Colorado University Athletics
Nate Bonsu Biography
| NATE BONSU 6-2, 280, DT Allen, Texas (Allen) |
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HIGH SCHOOL?He earned mention on the All-Midlands Region team from PrepStar and was ranked as the No. 63 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com, the No. 7 defensive tackle from Texas. He was listed as the No. 58 player overall on the Dallas Morning News Top 100 list, the fourth DT. ESPN ranked him as the No. 105 defensive tackle in the nation (No. 20 from Texas). Allen High School compiled a 38-4 record the three seasons he lettered in football, including a 25-2 mark his final two years when he was a starter at defensive tackle. His senior year, Allen was 15-1 and won the 5A Texas State Championship, earning a No. 5 national ranking under coach Tom Westerberg. He earned honorable mention All-State by the Associated Press Sports Editors and second-team All-State by 5ATexasFootball.com. He was also named to the All-District 8-5A squad. That season, he started all 16 games and compiled 80 tackles, including 47 solo, and had seven total tackles for loss including four sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He compiled eight tackles with a sack against Plano in a 53-26 victory and had 14 tackles with three for a loss against Stony Point in a 23-21 win in the state semifinals. Against Plano East, he had 10 tackles with three for a loss and one sack in a 37-14 victory and 12 tackles with two for a loss against South Grand Prairie in a 27-14 win. His junior year, Allen compiled a 10-1 mark after a perfect 10-0 record in the regular season and suffering a loss in the first round of the state playoffs after winning the District 8-5A championship. He was named to the first-team All-District 8-5A team. He totaled 41 tackles as a junior with a pair of sacks. His most productive game was a 17 tackle performance against Berkner in a 56-49 win. Allen compiled a 13-2 mark his sophomore season while winning the District 8-5A championship and advancing to the semifinals of the state playoffs. He also throws the discus for the track & field squad at Allen and is a member of the power lifting team, advancing to regional meet where he finished with a seventh-best lift of 1,345 lbs.
ACADEMICS?He plans on majoring in Business at Colorado and is interested in International Affairs. He was named honorable mention Academic All-State by the Texas High School Coaches Association and earned status as a Texas Scholar and had a perfect score on the associated test.
PERSONAL?He was born on January 26, 1991 in Dallas. His brother, Jeffrey, was on the track & field team at Jackson State. He is a student leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and participates with the Allen High School football team in the Read With The Eagles program, in which he and his teammates would go to local elementary schools before games and read to the children. He enjoys working out and hanging out with his friends. His favorite musician is Ludacris and he is an accomplished cook and his best dish is anything dealing with chicken. (Last name is pronounced bonn-sue.)