Kyle Slavin Biography

KYLE SLAVIN
6-5, 225, TE
Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield)

HIGH SCHOOL - The first signee to commit in June of 2009, he earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, where he was ranked as the No. 48 player form the midlands and was the No. 3 tight end on that list. He is one of seven tight ends named to the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 list. Rivals.com ranks him as the No. 11 player from Colorado while Scout.com ranks him the No. 45 tight end in the country and ESPN ranks him as the No. 53 tight end. In his career, he had 100 receptions for 1,298 yards and eight touchdowns. As a senior, he earned All-Colorado (all classifications) as a defensive end and All-State (5A) as a tight end by the Denver Post. He also earned first-team All-Big 8 league honors on both offense and defense and was named first-team All-Area by the Columbine Courier. On offense as a senior, he caught 40 passes for 412 yards and defensively, he had 68 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 pass break-ups and eight forced fumbles. Against Columbine, he had eight catches on offense and 12 tackles as Chatfield came back from a 13-0 deficit to win 16-13 on a 46 yard field goal as time expired. Against Bear Creek, he had six catches on offense and 10 tackles defensively. As a junior, he earned second-team All-Big 8 conference honors and was the team's second leading receiver with 41 catches for 605 yards and four touchdowns. He led the team in receiving as a sophomore and earned second-team All-Big 8 conference honors, catching 19 passes for 291 yards and four touchdowns. Against Pomona his sophomore year, he had three key catches as Chatfield defeated the second-ranked team in the state. He has also lettered in basketball three times in high school.

ACADEMICS - He plans on majoring in business and is interested in business management or marketing as possible areas of study. He was twice named to the school's honor roll for achieving a 3.5 or higher GPA for the semester.

PERSONAL - He was born August 31, 1991 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His family has been CU football season ticket holders for 20 years and he has been coming to Folsom Field for as long as he can remember. His parents and grandparents all attended CU. His grandfather, Jack Anderson, played baseball at CU and was a long-time member of the CU Board of Regents. His cousin, Lauren Heat, plays soccer at Xavier. He enjoys playing video games, lifting weights and hanging out with his friends. His football team volunteered at the Denver Rescue Mission and served food and he has volunteered though his church, packaging and shipping food.

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