Louis Passarello

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-5
Weight:
255
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Palo Alto, Calif.
High School:
Palo Alto

AT COLORADO: 2021 (Fr.-2)—Redshirted; did not see game action.
2020 (Fr.)—Did not see game action … Dressed for the regular season finale against Utah and for the Alamo Bowl against Texas … Named the Offensive Scout of the Game for the Arizona week.

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect from 247Sports, ESPN and PrepStar … ESPN named him the No. 57 tight end nationally and a top 200 player from California … PrepStar named him to its All-West Region team … 247Sports listed him as the No. 109 tight end nationally … He played varsity football all four seasons, including the last two for coach Nelson Gifford when Palo Alto went 17-7, including a 10-2 record his junior season … In his career, he caught 41 passes for 438 yards and six touchdowns on offense … Also played defensive end and recorded 87 tackles, 41 solo, including 13½ tackles for loss and four sacks and seven fumble recoveries … He also serves as the punter on special teams ... As a senior, he was named All-De Anza when he had 20 receptions for 217 yards and three touchdowns on offense … He also tallied 24 tackles, five tackles for loss and one fumble recovery on defense … His junior season he was named All-De Anza for both offense and defense when he had 17 receptions for 195 yards and two touchdowns on offense and 29 tackles with three for a loss including one sack and four fumble recoveries … As a sophomore, he was All-De Anza on defense when he caught four passes for 36 yards and one touchdown on offense and had 34 tackles with 5½ for a loss including three sacks and two fumble recoveries … He also served as the team’s long snapper … He had three receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown in a 34-24 win against Carlmont as a senior … He recorded eight tackles (five solo) against Wilcox … In a 42-0 win over Fremont he had five catches for 45 yards and a touchdown along with one tackle on defense … As a junior against St. Ignatius, he recorded four receptions for 45 yards along with seven tackles (three solo), one tackle for loss, and a sack in a 21-14 win … He had five tackles (three solo) and three and a half sacks against Saratoga as a sophomore … He also played basketball and ran track & field at Palo Alto … His personal best shot put is 44 feet and discus is 135 feet.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado and pursuing a minor in Leadership Studies … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2021 … He was given a chemistry award in high school.

PERSONAL—He was born on August 23, 2001 in Palo Alto, Calif. … His parents are Joe and Rebecca Passarello … His father played football at Saint Mary’s and his mother rowed crew at Stanford … He has an older sister and a twin brother (Joey) … He enjoys hunting, fishing, kayaking, and doing anything related to the outdoors … He loves to spend time with his family and watch football … He likes to play the trumpet … He can punt a football over 50 yards … He is an Eagle Scout and has done volunteer work through his church.