Colorado greats
34 players, ranked by what they did at Colorado: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Travis Hunter2024 Heisman- Rashaan Salaam1994 Heisman
- Alfred WilliamsHall of Fame, 2010
Byron WhiteHall of Fame, 1954- Deon FiguresHall of Fame, 2024
- Chris HudsonHall of Fame, 2026
- Michael WestbrookHall of Fame, 2020
- Bobby AndersonHall of Fame, 2006
- Joe RomigHall of Fame, 1984
Dick AndersonHall of Fame, 1993- Herb OrvisHall of Fame, 2016
John WootenHall of Fame, 2012
Daniel Graham2001 John Mackey- Matt Russell1996 Butkus
Chris NaeoleConsensus All-American, 1996- Barry HeltonConsensus All-American, 1985–86
Nate SolderConsensus All-American, 2010- Mark Mariscal2002 Ray Guy
Eric BieniemyConsensus All-American, 1990- Joe GartenConsensus All-American, 1989–90
Shedeur Sanders2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm
Jordon DizonConsensus All-American, 2007
Andre GurodeConsensus All-American, 2001- Mike MontlerConsensus All-American, 1968
- Cullen BryantConsensus All-American, 1972
Mason CrosbyConsensus All-American, 2005- Bryan StoltenbergConsensus All-American, 1995
Jimmy SmithNo. 27 pick, 2011- Don PopplewellConsensus All-American, 1970
- Keith EnglishConsensus All-American, 1988
- Tom RouenConsensus All-American, 1989
- Jay LeeuwenburgConsensus All-American, 1991
- Chris BrownEighth in the 2002 Heisman vote
- Darian HaganFifth in the 1989 Heisman vote
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