2018 Football Roster
McMillian, Travon
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 34
Travon McMillian
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, Va.
- High School:
- C.D. Hylton
- Prev School:
- Virginia Tech
Bio
AT COLORADO: Career—He finished his brief CU career tied for 52nd on CU’s all-time rushing yards list (1,009).
2018 (Gr.)—He earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches … Earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF chapter … Invited to and played in the NFLPA Bowl in Pasadena; he rushed twice for 12 yards and also caught three passes for 24 yards … Named the team’s John Mack Award winner as the most outstanding offensive player by the coaching staff … He recorded the 17th 1,000-yard rushing season in school history, gaining 1,009 yards on 201 carries, or 5.02 per, scoring seven touchdowns … Gained the bulk of his yards on first down plays (115 carries for 676 yards, 5.9 per) … He became just the 12th player in CU annals to have at least one 50-yard rush and one 50-yard reception in the same season; he had three such rushing plays, 75-yard touchdown runs against New Hampshire and Oregon State (both on the first play of the second half) and a 64-yard sprint against Washington State, while hauling in a 57-yard TD pass at Arizona … Set as a CU record for the most rushing yards gained in the first game of a career by a senior when he had 103 against Colorado State (10 carries) … He had five 100-yard games in all, topped by a 162-yard effort against New Hampshire; also had 136 against Arizona State, 132 against Oregon State and 102 versus UCLA … He also caught 14 passes for 118 yards (8.4 per) with a TD … Finished third on the team in first downs earned with 47 (43 rushing, four receiving) … He reported to campus in the summer as a graduate transfer, thus had just the one season of eligibility with the Buffaloes.
AT VIRGINIA TECH—He appeared in 39 games and made 22 starts for the Hokies from 2015-17 … Rushed 449 times for 2,153 yards and 16 touchdowns while catching 35 passes for 351 yards and another seven TDs … Ranks 16th on Virginia Tech’s all-time rushing list … Ran for over 100 yards in four games, two of which were against ranked opponents … Also returned 14 kickoffs for an average of 23.4 yards with a long of 70 … Garnered third-team All-ACC honors from the media and honorable mention All-ACC coaches accolades as a redshirt freshman in 2015 … As a freshman, he rushed 200 times for 1,043 yards and seven TDs while starting seven of the 13 games he played in … As a sophomore, he played in all 14 games, making seven starts, and rushed 145 times for 671 yards and seven TDs … As a junior, he played in 12 games with nine starts and rushed 104 times for 439 yards and two TDs … Top games as a Hokie: rushed 29 times for 142 yards and two TDs in a loss to No. 23 Duke in 2015; carried the ball 24 times for 135 yards and two TDs in a win over Georgia Tech in 2015; averaged 9.1 yard per carry against No. 17 Tennessee in 2016, a game in which he rushed for 127 yards and had a 69-yard TD run, the longest rush of his career; also went for 131 yards on 18 carries against Miami his sophomore season … redshirted in 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL—Played for Coach Tony Lilly at C.D. Hylton High … A first-team 6A all-state selection by VirginiaPreps at quarterback as a senior … The state’s offensive player of the year … A dangerous dual threat quarterback … Completed 97-of-169 passes for 1,472 yards and 17 touchdowns while rushing for 1,537 yards and 20 scores on 166 attempts … Totaled 3,009 yards and 37 touchdowns for his school … An All-Met honorable mention selection by The Washington Post … Ranked as the No. 14 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed as the No. 30 “athlete” in the nation and the No. 16 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Rated as the No. 16 dual-threat quarterback in the country and the No. 18 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 208 player in the country and the No. 12 quarterback in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 44 “athlete” in the country, the No. 41 player in his region and the No. 13 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation.
ACADEMICS—He graduated in May 2018 with a finance degree from Virginia Tech … He was majoring in CU's Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership program as a graduate transfer … Earned honorable mention NFF/Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado honors for his semester in Boulder.
