***Colorado Buffaloes Class of 2013***

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Read-only thread that will be updated throughout the day as letters of intent are confirmed.

Spring Enrollees for 2013 (Signed)

Side note: Per CUbuffs.com, Gerrard Kough, Derek McCartney, and Jeffrey Thomas are the only early enrollees that count back to the 2012 class.

Position	Name	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN	247	Greyshirt
OLB	Addison Gillam	CA	2*	2*	NR	2*	Yes (SJSU)
OL	Gerrard Kough	CA	2*	2*	3*	2*	Yes (CU)
DE	Derek McCartney	CO	2*	2*	NR	2*	Yes (CU)
LB	Markeis Reed	CA	3*	2*	3*	3*	No
WR	Jeffrey Thomas	TX	3*	3*	3*	3*	Yes (CU)

2013 Signing Day Commitments (Signed)

Position	Name	State
RB	Michael Adkins	CA
CB	Chidobe Awuzie	CA
WR	Bryce Bobo	CA
DE	Timothy Coleman	CO
WR	Elijah Dunston	CA
LB	George Frazier	CA
DL	Jimmie Gilbert	TX
OT	Gunnar Graham	CA
OG	Jonathan Huckins	TX
OT	Sam Kronshage	TX
OT	John Lisella (Greyshirt)	CO
ATH	Philip Lindsay	CO
QB	Sefo Liufau	WA
LB	Kenneth Olugbode	CA
ATH	Devin Ross	CA
ILB	Ryan Severson	CA
OG	Colin Sutton	CA
S	Tedric Thompson	CA

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Timothy Coleman, Jr.

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JK Mullen H.S. (Denver, CO)

He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at defensive end as a senior, despite suffering a season-ending knee injury in Mullen’s second game of the year at national power De La Salle (Calif.), suffering both torn ligaments (ACL and MCL) and meniscus that required surgery (which he had in November). He was a first-team All-5A West Metro League performer as a junior offensive tackle. In roughly a game-and-a-half at defensive end before being hurt as a senior, he racked up 14 tackles, five quarterback sacks, nine pressures, two forced fumbles and a pass broken up, appearing to be on his way to a big season.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280462&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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TX OG Johnathan Huckins

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The Woodlands H.S. (The Woodlands, TX)

As a senior, he graded out above 85 percent in allowing just one quarterback sack, five pressures and being called for a single penalty (a false start). He allowed just two sacks and one pressure while being flagged for five penalties. He played some defensive tackle on spot occasions (goal line, short yardage), making three tackles (two for losses) as a senior and five (one for a loss) as a junior. Top games as a senior: in a 53-25 win over Oak Ridge, he had eight pancake and three touchdown blocks, and in a 66-422 win over Klein Collins, he had six pancakes and two TD blocks.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280267&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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TX OT Sam Kronshage (Signed to Colorado)

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The Woodlands H.S. (The Woodlands, TX)

A two-year starter at offensive tackle, he had over 80 pancake blocks, 20 direct touchdown blocks and did not allow a quarterback sack in his 26-game career. As a senior, he graded out to 89 percent, highest on the team; he allowed four quarterback pressures and was called for five penalties. As a junior, he allowed five pressures and was flagged just three times. Top game as a senior came in a 42-33 win over College Park, when he graded out to 93 percent and had six pancake blocks; his best game as a junior was against Dallas Skyline (a 35-31 loss in the state 5A quarterfinals), when he had a 95 percent game grade with three pancake blocks

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280268&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA OG Colin Sutton

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Lutheran H.S. (Orange, CA)

Also as a senior, he earned first-team All-Orange County and first-team All-Trinity League honors while being named an “Athleader of the Year” by NCSA Athletic Recruiting, an honor bestowed for numerous criteria including academic success, a solid work ethic, gives back to his community and puts the team first in leading by example. A three-year starter at offensive guard (shifting to tackle on occasion), he did not allow a quarterback sack or even a single pressure his junior and season seasons. He had 52 pancake and 10 direct touchdown blocks his senior year, when he wasn’t called for any penalties,

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280273&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA RB Michael Adkins

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Helix H.S. (La Mesa, CA)

He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at running back as a senior, when he earned second-team All-CIF San Diego Section and first-team All-East County and All-Grossmont Hills League accolades (he was second-team All-East County as a junior). In his prep career, he rushed for 3,115 yards and 40 touchdowns, despite being a full-time starter just his senior season, when he rushed 216 times for 1,770 yards and 24 scores. He gained 100 or more yards in nine games and also caught 13 passes for 186 yards in leading the East (San Diego) County in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280262&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA CB Chidobe Awuzie

