 2 Top counties Arapahoe County, Colorado pop. 660,000 13 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 12 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 6 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 5 Boulder County, Colorado pop. 329,000 5 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2020 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Brendon Lewis QB3-star recruit
Antonio Alfano DE5-star recruit
Christian Gonzalez DB4-star recruit