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Colorado Buffaloes

Folsom Field · Boulder, CO

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Head coach
Deion Sanders · since 2023 · 16-21 here
Home
Folsom Field · 50,183 seats · opened 1924
Surface
Natural grass
Talent composite
#30 nationally
Last 12 seasons
56-86
Best of those
10-4 in 2016
Drafted since 1967
152 picks, 23 in the first round
All time
682-530-35 · .561
Winning seasons
76 of 124
Most drafted
Defensive Back · 27 picks
Homegrown
24 of 105 from TX

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Roster 105 players

College football has no public depth chart worth printing, so this is who is on the team rather than a guess at who starts.

Quarterbacks4
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
7Dominiq Ponder QBSr.6′5″ 200Opa Locka, FL
10Julian Lewis QBSo.6′1″ 190Carrollton, GA
14Kaneal Sweetwyne QBFr.6′3″ 195Lehi, UT
16Isaac Wilson QBJr.6′0″ 210Draper, UT
Running backs10
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
9Richard Young RBSr.5′11″ 210Lehigh Acres, FL
20DeKalon Taylor RBSr.5′9″ 165Longview, TX
23JaQuail Smith RBSo.5′11″ 170Orlando, FL
26Damian Henderson II RBSr.6′2″ 205Los Alamitos, CA
27Bryce Hicks RBJr.5′9″ 185Atlanta, GA
28Cam Netwon RBFr.5′9″ 185Prosper, TX
29Micah Welch RBJr.5′9″ 215Milledgeville, GA
34Titus Bautista RBJr.5′10″ 185Chicago, IL
37Leonardo Valle RBSo.6′1″ 210Richmond Hill, GA
47Cody Jordan RBFr.5′9″ 185The Woodlands, TX
Wide receivers15
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
3DeAndre Moore Jr. WRSr.6′0″ 190Bellflower, CA
4Ernest Campbell WRJr.5′9″ 145Refugio, TX
5Hykeem Williams WRSr.6′2″ 220Fort Lauderdale, FL
6Quentin Gibson WRSo.5′9″ 155Fort Worth, TX
7Kam Perry WRSr.5′9″ 170Marietta, GA
8Joseph Williams WRJr.6′2″ 200Arlington, TX
13Kaleb Mathis WRSr.5′9″ 165Arlington, TX
14Quanell Farrakhan Jr. WRSo.6′1″ 180Houston, TX
17Christian Ward WRFr.6′3″ 205Carrollton, GA
18Danny Scudero WRSr.5′9″ 175San Jose, CA
22Tagert Bardin WRSr.6′0″ 160
32Alex Ward WRFr.6′1″ 180Carrollton, GA
36Carson Westbrook WRJr.5′11″ 170Ellaville, GA
80Jacob Swain WRFr.6′1″ 185Melissa, TX
81Braedon Brenner WRFr.5′11″ 180Mesa, AZ
Tight ends7
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
82Ben Gula TEFr.6′5″ 285Weston, FL
83Zayne DeSouza TESo.6′6″ 260Loveland, CO
85Zach Atkins TESr.6′4″ 240Olathe, KS
86Brady Kopetz TESr.6′4″ 270Portland, OR
87Charlie Williams TESr.6′4″ 245Aspen, CO
88Corbin Laisure TESo.6′5″ 250Bluff City, TN
89Fisher Clements TESr.6′7″ 265Hattiesburg, MS
Offensive line15
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
51Chauncey Gooden OLSo.6′3″ 380Nashville, TN
52Andre Roye Jr. OLSr.6′6″ 295District Heights, MD
53Larry Johnson III OLSr.6′7″ 350Savannah, GA
54Taj White OLSr.6′5″ 310Jersey City, NJ
55Bo Hughley OLSr.6′7″ 295Fairburn, GA
56Phillip Houston OLSr.6′5″ 280Mckinney, TX
57Leon Bell OLSr.6′8″ 330Dickinson, TX
