Colorado University Athletics
MAURICE GREER BIOGRAPHY
MAURICE GREER, RB
5-10, 200, Denver, Colo. (Mullen)
HIGH SCHOOL?He earned All-American honors from most of the national recruiting publications, including PrepStar and SuperPrep (both pre- and postseason), Prep Football Report and Student Sports (honorable mention). Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 1 player in Colorado and the No. 10 running back in the nation in rating him a 4-star player; PFR ranked him as the No. 13 running back nationally; SuperPrep selected him as its Midlands Offensive Player of the Year in ranking him as the No. 1 runner and No.5 player overall for the region; and Scout.com placed him on its All-Midlands team in assigning him the No. 6 ranking for the area, also the top back. He cleaned up in Colorado, as he earned both first-team All-Colorado and all-state (5A) honors from both the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post. As a junior, the News also named him to its All-Colorado team, with both major papers selecting his first-team all-state; he was all-Centennial League both years as well. He was a second-team all-league performer as a sophomore. As a senior halfback, he finished fourth in the state in rushing with 255 carries for 2,098 yards, averaging 8.2 yards per carry in scoring 31 touchdowns; had had 150 or more yards in seven games. He also caught five passes for 88 yards, with a long of 70 yards. As a junior, also as a halfback, he rushed 237 times for 2,186 yards and 30 touchdowns, while catching eight passes for 74 yards. As a sophomore fullback, he rushed for 1,004 yards and 34 scores, also returning three punts for touchdowns. He saw spot duty late in games as a freshman, though he did return punts. All told in his prep career, in which he saw action solely on offense, he rushed for over 5,400 yards and scored 98 touchdowns, topping the 200-yard mark in 11 games (five as a junior, three each as a sophomore and senior). He was held to under 100 yards just three times his entire career as a starter (three seasons), but was never held under 63. Some of his top games included a 49-14 win over Fairview as a senior, when he rushed for 209 yards and ran for six touchdowns; a 30-9 win over Cherry Creek in the state title game the same year when he had a season-high 230 yards with two scores; a 35-21 win over Bear Creek his junior year, when he ran for a career-high 284 yards with four TDs; and a win over Regis his sophomore season when he had 226 yards and six touchdowns?playing fullback. Mullen was 13-1 his senior year, winning a third straight Centennial League crown on its way to the 5A title (the lone loss was a non-league game at Hastings, Minn.), and was 12-1 his junior season, reaching the state semis, under coach Dave Logan. MHS went 10-2 his sophomore season, reaching the state quarterfinals, under coach Jay Madden. He also lettered twice in basketball, playing several positions in averaging 11 points per game as a junior, the last season he played. He also lettered three times track, with plans to run as a senior as well, as he helped Mullen to three straight state titles participating in the 100-meter dash (10.8 career best), the 200 (21.4), the long jump (22-6) and the 4x-100 relay.
ACADEMICS?He is interested in business, criminal justice or sports management as possible majors at Colorado.
VITALS?Has 4.46 speed in the 40 (10.8 in the 100) and bench presses 265 pounds.
RECRUITING?He selected Colorado over Oregon, Kansas State, Arizona State, Colorado State, Michigan State and South Carolina.
PERSONAL?He was born October 24, 1986 in West Helena, Ark. Hobbies include lifting weights, playing basketball and baseball, and spending time with his two younger brothers. A first cousin, Terrell Greer, is a sophomore cornerback at Fort Lewis.