PERSONAL—He was born in Woodbridge, Va., on Feb. 5, 1996 … He has three younger sisters and an older brother, Charles, who played running back at Shenandoah University in 2013.
2018 (Gr.)—He earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches … Earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF chapter … Invited to and played in the NFLPA Bowl in Pasadena; he rushed twice for 12 yards and also caught three passes for 24 yards … Named the team’s John Mack Award winner as the most outstanding offensive player by the coaching staff … He recorded the 17th 1,000-yard rushing season in school history, gaining 1,009 yards on 201 carries, or 5.02 per, scoring seven touchdowns … Gained the bulk of his yards on first down plays (115 carries for 676 yards, 5.9 per) … He became just the 12th player in CU annals to have at least one 50-yard rush and one 50-yard reception in the same season; he had three such rushing plays, 75-yard touchdown runs against New Hampshire and Oregon State (both on the first play of the second half) and a 64-yard sprint against Washington State, while hauling in a 57-yard TD pass at Arizona … Set as a CU record for the most rushing yards gained in the first game of a career by a senior when he had 103 against Colorado State (10 carries) … He had five 100-yard games in all, topped by a 162-yard effort against New Hampshire; also had 136 against Arizona State, 132 against Oregon State and 102 versus UCLA … He also caught 14 passes for 118 yards (8.4 per) with a TD … Finished third on the team in first downs earned with 47 (43 rushing, four receiving) … He reported to campus in the summer as a graduate transfer, thus had just the one season of eligibility with the Buffaloes.
AT VIRGINIA TECH—He appeared in 39 games and made 22 starts for the Hokies from 2015-17 … Rushed 449 times for 2,153 yards and 16 touchdowns while catching 35 passes for 351 yards and another seven TDs … Ranks 16th on Virginia Tech’s all-time rushing list … Ran for over 100 yards in four games, two of which were against ranked opponents … Also returned 14 kickoffs for an average of 23.4 yards with a long of 70 … Garnered third-team All-ACC honors from the media and honorable mention All-ACC coaches accolades as a redshirt freshman in 2015 … As a freshman, he rushed 200 times for 1,043 yards and seven TDs while starting seven of the 13 games he played in … As a sophomore, he played in all 14 games, making seven starts, and rushed 145 times for 671 yards and seven TDs … As a junior, he played in 12 games with nine starts and rushed 104 times for 439 yards and two TDs … Top games as a Hokie: rushed 29 times for 142 yards and two TDs in a loss to No. 23 Duke in 2015; carried the ball 24 times for 135 yards and two TDs in a win over Georgia Tech in 2015; averaged 9.1 yard per carry against No. 17 Tennessee in 2016, a game in which he rushed for 127 yards and had a 69-yard TD run, the longest rush of his career; also went for 131 yards on 18 carries against Miami his sophomore season … redshirted in 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL—Played for Coach Tony Lilly at C.D. Hylton High … A first-team 6A all-state selection by VirginiaPreps at quarterback as a senior … The state’s offensive player of the year … A dangerous dual threat quarterback … Completed 97-of-169 passes for 1,472 yards and 17 touchdowns while rushing for 1,537 yards and 20 scores on 166 attempts … Totaled 3,009 yards and 37 touchdowns for his school … An All-Met honorable mention selection by The Washington Post … Ranked as the No. 14 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed as the No. 30 “athlete” in the nation and the No. 16 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Rated as the No. 16 dual-threat quarterback in the country and the No. 18 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 208 player in the country and the No. 12 quarterback in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 44 “athlete” in the country, the No. 41 player in his region and the No. 13 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation.
ACADEMICS—He graduated in May 2018 with a finance degree from Virginia Tech … He was majoring in CU's Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership program as a graduate transfer … Earned honorable mention NFF/Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado honors for his semester in Boulder.
PERSONAL—He was born in Woodbridge, Va., on Feb. 5, 1996 … He has three younger sisters and an older brother, Charles, who played running back at Shenandoah University in 2013.
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