Oak Grove H.S. (San Jose, CA)

He earned PrepStar All- West Region honors as a senior, when he also garnered SuperPrep preseason All-Far West honors (ranked as the No. 146 player in the California-Hawai’i-Nevada region). He was a first-team All-Area performer on defense as selected by the San Jose Mercury-News, while the Contra-Costa Times selected him to its “Cream of the Crop” team, ranking him No. 13 of the 20 players on its list. He was selected as the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division Senior of the Year. He earned first-team All-League honors as a junior and senior, and was Oak Grove’s Underclassmen of the Year. As a senior, he rushed for 1,285 yards on 138 attempts (9.3 per), scoring 14 touchdowns with a long run of 67 yards (he had six 100-yard and two 200-yard games); he caught 18 passes for 487 yards and seven scores with a long of 84 (two 100-yard games). He was third in his league in rushing and first in scoring (128 points on 21 TDs and a 2-point conversion). He also completed his only passing attempt for 38 yards, returned five punts for 60 yards and five kickoffs for 113 yards. On defense playing cornerback, he racked up 69 tackles (25 solo, three for losses), with four interceptions, returning two for touchdowns, 12 pass deflections, four blocked kicks and two forced fumbles.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280263&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA WR Bryce Bobo

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Charter Oak H.S. (Covina, CA)

He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at wide receiver as a senior, when he was also a SuperPrep Preseason All-Far West selection (the No. 101 overall player in the California-Hawai’i-Nevada region). He earned first-team All-San Gabriel Valley as a senior and was a first-team All-Sierra League performer and his team’s most valuable receiver his junior and senior years. As a senior, he caught 56 passes for 1,041 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 18.6 yards per reception. He had four 100-yard and three multiple TD games (seven and five, respectively, for his career). He also had 190 return yards, three kickoffs for 99 (33.0 per, with a long of 54) and five punts for 91, an 18.2 average.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280560&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA WR Elijah Dunston

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Chaminade H.S. (West Hills, CA)

e earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at wide receiver as a senior, when he garnered first-team All-CIF Southern Section/Western Division honors, with the Los Angeles Daily News selecting him second-team All-Area. He was a first-team All-Mission League performer as a senior (he was second-team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore). For his career, he caught 101 passes for 1,398 yards (13.8 per) and 18 touchdowns. A two-year starter, he had 38 receptions for 609 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, while hauling in 53 balls for 641 yards and 11 scores as a junior (catching five or more passes in six games).

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280463&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA ILB George Frazier

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Monrovia H.S. (Monrovia, CA)

He earned PrepStar All-West Region and preseason SuperPrep All-Far West honors at linebacker as a senior, when he was also named second-team All-State by Cal-Hi Sports (SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 74 player overall in California-Hawaii-Nevada, Scout.com ranked him the No. 42 inside linebacker nationally). Scout.com named him to its West 150 team, the No. 115 player overall and the sixth-ranked middle linebacker.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280561&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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TX DE Jimmie Gilbert

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Texas A&M Consolidated H.S. (College Station, TX)

He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at defensive end as a senior, when he earned Associated Press second-team All-State honors. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal named him to its Texas 100 List (one of 12 linebackers). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 74 defensive end in the nation, while 247sports.com listed him among its top five “Texas Sleepers.” He earned first-team All-District 14-5A honors as a senior, and was first-team All-District 12-5A his junior and sophomore seasons. As a senior, he played as a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker and was in on 78 tackles (39 solo), almost a third of which were for losses (25), including 10 quarterback sacks. He recorded 32 quarterback hurries, three passes broken up, two fumble recoveries (one caused) and a blocked field goal.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280264&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA OLB Addison Gillam

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Foothill H.S. (Palo Cedro, CA)

He earned PrepStar All-Far West Region honors at linebacker as a senior, when he was also named first-team All-Eastern League, second-team All-North Coast Section and was named his school’s Most Valuable Player. He recorded 74 tackles as a senior (39 solo), with eight for losses including two quarterback sacks; he also had seven pass deflections, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. On offense, he saw action in situational play calls, he rushed 26 times for 253 yards (9.7 per) and five touchdowns, with nine receptions for 117 yards (13.0) and two more scores

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280265&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA OT Gunnar Graham

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Marin Catholic H.S. (Kentfield, CA)

