K.J. Trujillo

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Photo by: Derek Marckel

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Buena Park, Calif.
High School:
Lutheran

AT COLORADO: 2019 (Fr.)—He was named to the NFF/Colorado Chapter honorable mention All-Academic team … He dressed for 11 of 12 games, played in eight games and started seven, all coming in the last eight games of the season … He was named the team's Lee Willard Award winner as the top freshman on defense … Forced into action at cornerback due to injuries, he responded with a solid freshman season … Played all eight games on defense, a total of 438 snaps, with 21 tackles, including one sack, and added six pass breakups, five third down stops, two quarterback hurries and one interception … Best game was against USC where he had his first career interception and sack and also added five tackles, three third down stops, two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry … He was named CU's Defensive Player of the Week and nominated for the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation Player of the Week honors for the USC game … Had two pass breakups and three tackles at Washington State … In his first start against Arizona, he had a season-best five tackles … Joined the team for the spring semester but did not partake in spring practice due to injury.

HIGH SCHOOL—A 3-star prospect by the major recruiting services … 247Sports ranked him as the No. 50 cornerback nationally and the No. 70 player in California and the No. 8 cornerback in California … Played his senior season at Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif., for coach J.P. Presley … Was in on 36 tackles including two for a loss and had 14 pass break-ups and one interception as a senior … Played his sophomore and junior seasons at Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif., for coach Scott Meyer … Had 18 tackles and two pass break-ups on defense and saw action at wide receiver as a junior when he missed half the season due to injury … Had 48 tackles, five interceptions, four pass break-ups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a sophomore … Played quarterback at Buena Park for coach Anthony White as a freshman, helping the team to a 10-3 record.

ACADEMICS—He is undecided on a major at Colorado, but is interested in studying Business and Law … He was named to the 2019 NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic honorable mention team … Maintained a 3.1 GPA in high school and was a member of the honor roll and Principle’s Honor Roll as a sophomore and junior and graduated a semester early.

PERSONAL—He was born Nov. 14, 2000 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Parents are Richard Trujillo and Tiffany Torres … He has a total of 10 brothers and one sister … He enjoys playing basketball, hiking, hunting and hanging out with friends.