2016 Football Roster
Huckins, Jonathan
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 79
Jonathan Huckins
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands
Bio
Last updated on May 10, 2018
AT COLORADO: 2017 (Sr.)—He played in 10 games, including eight starts at center, missing the Northern Colorado and California games with injuries … He was in for 591 snaps from scrimmage on the season (with five more on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams) … He earned a grade of 2.42 in CU’s grading system, tied for third-best on the team (best single game grade was a 2.34 against Oregon State) … He had 11 direct touchdown blocks and scored 11 perfect plays on touchdown passes … Had 4½ knockdown blocks … He allowed five quarterback sacks, but pressures on just two other plays … Flagged for five penalties on the year … He didn’t play the center position until his senior year, as he lined up at either guard position previously … Playing all 90 snaps against Arizona, he helped Phillip Lindsay set a school record with 41 rushing attempts that went for 281 yards (fourth most ever at CU); Lindsay also became CU’s all-time leader in career all-purpose yards during that game behind Huckins and the CU offensive line … Went down in the game at Washington State with an injury that caused him to miss the win over California … Returned to play 51 snaps in a non-starting role at Arizona State, and then started the final two games of the year.
2016 (Jr.)—He saw action in eight games (three starts, all at left guard subbing for an injured Gerrad Kough in the final three games of the regular season, all against ranked teams: No. 20 Washington State, No. 21 Utah and No. 4 Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game) … Appeared in the Alamo Bowl at left guard … In 368 snaps on offense, he was credited with five touchdown blocks (direct), four perfect plays on passing touchdowns and three knockdown blocks ... In his first start of the season, he and the Buffalo offensive line helped CU rack up a season-high 603 yards of offense in a 38-24 win over Washington State; that was also his best game grade of the year (2.30) ... He ended up playing every offensive snap in his starts versus Washington State (100) and Utah (82) while playing in 47-of-54 snaps against Washington.
2015 (Soph.)—He played in 11 games, including 10 starts (eight at right guard and two at left guard), missing the other two games to elbow and ankles injuries (the UCLA and Utah games) … Was in for 625 snaps from scrimmage on offense, owning a 61.8 plus-play percentage grade (and an overall grade of 85.9 percent) … Had 23 knockdown blocks and tied for the team-high with nine touchdown blocks, along with 10 perfect plays on TD passes … Was flagged for just one penalty and allowed only one quarterback sack, while allowing 11 pressures … His top overall grade was a 92.7 percent mark against Stanford, with his best plus-play grade coming against Southern California (76.1 percent) … Played an additional four snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams … Won the Iron Buffalo Award for the offensive linemen during spring practice, which recognizes hard work, dedication, toughness and total lifting performance.
2014 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in six games, including three on offense (Arizona State, Hawai’i and Southern California) … In 29 snaps from scrimmage, he recorded 15 plus plays for a 51.7 plus-play percentage; had another nine graded at even to give him an overall grade of 82.3 percent … Played the most snaps (18) in the Arizona State game … In addition, he was in for 12 plays on special teams on the field goal/PAT unit … Had bulked up about 15 pounds since his arrival on campus as a true freshman.
2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall on the offensive line.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at offensive guard as a senior, when the Houston Chronicle named him to its All-Greater Houston team as well as among its Houston Top 100; he also earned honorable mention All-State (from the Associated Press), second-team All-District 14-5A and first-team All-County honors ... Rivals ranked him as the No. 75 offensive guard in the nation ... As a junior, he was a second-team All-District performer ... A two-year starter (26 games), he had 118 career pancake blocks and over 20 direct touchdown blocks for the Highlanders ferocious running game … As a senior, he graded out above 85 percent in allowing just one quarterback sack, five pressures and being called for a single penalty (a false start) … He allowed just two sacks and one pressure while being flagged for five penalties … He played some defensive tackle on spot occasions (goal line, short yardage), making three tackles (two for losses) as a senior and five (one for a loss) as a junior ... Top games as a senior: in a 53-25 win over Oak Ridge, he had eight pancake and three touchdown blocks, and in a 66-422 win over Klein Collins, he had six pancakes and two TD blocks … Top game as a junior came in a 28-0 win over Kingwood when he recorded his prep best of 15 pancakes ... Under Coach Mark Schmid, The Woodlands was 8-4 his senior year, sharing the District 14-5A title, and 12-2 his junior season; TWHS lost in second round of the playoffs his senior year after reaching the quarterfinals the previous season … He also lettered four times in track; participating in throws, he had a career best of 54-6 in the shot put and 159-11 in the discus (finished sixth in the state in the shot as a senior with a throw of 54-2½).
ACADEMICS—He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Colorado on May 10, 2018 ... He owned a 3.6 grade point average at The Woodlands.
PERSONAL—He was born April 29, 1995 in London, England (where his mother is from and where his parents met; he moved to America as a 4-year old) ... Hobbies include fishing, playing video games, weightlifting and cooking; he has aspirations of one day attending culinary school ... An older brother (Nick) was on the lacrosse team at Guilford College from 2012-15 and was a two-time All-ODAC selection (second-team in 2015 and third-team in 2013) and two-time Academic All-ODAC team pick ... He was active in community service in high school, regularly working as a volunteer coach for a special needs football camp.
