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CHRIS TODD

DL, 6-3, 275, Tulsa, Okla. (East Central)

 

   HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior, the only year prep players are afforded honors in Oklahoma, he was named to the Daily Oklahoman and Tulsa World all-state teams in addition to being selected as the District 5A-3 Most Valuable Player.  Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 41 defensive end in the nation and as the No. 14 player in Oklahoma.  He also earned an invitation to play in the prestigious Oil Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, in June 2004, which pits the top prep players from Oklahoma and Texas against each other.  A three-year starter at defensive end, and a two-year starter at tight end, he was a member of the varsity as a freshman.  As a senior, he was in on 107 tackles (59 solo), with 25 for losses including 15 quarterback sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, five fumble recoveries (one of which he returned for a touchdown), three forced fumbles, three pass deflections and an interception.  On offense, he caught 17 passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also played some fullback, carrying the ball 26 times for 140 yards and a TD.  As a junior, he had 55 tackles with 13 sacks, and as a sophomore, he was in on 52 tackles with 10 sacks; he had at least one sack in every game from the tail end of his sophomore year through his senior season, a streak of 27 games.  One of his top games came against Carl Albert in the state quarterfinals his senior year, when he had 13 tackles, including three straight solo stops after CAHS had a first-and-goal at the East Central 2, late in the game, preserving a 28-21 victory.  ECHS was 11-2 his senior year and 10-2 his junior season, winning the District 5A-3 championship both years, and 7-5 his sophomore campaign under coach Travis Hill.  They reached the state playoffs all three years: the semifinals in 2003, quarterfinals in 2002 and the first round in 2001.  A three-time letterman in track, earning all-state honors as a junior in throws: owns a career best of 54-0 in the shot put (he was second in the state as junior) and 163-3 in the discus.

 

  ACADEMICS?He is undecided on his major at Colorado.

 

  VITALS?Has 4.71 speed in the 40, bench presses 325 pounds and owns a 525 pound squat.

 

  RECRUITING?He selected Colorado over Arkansas, Missouri and Colorado State.

 

  PERSONAL?He was born June 25, 1985 in Tahlequah, Okla.   Hobbies include playing basketball and street football.