2020 Football Roster
Oats, D.J.
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
TBA
Jersey Number 15
D.J. Oats
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Grace Prep
Bio
AT COLORADO: 2019 (Fr.)—Redshirted, did not see game action … He dressed for two games, Colorado State and Stanford … Named the Defensive Scout of the Game for the week leading into the Oregon game.
HIGH SCHOOL—Ranked by both 247Sports and ESPN as a 3-star prospect, the latter ranks him as the nation’s No. 92 athlete … Garnered first-team TAPPS All-State and All-District honors as a running back his senior year … Under coach David Reese, the Lions went 8-4 his senior year, losing to Coram Deo Academy in the second round of the Division III TAPPS Playoffs … As a senior, he had 127 carries for 1,155 yards and 14 touchdowns, going for over 100 yards in five games with a long run of 87 yards … Added 11 receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown to total 1,285 all-purpose yards … In a four-game span from the second to fifth week of the season, he had four straight 100 yard games and rushed for 598 yards on just 34 carries for an astonishing 17.6 yards per carry … Top games as a senior include rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns on just five carries and adding one reception, a 48-yard touchdown, in a 58-0 win over Founders Classical Academy; rushed for 202 yards and two TDs on just 12 carries and added 24 receiving yards in a 38-21 win over Legacy Prep.
ACADEMICS—He is interested in studying Integrative Physiology at Colorado and pursuing a career in sports medicine, but is still undecided on a major.
PERSONAL—He was born September 2, 1999 in Carbondale, Ill. ... He has two sisters, Denise and Ebony Phillips … Hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing basketball … Won three track and field state championships in middle school ... Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete … Full name is Daniel Oats, but he goes by D.J.
HIGH SCHOOL—Ranked by both 247Sports and ESPN as a 3-star prospect, the latter ranks him as the nation’s No. 92 athlete … Garnered first-team TAPPS All-State and All-District honors as a running back his senior year … Under coach David Reese, the Lions went 8-4 his senior year, losing to Coram Deo Academy in the second round of the Division III TAPPS Playoffs … As a senior, he had 127 carries for 1,155 yards and 14 touchdowns, going for over 100 yards in five games with a long run of 87 yards … Added 11 receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown to total 1,285 all-purpose yards … In a four-game span from the second to fifth week of the season, he had four straight 100 yard games and rushed for 598 yards on just 34 carries for an astonishing 17.6 yards per carry … Top games as a senior include rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns on just five carries and adding one reception, a 48-yard touchdown, in a 58-0 win over Founders Classical Academy; rushed for 202 yards and two TDs on just 12 carries and added 24 receiving yards in a 38-21 win over Legacy Prep.
ACADEMICS—He is interested in studying Integrative Physiology at Colorado and pursuing a career in sports medicine, but is still undecided on a major.
PERSONAL—He was born September 2, 1999 in Carbondale, Ill. ... He has two sisters, Denise and Ebony Phillips … Hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing basketball … Won three track and field state championships in middle school ... Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete … Full name is Daniel Oats, but he goes by D.J.
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