Kyle Washington

Position:
Inside Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pasadena, Calif.
High School:
Florence [Ariz.] HS

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)-He enters the fall listed second at the 'will' inside linebacker position. He moved from safety to inside linebacker in spring practice, and has gained 20 pounds bulking up for his new position. He had five tackles, all solo including one for a zero gain, in the spring scrimmages.

2011 (Fr.)-He saw action as a true freshman in nine games, eight on defense including three starts (Oregon, Arizona State, USC); he suffered a concussion against the Trojans and missed the Arizona game but returned to play against UCLA the following week. He was in for 192 snaps from scrimmage and recorded 20 tackles (13 solo, two for zero gains), with a pass deflection. Against Oregon, he played every snap on defense (69), posting a season/career-high six tackles (five solo), and was in for 61 plays the next game at ASU, where was in on three tackles. He had made five tackles, four unassisted, in just 27 plays before he exited the USC due to injury. On special teams duty, he returned six kickoffs for a 14.8 average and recorded four knockdown blocks.

HIGH SCHOOL-As a senior, SuperPrep named him to its All-Far West team, also ranking him as the No. 21 player from the state of Arizona (and the fourth top athlete in the state). He earned the Arizona High School Coaches Football Association All-State team honors at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner, and was named to the AHSFCA's All-Star team at receiver. He was named All-Arizona by the Arizona Republic, which also named him first-team All-State (3A-2A-1A) as an all-purpose player. He earned honorable mention All-State at receiver by the Republic as a junior. In his prep career, he scored 43 touchdowns and a pair of 2-point conversions for 262 total points; racked up over 3,000 yards from scrimmage, rushing 207 times for 1,562 yards (16 touchdowns) and catching 57 passes for 1,437 yards (22 TDs); with five return scores (three punt, one kickoff and one interception). As a senior, he scored 25 touchdowns (11 rushing, 10 receiving, four return), amassing 1,451 yards of offense, rushing 83 times for 788 yards with 23 receptions for 663 yards; he also completed 2-of-3 passes for 34 yards. He also had eight punt returns for 296 yards (37.0 per, two scores), six kickoff returns for 316 yards (52.7 per, one touchdown). He averaged an astonishing 12.1 yards per touch on offense and special teams, had two 100-yard rushing performances and three 100-yard receiving games. On defense, he had four forced fumbles, two recoveries and three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. He also punted on occasion, averaging 36.4 yards for five kicks. As a junior, he had 1,160 yards from scrimmage with 17 touchdowns and two 2-point PAT makes for 106 points. He caught 35 passes for 763 yards (12 TDs) and had 48 rushes for 397 yards (4 TDs); he also returned three punts for 69 yards and a score. On defense, he racked up 76 tackles (25 solo) and had one fumble recovery. His sophomore season, he ran 76 times for 457 yards and a touchdown and had two receptions for 11 yards. Top games as a senior included: a 35-21 win over Round Valley in the playoffs, when he had seven rushes for 70 yards and a touchdown and helped shut down the Round Valley receivers with two interceptions and allowing only two completions on 12 other throws his way; a 24-12 win over Estrella Hills, when he had four receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown, 10 rushes for 75 yards and another score while coming up with a fumble recovery on defense; a 55-0 win against Globe, when he caught four passes for 149 yards and three touchdowns and ran one time for a 20 yard score; and in a 35-19 win over Safford, when he had 13 rushes for 113 yards (one TD), caught two passes for 24 yards, a 62-yard punt return, completed a pass for 23 yards and had a forced fumble on defense. Top junior games came against Wickenburg, when he caught three passes for 96 yards and a touchdown and ran seven times for 89 yards and a score in a 40-13 win, and against South Pointe, when he had six catches for 116 yards (2 TDs) and ran four times for 50 yards in a 40-6 romp. Under coach George De La Torre, Florence compiled a 19-7 record his final two years there, including 11-2 his senior year when it won the 3A South Championship and advanced to the semifinals of the state playoffs. He also lettered twice in both basketball (point guards, 21.5 ppg/6.0 rpg/4.0 apg as a senior) and in track (sprints/jumps); he had personal bests of 22-7 in the long jump and 43-1 in the triple jump.

ACADEMICS-He is majoring in International Affairs at Colorado. As a prep, he was named the Florence Student of the Month in December 2010.

PERSONAL-He was born October 17, 1992 in Pasadena, Calif. His hobbies include fishing, going to the shooting range and watching movies. He moved from Pasadena to Florence, Ariz., with his father his sophomore year in high school. His mother lives in Pasadena and he preferred that be listed as his true hometown.

Defense			Tackles
Season	G	Plays	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	3DS	Hurr	FR	FF	PBU	INT
2011	8	192	13	7	20	0- 0	0- 0	0	0	0	0	1	0
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 6—89, 14.8 avg., 20 long (2011).