Aaron Maddox

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

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Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
North Augusta, S.C.
High School:
North Augusta
Prev School:
Pima CC

Updated Nov. 30, 2019

AT COLORADO:
This Season (Jr.):

Entered the transfer portal in October.
Played in four games, starting the first three of the season.
Missed the Arizona State and Arizona games due to injury.

Against Air Force he had nine tackles, one tackle for a loss, one third down stop, and one forced fumble.
Against Nebraska he had eight tackles and one third down stop.
Against Colorado State, he had five tackles and a forced fumble on the opening drive of the second half that enable the Buffs to score and make it a two-score game.
Missed spring football due to injury for the second straight season.

Has added 35 pounds of muscle since he arrived in Boulder. 2018 (Soph.)—Played in 12 games on the season, all on special teams, and saw action on defense in seven games … Had 108 plays on defense with 15 tackles, including one for a loss and another for no gain … Had two third down stops and one quarterback pressure … Totaled 15 special teams points including four tackles, two of which were inside the 20, three forced fair catches and three times he was first down field … Saw his first defensive action in the season opener against Colorado State and had one tackle in 12 plays … Came off the bench and played more than half his snaps, 55, against Washington and responded with 12 tackles, including 11 solo, with one for a loss and another for no gain … Also added a third down stop against the Huskies … Had his quarterback hurry at Arizona, where he played eight snaps and had one tackle … Enrolled in the spring but sat out spring practices recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.

JUNIOR COLLEGE—He was ranked by 247Sports.com as a 3-star prospect, the No. 64 junior college prospect in the country and the No. 4 safety … Rivals.com rated him as a 3-star prospect … Ranked as the No. 1 safety by GridironRR.com … Earned second-team All-America honors from GridironRR.com … Was a first-team All-WSFL and second-team All-ACCAC pick … Under coach Jim Monaco, the PCC Aztecs went 2-9 in his lone season at Pima CC … Posted 58 tackles with one interception and three pass breakups … Ranked 13th in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference in tackles per game in conference play … Also had 136 yards on four kickoff returns … Top games: recorded 13 tackles, two pass breaks and also returned two kickoffs for 105 yards against Arizona Western; against Phoenix College, he had two tackles, a pass breakup and an interception; versus Snow College, he posted 10 tackles and a pass breakup … He originally signed with Western Carolina out of high school, but did not enroll in school and sat out the 2016 season … Enrolled at Pima Community College in January 2017.

HIGH SCHOOL—Garnered first-team All-Aiken Standard honors at defensive back … Selected to play in the Border Bowl III … Named a 2016 Hall of Fame student, was a first-team All-Region, All-Area and All-Central Savannah River Area selection … Earned All-Area accolades as a junior and was the North Augusta Star Player of the Week after recovering a pair of fumbles and picking off a pass in a win over Midland Valley … Under coach Brian Thomas, the Yellow Jackets went 7-5 his senior year and reached the first round of the Class AAAA Division II playoffs, was 10-3 his junior year and reached the second round of the playoffs … His sophomore season under coach Dan Pippen, they reached the semifinals of the playoffs and finished the season ranked No. 7 in the state … As a senior, he recorded 71 tackles, four pass breakups, a blocked punt and both forced and recovered a fumble … Top game was in a 32-7 win over Lakeside, when he posted 16 tackles, had two interceptions and three pass breakups … Also played basketball and averaged 10 points and nine rebounds per game … In track and field he competed in the 100-meter dash and the long jump.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado … Studied Liberal Arts at Pima … Graduated high school with a 3.3 GPA.

PERSONAL— He was born October 12, 1997 in Tucson, Ariz. … Hobbies include playing video games (Halo, Call of Duty and Madden), hanging out with friends, watching NFL and college football games (his favorite NFL team is the Carolina Panthers) and he loves nature … Father, Richard Maddox II, played linebacker at the University of Arizona in 1991-92 and was the captain of the Desert Swarm defense; his NFL career was cut short after just one season with the New York Giants because of injury … Grandfather, also Richard Maddox, was a career Army officer who served two infantry tours in Vietnam and was also an All-American at South Carolina State … He has seven brothers and one sister … Two of his brothers, Christian and Brandon, played with him at Pima Community College; another brother, Murphy Holloway, played basketball at Ole Miss and was SEC Tournament MVP in 2013 and is Ole Miss’s all-time leading rebounder (15th in SEC history), ranks second in double-doubles (39), steals and games played and is the only player in SEC history to score 1,400 points, record 1,000 rebounds and 190 steals (he currently plays professionally overseas) … He was originally recruited coming out of high school by CU secondary coach ShaDon Brown when he was coaching at Wofford … Other interesting facts is he has been able to do five backflips in a row since the second grade, can walk on his hands for over 100 yards, he is ambidextrous and since his junior year of high school he has been able to do a windmill dunk.