Edgar Amaya

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
315
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Russellville, Ala.
High School:
Russellville

AT COLORADO: 2021 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for the Washington game … Named the Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for the Oregon State game.

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star recruit by the recruiting services … 247Sports listed him as the No. 62 player in Alabama and No. 68 offensive guard in the nation … The 247 Composite ranked him as the No. 59 player from Alabama, No. 64 offensive guard nationally and as a nationally ranked player overall … Rivals ranked him as the No. 49 player from Alabama … ESPN listed him as the No. 51 player from Alabama and No. 70 offensive guard nationally … Played five years on varsity at Russellville for coaches John Ritter and Mark Heaton, helping the team to a combined 27-7 record from his sophomore through senior seasons … Russellville went 10-3 his senior season, winning the 5A Region 8 championship and advancing to the third round of the state championship … He played left guard and left tackle and was named to All-County, All-State, and the Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star game … Russellville was 8-3 his junior season and averaged 154.4 rushing yards per game and scored 23 rushing touchdowns on the season … His sophomore season, the team was 9-2 overall and 6-1 in 5A Region 7, taking second place … Some of his top games came his senior year and include racking up 30 pancake blocks against Hayden and 27 against East Limestone.

ACADEMICS—He is interested in studying Business at Colorado … He was a member of the Honor Society in high school.

PERSONAL—He was born Sept. 24, 2002 in Los Angeles, Calif. … His parents are Edgar and Rosa… He has two younger siblings, Anderson and Rosemary … He was born in the same city three days after the Buffs played in Los Angeles, beating UCLA 31-17 at the Rose Bowl … He enjoys fishing and working out, and can play the trombone.