2016 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Brett Tonz
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
- High School:
- Centennial
Last updated on July 18, 2018
AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He was a co-winner of the Joe Romig Award given out by the coaches following spring practices to the most improved offensive lineman.
2017 (Soph.)—Played in 11-of-12 games overall, but just three on offense where he was in for a total of 63 snaps from scrimmage … Saw his first career game action on the offensive line in week two against Texas State, when he played in 17 snaps from scrimmage … Played in 43 snaps in the game at No. 15 Washington State … Was in for 47 of the team’s 59 point after attempts or field goal tries … In the team’s strength and conditioning testing at the end of the spring semester, he power cleaned 345 pounds (tied for second-best on the team) … After playing on the defensive line for his first two seasons in the program, he was moved over to the offensive line for spring practices.
2016 (Fr.-RS)—Appeared in nine games in addition to the Alamo Bowl, playing 16 snaps on defense and he was on the field goal/PAT team for 39 tries … Defensively, he recorded one tackle on the year, which came in the season opener against Colorado State.
2015 (Fr. )—Redshirted; he practiced all fall on the defensive line.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All-State honors from the AzFCA (Arizona Football Coaches Association) on defense, and earned first-team Division II-Section III honors on both offense and defense (he made the All-Arizona Team for Division II) … Was ranked the No. 65 overall player in the state of Arizona before the season; by the end of the year, he zoomed into the top 20 (Arizona Republic) … As a junior, he was a second-team All-Division II (Section III) performer … A three-year performer at offensive and defensive tackle (played offense only as a senior, which forced him to change his number from 46 to 77), he was in on 57 tackles as a senior (42 solo, 12 for losses including four-and-a-half quarterback sacks), with 21 hurries, four passes broken up and a forced fumble … Did not allow a sack on offense and just one pressure. As a junior, he recorded 41 tackles (26 solo, 14 for losses, six-and-a-half sacks), with six pressures, two pass deflections and an interception (which he returned 20 yards for a touchdown) … In a part-time role as a sophomore, he showed flashes of what was to come, with 13 tackles (nine solo, but six were behind the line of scrimmage with three of those sacks); he had five hurries and a PBU … One of his top games as a senior came in a 24-0 win over Chaparral in the state semifinals, when he had three tackles, which included one-and-a-half quarterback sacks, while not allowing a sack at his offensive tackle position against a team that came in averaging over five sacks a game … Under coach Richard Taylor, Centennial was 12-2 his senior year, claiming the Division II state and Section III titles, 10-2 his junior year and 10-2 his sophomore season (Section I champs, state runners-up) … He also played baseball in high school.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 28, 1997 … Hobbies include playing most sports, video games and working out … A grandfather (John Tonz) played football at the University of Arizona … He is active in community service, he has participated in Habitat for Humanity. (Last name is pronounced tonze, as in bronze)