58Demetrius Hunter OLSr.6′2″ 310Orange, TX
59Yahya Attia OLJr.6′4″ 340London
62Sean Kinney OLJr.6′2″ 305Nazareth, PA
71Jayvon McFadden OLSo.6′3″ 295Upper Marlboro, MD
72Xavier Payne OLFr.6′7″ 320Canandaigua, NY
73Jose Soto OLSr.6′3″ 310Tulare, CA
75Jayven Richardson OLSr.6′6″ 315Gonzales, LA
78Hudson Steber OLSo.6′3″ 270Evergreen, CO
Defensive line17
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
27Domata Peko Jr. DESr.6′4″ 235Calabasas, CA
41Kylan Salter DESr.6′2″ 230Cedar Hill, TX
45Vili Taufatofua DLSr.6′3″ 260Auckland
49Quency Wiggins DESr.6′5″ 255Napoleonville, LA
52Immanuel Ezeogu DEJr.6′2″ 240Suffolk, VA
53Toby Anene DESr.6′4″ 260Saint Paul, MN
56Lamont Lester Jr. DLJr.6′2″ 230Ramsey, NJ
88Samu Taumanupepe DLSr.6′3″ 375Humble, TX
90Tyler Moore DLJr.5′10″ 290Locust Grove, GA
91Sedrick Smith DLSr.6′4″ 320Atlanta, GA
92Sam Gadie DESr.6′3″ 235Trenton, NJ
93Malachi Brown DLSr.6′5″ 300Milpitas, CA
94Josiah Manu DLFr.6′5″ 295Loveland, CO
95Yamil Talib DEJr.6′2″ 240Richardson, TX
96Balansama Kamara DESr.6′3″ 260Philadelphia, PA
97Santana Hopper DLSr.6′2″ 265Shelby, NC
99Dylan Manuel DLJr.6′1″ 300Stockbridge, GA
Linebackers8
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
17Liona Lefau LBSr.6′1″ 230Kahuku, HI
35Tyler Martinez LBSr.6′1″ 220Albuquerque, NM
40Colby Johnson LBFr.6′2″ 195Sammamish, WA
44Gideon ESPN Lampron LBSr.6′0″ 220Lagrange, OH
50Rodney Colton Jr. LBFr.6′1″ 225Newnan, GA
51Carson Crawford LBFr.6′4″ 220Carthage, TX
54Bo LaPenna LBSr.6′1″ 235Commerce City, CO
55Gage Goldberg LBJr.6′0″ 210Boerne, TX
Defensive backs20
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
4Naeten Mitchell DBSr.5′10″ 175Temple, TX
5RJ Johnson DBSr.6′2″ 185Mcdonough, GA
6Boo Carter DBJr.5′11″ 200Chattanooga, TN
7Randon Fontenette DBSr.6′2″ 220Freeport, TX
8Emory Floyd DBSr.6′1″ 195Powder Springs, GA
9Jaydan Hardy DBJr.5′10″ 180Lewisville, TX
10Makari Vickers DBSr.6′1″ 190Tallahassee, FL
13Jason Stokes Jr. DBJr.6′2″ 185Pflugerville, TX
15Jah Jah Boyd DBJr.5′11″ 190Philadelphia, PA
18Paul Omodia DBSr.6′2″ 200Richmond, TX
20Cree Thomas DBSo.6′1″ 190Phoenix, AZ
25Mojo Williams Jr. DBFr.5′11″ 170New Orleans, LA
26Braylon Edwards DBFr.5′11″ 180Duncanville, TX
28Ben Finneseth DBSr.6′2″ 205Durango, CO
30Justin Eaglin DBSr.6′1″ 175Fayetteville, NC
31Preston Ashley CBFr.5′11″ 185Brandon, MS
32Myles Weston DBSr.5′11″ 175Port Charlotte, FL
33Kole Mathis DBJr.5′8″ 140Arlington, TX
34Drew Molinari DBJr.6′1″ 195Salinas, CA
39Donavon Stephens DBSo.5′10″ 170Alpharetta, GA
Specialists9
#NamePosYrHtWtHometown
35Damon Greaves PSr.6′1″ 190Busselton
38Daniel Gerlach PSr.6′0″ 160Boulder, CO
39Cadel Ayala PKSo.6′1″ 185Reno, NV
45Luke Whiting LSSr.6′4″ 225Holladay, UT
46Elliot Arnold PKSo.5′10″ 165Chattanooga, TN
50Trey Young LSSo.5′10″ 195San Juan Capistrano, CA
60Brady Radz LSSr.6′2″ 175Englewood, CO
61Aiden DeCorte LSSr.6′1″ 300Jackson, MI
64Nelson Williams LSFr.6′3″ 235Chattanooga, TN

