Colin Sutton

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-4
Weight:
290
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Foothill Ranch, Calif.
High School:
Orange Lutheran

AT COLORADO: After the 2016 season, he decided to forego his senior year since he was graduating in May.

2016 (Jr.)—He saw action in four games (Colorado State, Idaho State, Oregon State and Arizona), playing a total of 54 snaps; he saw the most action against ISU (44 plays). He had one perfect play on a touchdown pass in grading out to 2.52 for the year.

2015 (Soph.)—He played in two games, Massachusetts and Nicholls State; he was in at the very end for UMass (three snaps), but did see some extended action against Nicholls (19 plays). He had a 40.9 plus-play percentage and a 77.3 percent overall grade. He had one knockdown and one touchdown block, both against NSU.

2014 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action, but dressed for two games (Oregon State, Utah); he practice all fall along the offensive line.

2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line the entire fall.

HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at offensive guard as a senior, when SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 93 prospect in the states of California, Hawai’i and Nevada in naming him to its preseason All-Far West team. SuperPrep wrote about him: “He mauls opposing linemen, plays with leverage, can get out in space and is an effective blocker downfield. He’s a tireless worker off the field and is one of the strongest linemen in the state.” Also as a senior, he earned first-team All-Orange County and first-team All-Trinity League honors while being named an “Athleader of the Year” by NCSA Athletic Recruiting, an honor bestowed for numerous criteria including academic success, a solid work ethic, gives back to his community and puts the team first in leading by example. A three-year starter at offensive guard (shifting to tackle on occasion), he did not allow a quarterback sack or even a single pressure his junior and season seasons. He had 52 pancake and 10 direct touchdown blocks his senior year, when he wasn’t called for any penalties, with over 50 ‘cakes and eight touchdown blocks as a junior, when he was flagged for two penalties. He allowed just one sack and a couple of pressures his sophomore season. He played nose guard on the freshman team, with six quarterback sacks and four passes broken up. Under Coach Chuck Petersen, Orange Lutheran was 6-4 his senior season; OLHS was 6-4 his junior year and 5-5 his sophomore season under Coach Jim Kunau. He played basketball (center) as a freshman.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Accounting and Finance) at Colorado. He was a member of the Honor Roll throughout high school with a grade point average of 4.3 (on a 4.0 scale).

PERSONAL—He was born October 11, 1994 at Vandenberg Air Force Base (near Lompoc, Calif.). His hobbies include hiking, working out and playing video games. Active in his community, he has volunteered at his church’s Sunday School. An older sister (Chloe) is a two-time Olympic swimmer, participating in the Beijing (2008) and London (2012) games for the U.S. Team. His father (David) lettered four years as an offensive lineman (C, OG and OT) at Air Force from 1982-85 and is a U.S. Air Force officer who was in the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (First name is pronounced kaw, as in caution, -lynn.)