Jesse Hiss

Position:
Fullback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
235
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bonner Springs, Kan.
High School:
Basehor-Linwood

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) - He enters the fall listed third at fullback. Primarily a blocking role, he did catch a pass in one of the spring scrimmages where he ran away from the defense for a 45-yard touchdown.

2013 (Fr.-RS) - He did not see any action, but did dress for three games. He has entered the fall listed fourth at the mike inside linebacker position, but midway through August drills he was moved back to fullback where he started his collegiate career.

2012 (Fr.) - Redshirted; he practiced at fullback at the start of the year but moved over to linebacker where he finished the season. He joined the team as a recruited walk-on for August camp.

HIGH SCHOOL - As a senior, he earned first-team All-State 4A honors and first-team All-Kansas at linebacker by Rivals.com (which also made him a preseason All-State selection), first-team All-Kaw Valley League accolades at linebacker and running back (which he also had earned as a junior), and was an honorable mention All-Metro performer by the Kansas City Star. He finished his career as Basehor-Linwood’s all-time leading tackler (428, 220 solo); he had three 100-plus tackle seasons to set the mark. As a senior, he had 63 rushes for 712 yards (11.3 per) with 12 touchdowns and a long run of 80 yards; he also caught 14 passes for 209 yards (14.9) with two scores (long of 48). On defense, he had 115 tackles (59 solo), 13 for losses including six quarterback sacks, four fumble recoveries, three caused fumbles, three pass deflections and an interception. As a junior, he had 115 rushes for 725 yards (6.3 avg.), with 12 touchdowns and a long gain of 58 yards; he had three 100-yard games on the year. He also caught five passes for 79 yards (15.4 per, no TDs). On the other side of the ball, he racked up 111 tackles (61 solo), 12 for losses with five sacks; he had seven fumble recoveries (two caused), four pass break ups and two interceptions. As a sophomore, when he garnered All-League honors at linebacker, he made 98 tackles (48 solo), along with five sacks, two caused fumbles, on recovery, two passes broken up and an interception. He also rushed 29 times for 184 yards and two touchdowns. He played solely on defense as a freshman, recording 104 tackles (52 solo, eight for losses), with one sack, a fumble recovery and two pass break ups. One of his top career games came during his junior year in a 43-20 win over Perry-Lecompton: he rushed 14 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns, with 18 tackles, one for a sack, an interception and a pass deflection. In a 60-0 win over Bishop Ward his senior year, he had seven carries for 146 yards, including his 80-yard run, and two scores, a reception for 16 yards and six tackles. A four-year starter and letterman under coach Steve Hopkins, Basehor-Linwood was 10-1 his senior year, 9-1 his junior season, 8-2 his sophomore campaign and 5-4 his freshman season. BLHS was league champion three times (2009-11), district champions three times (2009-11) and regional champions twice (2010-11). He also lettered four times in track (throws, 4x400 relay), was a state qualifier in the shot put and the league champion his junior and senior years. He also lettered three times in power lifting (team were three-time 4A state champions) and lettered once in basketball (forward).

ACADEMICS - He is majoring in Business (Finance and Management) at Colorado, and also has an interest in Aerospace Engineering. He was one of the state of Kansas’ National Football Foundation’s Scholar-Athletes, an honor also afforded him by the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association. On the national level, he was one of five NFF honorees nationwide, out of over 3,300, who was selected as a National High School Scholar-Athlete, based on a combination of academic and athletic accomplishments and was honored in New York City at the NFF’s national dinner in December 2012.

PERSONAL - He was born July 22, 1993 in Prairie Village, Kan. His hobbies include snowboarding, skiing, fishing, hunting and mountain biking. He has made mission trips to Haiti and is active in Young Life, a non-denominational Christian ministry. During one summer, he started a mowing company. An uncle, Bob Bender, played football at Iowa, and a cousin, Tom Bender, played football at Missouri. He has had five neck surgeries in his lifetime.