History

Season by season 1902–2025 · 124 seasons

YearRecordLeagueConf.
20253-9 Big 121-8
20249-4 Big 127-2
20234-8 Pac-121-8
20221-11 Pac-121-8
20214-8 Pac-123-6
20204-2 Pac-123-1
20195-7 Pac-123-6
20185-7 Pac-122-7
20175-7 Pac-122-7
201610-4 Pac-128-2
20154-9 Pac-121-8
20142-10 Pac-120-9
20134-8 Pac-121-8
20121-11 Pac-121-8
20113-10 Pac-122-8
20105-7 Big 122-6
20093-9 Big 122-6
20085-7 Big 122-6
20076-7 Big 124-4
20062-10 Big 122-6
20057-6 Big 125-4
20048-5 Big 124-5
20035-7 Big 123-5
20029-5 Big 127-2
200110-3 Big 128-1
20003-8 Big 123-5
19997-5 Big 125-3
19988-4 Big 124-4
19975-6 Big 123-5
199610-2 Big 127-1
199510-2 Big 85-2
199411-1 Big 86-1
19938-3-1 Big 85-1-1
19929-2-1 Big 85-1-1
19918-3-1 Big 86-0-1
199011-1-1 Big 87-0
198911-1 Big 87-0
19888-4 Big 84-3
19877-4 Big 84-3
19866-6 Big 86-1
19857-5 Big 84-3
19841-10 Big 81-6
19834-7 Big 82-5
19822-8-1 Big 81-5-1
19813-8 Big 82-5
19801-10 Big 81-6
19793-8 Big 82-5
19786-5 Big 82-5
19777-3-1 Big 83-3-1
19768-4 Big 85-2
19759-3 Big 85-2
19745-6 Big 83-4
19735-6 Big 82-5
19728-4 Big 84-3
197110-2 Big 85-2
19706-5 Big 83-4
19698-3 Big 85-2
19684-6 Big 83-4
19679-2 Big 85-2
19667-3 Big 85-2
19656-2-2 Big 84-2-1
19642-8 Big 81-6
19632-8 Big 82-5
19622-8 Big 81-6
19619-2 Big 87-0
19606-4 Big 85-2
19595-5 Big 83-3
19586-4 Big 84-2
19576-3-1 Big 73-3
19568-2-1 Big 74-1-1
19556-4 Big 73-3
19547-2-1 Big 73-2-1
19536-4 Big 72-4
19526-2-2 Big 72-2-2
19517-3 Big 75-1
19505-4-1 Big 72-4
19493-7 Big 71-4
19483-6 Big 72-3
19474-5 Mountain State3-3
19465-4-1 Mountain State3-2-1
19455-3 Mountain State3-1
19446-2 Mountain State2-0
19435-2 Mountain State2-0
19427-2 Mountain State5-1
19413-4-1 Mountain State3-2-1
19405-3-1 Mountain State4-1-1
19395-3 Mountain State5-1
19383-4-1 Mountain State3-2-1
19378-1 Rocky Mountain7-0
19364-3 Rocky Mountain4-2
19355-4 Rocky Mountain5-1
19346-1-2 Rocky Mountain6-1
19337-2 Rocky Mountain5-2
19322-4 Rocky Mountain2-4
19315-3 Rocky Mountain3-2
19306-1-1 Rocky Mountain5-1-1
19295-1-1 Rocky Mountain4-1-1
19285-1 Rocky Mountain5-1
19274-5 Rocky Mountain4-4
19263-5-1 Rocky Mountain2-5-1
19256-3 Rocky Mountain5-2
19248-1-1 Rocky Mountain5-0-1
19239-0 Rocky Mountain8-0
19224-4 Rocky Mountain2-3
19214-1-1 Rocky Mountain4-0-1
19204-1-2 Rocky Mountain3-1-2
19192-3-1 Rocky Mountain2-3-1
19182-3 Rocky Mountain1-2
19176-2 Rocky Mountain4-2
19161-5-1 Rocky Mountain1-5
19151-6 Rocky Mountain1-5
19145-1 Rocky Mountain4-1
19135-1-1 Rocky Mountain4-0-1
19126-3 Rocky Mountain3-2
19116-0 Rocky Mountain5-0
19106-0 Rocky Mountain4-0
19096-0 Rocky Mountain2-0
19085-2 Colorado Football2-2
19075-3 Colorado Football2-2
19062-3-4 Colorado Football1-3-1
19058-1 FBS Independents5-1
19046-2-1 Colorado Football4-1-1
19038-2 Colorado Football5-2
19025-1 Colorado Football4-1