As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at offensive tackle, when he was also named first-team All-State for the smaller schools by Cal-Hi Sports and MaxPreps.com (the latter also named him first-team All-Northern California for all divisions) and second-team All-State for all divisions by Cal-Hi. He was named to the San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team and was a first-team All-MCAL (Marin County Athletic League) performer; he was the MCAL Offensive Lineman of the Year. He had the responsibility of blocking for the San Francisco player of the year, quarterback Jared Goff (Cal signee), who passed for 3,692 yards and 40 touchdowns (MaxPreps.com credited Graham “with keeping Goff upright.”). He also blocked for running back Akili Terry (1,866 yards) as the team overall rushed for 2,666 yards and 40 touchdowns. He played right tackle and left guard, allowing a single quarterback sack over 16 games, along with just three pressures and being flagged for only four penalties; he also had 12 direct touchdown blocks.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280266&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CO OT John Lisella II

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Columbine H.S. (Littleton, CO)

He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at offensive guard as a senior, when SuperPrep selected him Preseason All-Midlands (ranking him the No. 37 player overall and the No. 10 offensive lineman) and the Denver Post naming him to its 5A All-State team. He earned first-team All-5A Super 6 League honors as both a junior and senior. He played a significant role in Columbine’s powerful running game, blocking for backs who ran for 3,489 yards (317.2 per game) his senior year and an incredible 5,008 yards (357.7 ypg) as a junior, leading Columbine to the state title. A play specifically designed for him was simply called “99,” where he would pull to the outside and level the linebacker and/or safety to clear the path for the quarterback or tailback, with Columbine scoring at least 10 touchdowns his junior and senior seasons on the play. He did not allow a quarterback sack or a pressure either year, and was called for only one penalty (illegal procedure), something he took great pride in as he felt it was a testimony to his discipline.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280269&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CO RB/DB Phillip Lindsay

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Denver South H.S. (Denver, CO)

The No. 5 overall and top running back prospect in the state by the Denver Post, he earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at running back as a senior, despite suffering a knee injury in the season opener. He sat out one game and came back to play in South’s third game (against rival East), but came out after one quarter as was injured again. It was then determined he had a torn ACL instead of a sprain, and underwent surgery on September 19. In those two games, he still rushed for 299 yards on 31 carries, scoring two touchdowns, with one reception for 18 yards and a punt return for 35; he thus had 33 touches for 352 yards, or 10.6 per... As a junior, he earned first-team All-State honors from the Denver Post; his freshman through junior seasons, he earned first-team All-Conference honors on offense (4A West Metro as a frosh, 5A Denver League as a sophomore and junior); he was first-team on defense as a junior and second-team as freshman and soph. He finished his prep career as South’s all-time leader in rushing yards (545 attempts for 4,587 yards, averaging 8.4 per carry) and all-purpose yards (5,747, a shade under 9.5 yards for his 606 touches). He had 57 career touchdowns (44 rushing, nine receiving, three interception and one kickoff return), with 23 100-yard rushing games (five 200-plus) and 15 games where he scored multiple touchdowns. As a linebacker on defense, had 285 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and three interceptions.

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WA QB Sefo Liufau

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Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA)

He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at quarterback as a senior, when the Seattle Times tabbed him as one of 16 “Red Chips” in the state of Washington (the top honor in the paper’s Seattle 100) and he was selected as one of 12 quarterbacks on the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune’s Western 100. He was also selected as an honorable mention “Northwest Nugget” by the News-Tribune, its Top 20 in the Pacific Northwest (seven made the first-team) and was the paper’s Area Player of the Year (he also was the 4A Narrows League player of the year). Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 27 quarterback prospect in the nation, and SuperPrep tabbed him preseason All-Far West and ranked him as the No. 6 overall player in Washington (the No. 2 quarterback). Scout.com named him to its West 150 team, the No. 126 player overall and the 11th-ranked quarterback. In his career, he started at quarterback his sophomore through senior years and led Bellarmine to a 34-5 record, completing 522-of-838 passes for 7,297 yards and 68 touchdowns (with only 20 interceptions); that worked to a 62.3 completion percentage, as he completed over 50 percent of his passes in 33 of 39 games. He had three 300-yard games, 12 200-yard games and 36 100-yard games in throwing at least two touchdown passes 21 times ( he threw three or more 10 times and four or more on four occasions). He also rushed for 606 career yards and 18 touchdowns, and in his prep career, accounted for 87 tackles overall. As a senior, he directed about as balanced an offense as possible, one that averaged 181.6 yards rushing and 182.1 yards passing. He completed 193-of-280 passes for 2,518 yards (24 TD/5 INT), while rushing 78 times for 291 yards and eight touchdowns; he also handled some spot kicking duties, punting nine times for a 35.4 average (57 long, three inside-the-20) and kicked off four times, three for touchbacks.

