Colorado University Athletics
Jon Major Biography
| JON MAJOR 6-3, 225, ILB Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) |
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HIGH SCHOOL?Considered by most as the top high school senior in the state of Colorado (he had over 50 scholarship offers from around the nation). As a senior, he was a Parade All-American and ColoradoGÇÖs Gatorade Player of the Year, perhaps the top two of all his honors. He was a member of PrepStarGÇÖs Dream Team, as the publication ranked him as the No. 19 player overall (and as the nationGÇÖs No. 3 linebacker). SuperPrep named him to its All-America team (ranking him as the No. 8 player in the Midlands region, the third linebacker), and EA Sports tabbed him as a third-team choice (its picks significantly fewer players for its teams). The Tacoma News-Tribune named him to its Western 100 team (one of 12 linebackers), and was named to the prestigious Long Beach Press-TelegramGÇÖs Best-In-West Team. Scout.com ranked him as the No. 1 Colorado prospect and the third-ranked linebacker nationally, while Rivals.com pegged him the top player in the state and the No. 9 linebacker in the country. Locally, he was named All-Colorado (Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News), along with garnering first-team All-State and All-Continental League honors. PonderosaGÇÖs team captain, Mustang of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, following the season he played in the Under Armor All-American Game in Orlando. As a senior, he had a monster year as he racked up 153 tackles (83 solo), 23 tackles for losses including eight quarterback sacks, along with 18 quarterback hurries, 10 forced fumbles, six recoveries, two interceptions and 11 passes broken up. On offense, he had 17 rushes for 172 yards and three touchdowns playing some spot running back. As a junior, when he earned second team All-State and first-team All-Conference recognition, he recorded 107 tackles, 19 tackles for losses with two sacks, eight forced fumbles, two recoveries and an interception in being named his teamGÇÖs Defensive Player of the Year. As a sophomore, he was named second team All-Conference, as he tallied 109 tackles (41 solo), 10 tackles for loss with four sacks, five forced fumbles, three recoveries and an interception. He thus had 367 career tackles, 52 for losses with 14 sacks and 13 fumble recoveries. His top game as a senior came against Regis when he accounted for 20 tackles, two passes broken up and a fumble recovery while scoring two rushing touchdowns on offense in PonderosaGÇÖs 14-0 win. He had another 20 tackle game, in his junior season in a 10-3 loss to Highlands Ranch. Under head coach Randy Huff, Ponderosa went 5-5 in all three of MajorGÇÖs seasons, advancing to the first round of the state playoffs each year. He also lettered twice in baseball.
ACADEMICS?He plans to major in Integrated
Business Management at Colorado. A 2007 Colorado Chapter/National
Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (one of 12 selected and honored
by the organization). He has maintained a 3.5 GPA as a prep and was
on the honor roll throughout high school.
PERSONAL?Born July 6, 1990 in Newport Beach,
Calif. He enjoys playing video games and hanging out with friends.
He has logged many hours of volunteer work and community service,
including coaching kindergarten basketball in Parker. His father
(Ken) played football for Rice and was named an honorable mention
All-American; he was also one of his schoolGÇÖs assistant coaches. An
older brother (Justin) is one year ahead of him and attends CU.