John Stuart

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
250
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Westlake Village, Calif.
High School:
Westlake

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)-Projected as a defensive tackle his true freshman year in college.

HIGH SCHOOL-As a senior, he was ranked the No. 112 player in the Far West Region by SuperPrep, who also pegged him as the No. 9 defensive end in the state of California. Scout.com tabbed him as the No. 97 defensive end nationally, while ESPN.com ranked him at No. 144 at the position and No. 116 overall in the Golden State. He earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Northern Division honors and was a first-team All-Ventura County and All-Marmonte League selection as both a junior and a senior (second-team All-League as a sophomore). For his career, in three seasons as a starter, he recorded 168 tackles (74 solo), 15 quarterback sacks, six forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 19 pass deflections. On offense, he played tight end and was primarily a blocker, but did have 15 receptions for 104 yards and six touchdowns. As a senior, he tallied 46 tackles (25 solo), seven sacks and three forced fumbles. Top games his senior year included a 62-0 win over Thousand Oaks in which he had three tackles, one sack, and an interception he returned 42 yards for a touchdown. His top game offensively came in a 59-12 win over Eastside, when he had two catches for 12 yards, both going for touchdowns. As a junior, he had 68 tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles, an interception and 10 deflections. As a sophomore, he compiled 54 tackles (18 solo), three sacks, three recovered fumbles and eight pass breakups. A three-year letterman, under coach Jim Benkert, Westlake was 40-3 those three seasons (14-1 as a senior, 12-2 as a junior, 14-0 as a sophomore) with three Marmonte League championships and two CIF Southern Section Northern Division titles. He also lettered three times in basketball (forward/center).

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in Communication at Colorado.

PERSONAL-He was born June 3, 1994 in Westlake Village, Calif. His hobbies include playing video games, paintballing and skiing. An older brother, Michael, played defensive end at Fresno State from 2006-08, while another, Tommy, is a junior defensive tackle at New Mexico State.