Drafted 1967–2025 · 152 picks

Every pick back to the first common AFL–NFL draft in 1967, which is as far as the record goes.

YearPlayerPosRdTo
2025Travis Hunter Cornerback1 (2) Jacksonville
2025Shedeur Sanders Quarterback5 (144) Cleveland
2025LaJohntay Wester Wide Receiver6 (203) Baltimore
2025Jimmy Horn Jr. Wide Receiver6 (208) Carolina
2021William Sherman Offensive Tackle6 (197) New England
2020Laviska Shenault Jr. Wide Receiver2 (42) Jacksonville
2020Davion Taylor Outside Linebacker3 (103) Philadelphia
2020Arlington Hambright Offensive Tackle7 (226) Chicago
2019Juwann Winfree Wide Receiver6 (187) Denver
2018Isaiah Oliver Cornerback2 (58) Atlanta
2017Chidobe Awuzie Cornerback2 (60) Dallas
2017Ahkello Witherspoon Cornerback3 (66) San Francisco
2017Tedric Thompson Safety4 (111) Seattle
2017Jordan Carrell Defensive Tackle7 (246) Dallas
2014Paul Richardson Wide Receiver2 (45) Seattle
2013David Bakhtiari Offensive Tackle4 (109) Green Bay
2013Nick Kasa Tight End6 (172) Las Vegas
2012Ryan Miller Offensive Guard5 (160) Cleveland
2012Toney Clemons Wide Receiver7 (231) Pittsburgh
2011Nate Solder Offensive Tackle1 (17) New England
2011Jimmy Smith Cornerback1 (27) Baltimore
2011Jalil Brown Cornerback4 (118) Kansas City
2011Scotty McKnight Wide Receiver7 (227) New York
2009Brad Jones Outside Linebacker7 (218) Green Bay
2008Jordon Dizon Outside Linebacker2 (45) Detroit
2008Terrence Wheatley Cornerback2 (62) New England
2007Mason Crosby Place Kicker6 (193) Green Bay
2007Abraham Wright Defensive End7 (238) Miami
2006Joe Klopfenstein Tight End2 (46) Los Angeles
2006Jeremy Bloom Wide Receiver5 (147) Philadelphia
2006Quinn Sypniewski Tight End5 (166) Baltimore
2006Lawrence Vickers Running Back6 (180) Cleveland
2004D.J. Hackett Wide Receiver5 (157) Seattle
2004Sean Tufts Linebacker6 (196) Carolina
2003Tyler Brayton Defensive End1 (32) Las Vegas
2003Donald Strickland Defensive Back3 (90) Indianapolis
2003Chris Brown Running Back3 (93) Tennessee
2003Justin Bates Offensive Guard7 (219) Dallas
2003Brandon Drumm Running Back7 (236) Detroit
2003Wayne Lucier Center7 (249) New York
2002Daniel Graham Tight End1 (21) New England
2002Andre Gurode Offensive Guard2 (37) Dallas
2002Michael Lewis Defensive Back2 (58) Philadelphia
2002Justin Bannan Defensive Tackle5 (139) Buffalo
2002Victor Rogers Offensive Tackle7 (259) Detroit
2000Ben Kelly Defensive Back3 (84) Miami
2000Damen Wheeler Defensive Back6 (203) Los Angeles
2000Brad Bedell Offensive Guard6 (206) Cleveland
