2016 Football Roster
vs
Arizona
Nov 1 (Sat)
TBA
Jersey Number 3
Deaysean Rippy
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McKees Rocks, Pa.
- High School:
- Sto-Rox/Pittsburgh
AT COLORADO: 2016 (Sr.)—He did not see any action, dressing for only the Alamo Bowl game against Oklahoma State.
2015 (Jr.)—He did not see any game action, and dressed for just one game (Arizona). He ended spring drills in the top spot at outside linebacker.
2014 (Soph.)—He saw action in six games (within the last seven of the season), all on special teams. He recorded eight special team points, all coming on knockdown blocks on the kickoff return unit. He had a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry in the spring game.
2013 (Fr.-RS)—He had to sit out the season per NCAA rules after transferring to CU from the University of Pittsburgh; he joined the program in time for August drills.
AT PITTSBURGH (Fr./2012)—Redshirted; he practiced at inside linebacker as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star recruit, he was a four-year letterman, joining the varsity as a freshman and went on to be Considered as one of Pennsylvania's top prospects in the 2012 recruiting class: he was rated the No. 8 prospect in Pennsylvania by Scout.com and No. 9 by Rivals.com; nationally, they ranked him as the Nos. 18 and 21 outside linebacker, respectively. He earned first-team All-State Class A honors by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers, garnered first team All-Class A accolades from the Pennsylvania Football News along with making the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s "Fabulous 22" and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s "Terrific 25" teams. A two-time, first-team All-Big Seven performer, he was the league’s defensive player of the year as a senior. He was also selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, which showcased 100 of the country's premier senior players at Chase Field in Phoenix. Always around the ball, he averaged close to 15 tackles a game as an upperclassman: as a senior, he was in on 190 tackles, with 28 for losses including 17 quarterback sacks (in addition to making three interceptions), while as a junior he registered 145 tackles with 13 sacks. He also emerged as a big-play wide receiver his final two years at Sto-Rox, with 46 receptions for 906 yards (19.7 avg.) with 12 touchdowns. He enjoyed a two prolific years as a underclassman: he was in on 77 tackles as a sophomore (45 solo, seven sacks) and as a freshman, he racked up 55 (40 unassisted, four sacks). He had 11 tackles (10 solo) in a 20-17 win over South Park that year, his first double-digit game and a prelude to the future: he had 14 the next week versus Keystone Oaks and had five 10-plus tackles games his soph campaign, including 15 in a 25-7 win over LaSalle where 10 were unassisted including six sacks. He had five career games with four or more quarterback sacks and topped the 20-tackle plateau on three occasions. Under coach Ron Butschle, Sto-Rox was 12-1 his senior year (WPIAL Big Seven champions and state runner-ups) and 7-3 his junior year; under coach Jason Ruscitto, they were 8-3 his sophomore and freshman seasons (Century League tri-champs in the latter).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born August 12, 1993 in Pittsburgh. His hobbies include playing basketball, hiking and biking. His first cousin, Doug Rippy, was a four-year letterman at linebacker for the Buffaloes from 2009-12. Originally had committed to Florida but switched to his hometown Pitt after it became apparent the Gators had too many commitments for the number of scholarships they could offer.
2015 (Jr.)—He did not see any game action, and dressed for just one game (Arizona). He ended spring drills in the top spot at outside linebacker.
2014 (Soph.)—He saw action in six games (within the last seven of the season), all on special teams. He recorded eight special team points, all coming on knockdown blocks on the kickoff return unit. He had a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry in the spring game.
2013 (Fr.-RS)—He had to sit out the season per NCAA rules after transferring to CU from the University of Pittsburgh; he joined the program in time for August drills.
AT PITTSBURGH (Fr./2012)—Redshirted; he practiced at inside linebacker as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star recruit, he was a four-year letterman, joining the varsity as a freshman and went on to be Considered as one of Pennsylvania's top prospects in the 2012 recruiting class: he was rated the No. 8 prospect in Pennsylvania by Scout.com and No. 9 by Rivals.com; nationally, they ranked him as the Nos. 18 and 21 outside linebacker, respectively. He earned first-team All-State Class A honors by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers, garnered first team All-Class A accolades from the Pennsylvania Football News along with making the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s "Fabulous 22" and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s "Terrific 25" teams. A two-time, first-team All-Big Seven performer, he was the league’s defensive player of the year as a senior. He was also selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, which showcased 100 of the country's premier senior players at Chase Field in Phoenix. Always around the ball, he averaged close to 15 tackles a game as an upperclassman: as a senior, he was in on 190 tackles, with 28 for losses including 17 quarterback sacks (in addition to making three interceptions), while as a junior he registered 145 tackles with 13 sacks. He also emerged as a big-play wide receiver his final two years at Sto-Rox, with 46 receptions for 906 yards (19.7 avg.) with 12 touchdowns. He enjoyed a two prolific years as a underclassman: he was in on 77 tackles as a sophomore (45 solo, seven sacks) and as a freshman, he racked up 55 (40 unassisted, four sacks). He had 11 tackles (10 solo) in a 20-17 win over South Park that year, his first double-digit game and a prelude to the future: he had 14 the next week versus Keystone Oaks and had five 10-plus tackles games his soph campaign, including 15 in a 25-7 win over LaSalle where 10 were unassisted including six sacks. He had five career games with four or more quarterback sacks and topped the 20-tackle plateau on three occasions. Under coach Ron Butschle, Sto-Rox was 12-1 his senior year (WPIAL Big Seven champions and state runner-ups) and 7-3 his junior year; under coach Jason Ruscitto, they were 8-3 his sophomore and freshman seasons (Century League tri-champs in the latter).
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado.
PERSONAL—He was born August 12, 1993 in Pittsburgh. His hobbies include playing basketball, hiking and biking. His first cousin, Doug Rippy, was a four-year letterman at linebacker for the Buffaloes from 2009-12. Originally had committed to Florida but switched to his hometown Pitt after it became apparent the Gators had too many commitments for the number of scholarships they could offer.
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