John Paul Tuso

Kansas State

Nov 29 (Sat)

10 AM

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
270
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Englewood, Colo.
High School:
Cherry Creek

AT COLORADO: 2015 (Sr.)—He opted to work as a student assistant coach and forego his senior year of eligibility, mainly due to the massive knee injury he suffered the previous spring.

2014 (Jr.)—He missed the entire season after he suffered ACL and meniscus tears in spring practice (March 17); he underwent surgery on April 10 and spent the fall rehabilitating.

2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in one game but did dress for all 12; he was in for two snaps against Charleston Southern. He had three solo tackles, including a quarterback sack and two third down stops, in the four main spring scrimmages,

2012 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in one game, Stanford, getting in for eight snaps in his collegiate debut (but did not register any statistics). With so few linemen available for spring practice, he got in some decent reps to develop; he had an assisted tackle in main scrimmage action. He has gained about 15 pounds of muscle since enrolling as a freshman.

2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he joined the team as a walk-on after the season opener and practiced all fall on the defensive line.

HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three seasons at defensive end. As a senior, he started all 11 games and recorded 31 tackles (eight solo), with five for losses and a quarterback sack. He also recovered two fumbles and caused one. He had a career high five tackles against Denver East and four on two other occasions. He had 15 tackles as a junior (six solo), with four for losses and a sack with a fumble recovery. Under coach Mike Brookhart, Cherry Creek was 7-4 his senior year, 5-6 his junior season and 11-3 his sophomore campaign.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Geology at Colorado (and was on schedule to graduate in May 2016).

PERSONAL—He was born January 2, 1993 in Frisco, Colo., just on the other side of the Continental Divide; he was basically raised there until moving to Denver as a teenager. His hobbies include skiing and hiking. As a youngster, he broke his growth plate in a knee, and there was a time he thought he’d never walk again, much less play sports.