2000Rashidi Barnes Defensive Back7 (225) Cleveland
1999Hannibal Navies Linebacker4 (100) Carolina
1999Darrin Chiaverini Wide Receiver5 (148) Cleveland
1999Marcus Washington Defensive Back6 (180) New England
1998Ryan Sutter Defensive Back5 (133) Baltimore
1998Ron Merkerson Linebacker5 (145) New England
1998Ryan Olson Defensive Tackle6 (186) Pittsburgh
1998Phil Savoy Wide Receiver7 (193) Arizona
1998Viliami Maumau Defensive Tackle7 (196) Carolina
1998Melvin Thomas Offensive Guard7 (240) Philadelphia
1997Chris Naeole Offensive Guard1 (10) New Orleans
1997Rae Carruth Wide Receiver1 (27) Carolina
1997Greg Jones Linebacker2 (51) Washington
1997Matt Russell Linebacker4 (130) Detroit
1997Steve Rosga Defensive Back7 (202) New York
1997Koy Detmer Quarterback7 (207) Philadelphia
1995Michael Westbrook Wide Receiver1 (4) Washington
1995Rashaan Salaam Running Back1 (21) Chicago
1995Christian Fauria Tight End2 (39) Seattle
1995Ted Johnson Linebacker2 (57) New England
1995Kordell Stewart Quarterback2 (60) Pittsburgh
1995Darius Holland Defensive Tackle3 (65) Green Bay
1995Chris Hudson Defensive Back3 (71) Jacksonville
1995Derek West Offensive Tackle5 (149) Indianapolis
1995Shannon Clavelle Defensive Tackle6 (185) Buffalo
1995Tony Berti Offensive Tackle6 (200) Los Angeles
1994Charles Johnson Wide Receiver1 (17) Pittsburgh
1994Sam Rogers Linebacker2 (64) Buffalo
1994Ronnie Woolfork Linebacker4 (112) Miami
1994Lamont Warren Running Back6 (164) Indianapolis
1994Mitch Berger Punter6 (193) Philadelphia
1994Dennis Collier Defensive Back7 (205) Chicago
1993Deon Figures Defensive Back1 (23) Pittsburgh
1993Leonard Renfro Defensive Tackle1 (24) Philadelphia
1993Chad Brown Linebacker2 (44) Pittsburgh
1993Ronnie Bradford Defensive Back4 (105) Miami
1993Greg Biekert Linebacker7 (181) Las Vegas
1992Joel Steed Defensive Tackle3 (67) Pittsburgh
1992Rico Smith Wide Receiver6 (143) Cleveland
1991Mike Pritchard Wide Receiver1 (13) Atlanta
1991Alfred Williams Linebacker1 (18) Cincinnati
1991Eric Bieniemy Running Back2 (39) Los Angeles
1991Kanavis McGhee Linebacker2 (55) New York
1991Dave McCloughan Defensive Back3 (69) Indianapolis
1991Mark Vander Poel Offensive Tackle4 (96) Indianapolis
1991Joe Garten Center6 (164) Green Bay
1990Jeff Campbell Wide Receiver5 (118) Detroit
1987Jon Embree Tight End6 (166) Los Angeles
1986Dan McMillen Defensive End5 (128) Philadelphia
1986Ron Brown Wide Receiver6 (139) New York
1984Victor Scott Defensive Back2 (40) Dallas
1982Rich Umphrey Center5 (129) New York