AT COLORADO: 2017 (Sr.)—He played in 10 games, including eight starts at center, missing the Northern Colorado and California games with injuries … He was in for 591 snaps from scrimmage on the season (with five more on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams) … He earned a grade of 2.42 in CU’s grading system, tied for third-best on the team (best single game grade was a 2.34 against Oregon State) … He had 11 direct touchdown blocks and scored 11 perfect plays on touchdown passes … Had 4½ knockdown blocks … He allowed five quarterback sacks, but pressures on just two other plays … Flagged for five penalties on the year … He didn’t play the center position until his senior year, as he lined up at either guard position previously … Playing all 90 snaps against Arizona, he helped Phillip Lindsay set a school record with 41 rushing attempts that went for 281 yards (fourth most ever at CU); Lindsay also became CU’s all-time leader in career all-purpose yards during that game behind Huckins and the CU offensive line … Went down in the game at Washington State with an injury that caused him to miss the win over California … Returned to play 51 snaps in a non-starting role at Arizona State, and then started the final two games of the year.
2016 (Jr.)—He saw action in eight games (three starts, all at left guard subbing for an injured Gerrad Kough in the final three games of the regular season, all against ranked teams: No. 20 Washington State, No. 21 Utah and No. 4 Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game) … Appeared in the Alamo Bowl at left guard … In 368 snaps on offense, he was credited with five touchdown blocks (direct), four perfect plays on passing touchdowns and three knockdown blocks ... In his first start of the season, he and the Buffalo offensive line helped CU rack up a season-high 603 yards of offense in a 38-24 win over Washington State; that was also his best game grade of the year (2.30) ... He ended up playing every offensive snap in his starts versus Washington State (100) and Utah (82) while playing in 47-of-54 snaps against Washington.
2015 (Soph.)—He played in 11 games, including 10 starts (eight at right guard and two at left guard), missing the other two games to elbow and ankles injuries (the UCLA and Utah games) … Was in for 625 snaps from scrimmage on offense, owning a 61.8 plus-play percentage grade (and an overall grade of 85.9 percent) … Had 23 knockdown blocks and tied for the team-high with nine touchdown blocks, along with 10 perfect plays on TD passes … Was flagged for just one penalty and allowed only one quarterback sack, while allowing 11 pressures … His top overall grade was a 92.7 percent mark against Stanford, with his best plus-play grade coming against Southern California (76.1 percent) … Played an additional four snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams … Won the Iron Buffalo Award for the offensive linemen during spring practice, which recognizes hard work, dedication, toughness and total lifting performance.
2014 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in six games, including three on offense (Arizona State, Hawai’i and Southern California) … In 29 snaps from scrimmage, he recorded 15 plus plays for a 51.7 plus-play percentage; had another nine graded at even to give him an overall grade of 82.3 percent … Played the most snaps (18) in the Arizona State game … In addition, he was in for 12 plays on special teams on the field goal/PAT unit … Had bulked up about 15 pounds since his arrival on campus as a true freshman.
2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall on the offensive line.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at offensive guard as a senior, when the Houston Chronicle named him to its All-Greater Houston team as well as among its Houston Top 100; he also earned honorable mention All-State (from the Associated Press), second-team All-District 14-5A and first-team All-County honors ... Rivals ranked him as the No. 75 offensive guard in the nation ... As a junior, he was a second-team All-District performer ... A two-year starter (26 games), he had 118 career pancake blocks and over 20 direct touchdown blocks for the Highlanders ferocious running game … As a senior, he graded out above 85 percent in allowing just one quarterback sack, five pressures and being called for a single penalty (a false start) … He allowed just two sacks and one pressure while being flagged for five penalties … He played some defensive tackle on spot occasions (goal line, short yardage), making three tackles (two for losses) as a senior and five (one for a loss) as a junior ... Top games as a senior: in a 53-25 win over Oak Ridge, he had eight pancake and three touchdown blocks, and in a 66-422 win over Klein Collins, he had six pancakes and two TD blocks … Top game as a junior came in a 28-0 win over Kingwood when he recorded his prep best of 15 pancakes ... Under Coach Mark Schmid, The Woodlands was 8-4 his senior year, sharing the District 14-5A title, and 12-2 his junior season; TWHS lost in second round of the playoffs his senior year after reaching the quarterfinals the previous season … He also lettered four times in track; participating in throws, he had a career best of 54-6 in the shot put and 159-11 in the discus (finished sixth in the state in the shot as a senior with a throw of 54-2½).
ACADEMICS—He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Colorado on May 10, 2018 ... He owned a 3.6 grade point average at The Woodlands.
PERSONAL—He was born April 29, 1995 in London, England (where his mother is from and where his parents met; he moved to America as a 4-year old) ... Hobbies include fishing, playing video games, weightlifting and cooking; he has aspirations of one day attending culinary school ... An older brother (Nick) was on the lacrosse team at Guilford College from 2012-15 and was a two-time All-ODAC selection (second-team in 2015 and third-team in 2013) and two-time Academic All-ODAC team pick ... He was active in community service in high school, regularly working as a volunteer coach for a special needs football camp.
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