Alec Pell

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Englewood, Colo.
High School:
Cherry Creek

AT COLORADO: 2020 (Fr.-2)—Moved to tight end during fall camp … Played in the first five games of the season, missing the Alamo Bowl … Played on offense in three games and in all five on special teams … Saw action on five of six special teams units, primarily on kick return and punt coverage and some on kick coverage, punt return and the FG/PAT teams … Finished the season with nine special teams points, including five knockdown or springing blocks on kick returns, two tackles, one downed punt and one fumble recovery … Named the Special Teams Player of the Game for the Arizona week.
2019 (Fr.)—He was named to the honorable mention All-Academic team by the NFF/Colorado Chapter … He dressed for seven games and played in four … He earned a redshirt season under the new rules … Named the Defensive Scout of the Year at the conclusion of the season … He played against Arizona, Oregon, Washington State and USC, all on special teams on the kick return and punt return units … Had one special teams point, a knockdown or springing block on kick return … He was the Defensive Scout of the Week four times leading into the Colorado State, Air Force, UCLA and Washington games … Also named the Special Teams Scout of the Week leading into the Stanford game … Graduated high school and joined the Buffs in January ahead of spring football … In two scrimmages and the spring game, he had four tackles, two sacks one quarterback hurry and two third down stops … He had both sacks and three total tackles in the second spring scrimmage.

HIGH SCHOOL—Rated a 3-star prospect by the major recruiting services … ESPN ranked him as the No. 7 player in Colorado, the top outside linebacker and second-ranked defensive player in the state, and the No. 77 outside linebacker nationally … 247Sports ranked him as the No. 11 player in Colorado and top outside linebacker … Racked up 88 tackles for coach former CU All-American Dave Logan at Cherry Creek High School, helping the Bruins to a 12-2 record and appearance in the State Championship game this past season … He earned first-team All-State honors by CHSAA and Mile High Sports Magazine and earned All-League honors … Also had six sacks and 25 total tackles for loss with three pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … His junior season at Cherry Creek he earned honorable mention All-State honors and first-team All-League, as he started the season on the offensive side of the ball and finished on the defensive side, helping the team to a 9-3 record and Mt. Elbert League championship … On defense in four games, he had 25 tackles with one sack, five tackles for loss and one interception … On offense he compiled 109 rushes for 617 yards and six touchdowns rushing and 13 receptions for 139 yards and three touchdowns receiving … As a sophomore, Cherry Creek was 9-4 and Mt. Elbert League Champs and he had 66 rushes for 329 yards and three touchdowns while adding 23 catches for 170 yards and another touchdown.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado and pursuing minors in both Business and Leadership Studies … He was named to the 2019 NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic honorable mention team … He maintained a 3.5 GPA in high school and was on Cherry Creek’s honor roll throughout high school … He was named to the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation's Scholar-Athlete coming out of high school.

PERSONAL—He was born November 15, 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … Parents are Bill and Missy Pell … He is the middle of three sons with an older brother, Parker, and younger brother, Tyler … Born in Florida, he grew up in Texas before moving to Colorado prior to high school … He enjoys playing video games, playing basketball and watching movies.