1982Bob Sebro Center7 (178) Arizona
1981Steve Doolittle Linebacker7 (188) Buffalo
1980Mark Haynes Defensive Back1 (8) New York
1980Stan Brock Offensive Tackle1 (12) New Orleans
1980Bill Roe Linebacker3 (78) Dallas
1980Jesse Johnson Defensive Back4 (95) New York
1980Laval Short Defensive Tackle5 (136) Denver
1980Mike Davis Defensive Back6 (146) Atlanta
1980George Visger Defensive End6 (149) New York
1979James Mayberry Running Back3 (75) Atlanta
1979Matt Miller Offensive Tackle4 (95) Cleveland
1979Ruben Vaughan Defensive Tackle6 (138) San Francisco
1978Odis McKinney Defensive Back2 (37) New York
1978Leon White Center3 (80) Los Angeles
1978Brian Cabral Linebacker4 (95) Atlanta
1977Mike Davis Defensive Back2 (35) Las Vegas
1977Tony Reed Running Back2 (37) Kansas City
1977Mike Spivey Defensive Back2 (43) Chicago
1977Billy Waddy Wide Receiver2 (50) Los Angeles
1977Don Hasselbeck Tight End2 (52) New England
1977Emery Moorehead Tight End6 (153) New York
1977Charles Johnson Defensive Tackle7 (175) Philadelphia
1976Pete Brock Center1 (12) New England
1976Troy Archer Defensive Tackle1 (13) New York
1976Mark Koncar Offensive Tackle1 (23) Green Bay
1976Steve Young Offensive Tackle3 (61) Tampa Bay
1976Dave Logan Wide Receiver3 (65) Cleveland
1976Mike McCoy Defensive Back3 (72) Green Bay
1976David Williams Running Back7 (208) Dallas
1975Rod Perry Defensive Back4 (98) Los Angeles
1975Harvey Goodman Offensive Tackle5 (124) Arizona
1975Doug Payton Offensive Guard6 (133) Atlanta
1975Wayne Mattingly Offensive Tackle7 (182) Pittsburgh
1974Bo Matthews Running Back1 (2) Los Angeles
1974J.V. Cain Tight End1 (7) Arizona
1974Charles Davis Running Back2 (48) Cincinnati
1974Greg Horton Offensive Guard3 (56) Chicago
1974Ozell Collier Defensive Back4 (92) Denver
1974Jon Keyworth Tight End6 (144) Washington
1973Cullen Bryant Defensive Back2 (31) Los Angeles
1972Herb Orvis Defensive End1 (16) Detroit
1972Cliff Branch Wide Receiver4 (98) Las Vegas
1972John Tarver Running Back7 (166) New England
1971Jim Cooch Defensive Back7 (173) Arizona
1970Bobby Anderson Running Back1 (11) Denver
1970Bill Brundige Defensive End2 (43) Washington
1970Eric Harris Defensive Back3 (69) Arizona
1970Steve Engel Running Back5 (125) Cleveland
1969Mike Montler Offensive Guard2 (32) New England
1969Mike Schnitker Linebacker4 (84) Denver
1968Dick Anderson Defensive Back3 (73) Miami
1967Bill Fairband Linebacker3 (75) Las Vegas

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