http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=206280270&DB_OEM_ID=600

 

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CA OLB Kenneth Olugbode

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Bellarmine Preparatory (San Jose, CA)

e earned PrepStar All- West Region honors at outside linebacker as a senior, when MaxPreps.com named him first-team All-Northern California for all divisions with Cal-Hi Sports naming him second-team All-State in its multi-purpose category. The Contra-Costa Times selected him to its “Cream of the Crop” team, ranking him No. 14 of the 20 players on its list. He was also the West Catholic Athletic League Player of the Year as well as the San Jose Mercury News CCS Player of the Year in making the paper’s All-Area team. He earned second-team All-State and first-team All-WCAL honors. As a senior, he played running back and tight end on offense, rushing for 787 yards and 14 touchdowns, a 7.7 average for his 102 carries. He caught eight passes for 207 yards and another score.

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CA LB Markeis Reed

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Vintage H.S. (Napa, CA)

He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at defensive end as a senior, when he was first-team All-Napa Valley and first-team All-Monticello Empire League (second-team All-MEL at running back) while being a finalist for the area’s defensive player of the year. As a junior, he was first-team All-Napa Valley and second-team All-MEL. He played three positions in high school, shifting between outside linebacker and defensive end and running back. On defense, as a senior he recorded 69 tackles (42 solo), with six quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a pass broken up, while as a junior, he had 43 tackles (27 unassisted), with six tackles for loss including three sacks, a forced fumble and a recovery

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CA WR Devin Ross

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Bishop Alemany H.S. (Mission Hills, CA)

He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at wide receiver as a senior, with SuperPrep naming his to its preseason All-Far West team (the No. 102 overall player in the California-Hawai’i-Nevada region and the 17th receiver). Scout.com named him to its West 150 team, the No. 112 player overall and the 15-ranked receiver on the list. He earned first-team All-Serra League accolades and the Los Angeles Daily News selected him second-team All-Area. He played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl (Carson, Calif.), where he caught one pass and returned a kickoff 18 yards. He was a second-team All-Serra League performer as a junior, his first year on the varsity after being named the team’s Most Valuable Player on the Junior Varsity his sophomore year. As a senior, he caught 32 passes for 523 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 16.3 yards per catch. He averaged over 45 yards on four kickoff returns, including two he ran back for touchdowns (long of 99 yards).

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CA ILB Ryan Severson

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Valley Christian HS (San Jose, CA)

He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at running back as a senior, when MaxPreps.com named him second-team All-State at the position while Cal-Hi Sports named him third-team All-State in its multi-purpose category. He was named the San Jose Mercury News Offensive Player of the Year on its All-Area team, with the San Francisco Chronicle naming him to its All-Metro First-Team. The Contra-Costa Times selected him to its “Cream of the Crop” team, ranking him No. 17 of the 20 players on its list. He earned first-team West Catholic Athletic League honors and third-team All-Central Coast Section accolades (as a junior, he was first- and third-team, respectively). As a senior, he rushed 166 times for 1,951 yards and 32 touchdowns with a long run of 95 yards; he had 10 100-yard games, two 200-yard games and eight carries of 50 yards or longer. He also caught 14 passes for 385 yards and five more scores and added two touchdowns on returns (one punt and one kickoff), thus accounting for over 2,500 yards and 39 touchdowns for the year (he scored three or more TDs in eight games).

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CA S Tedric Thompson

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Valencia HS (Valencia, CA)

He earned PrepStar All- West Region honors at defensive back as a senior, when he was afforded preseason SuperPrep All-Far West accolades; Scout.com named him to its West 150 Team (the No. 145 player overall and the 11th safety); ESPN.com ranked him as the No. 60 safety in the nation. A three-time, first-team All-Foothill League performer, he was second-team All-State (MaxPreps) and All-CIF Southern Section (North Division) as a senior. A three-and-a-half year starter at safety (he was called up to the varsity for the last six games as a freshman), he recorded 170 career tackles, six interceptions and approximately 40 passes broken up. As a senior, he was in on 58 tackles (23 solo), deflected 15 passes, forced three fumbles (one recovered), made one interception and blocked a field goal.

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