2021 Football Roster

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Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Marvin Ham
Jersey Number 7

Marvin Ham II

  • Position:
    Inside Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Belleville, Mich.
  • High School:
    Belleville
AT COLORADO: CAREER
  • Has played in 40 games, starting in 10.
  • Has 66 career tackles including two and a half tackles for loss, one sack, four third down stops, a quarterback pressure, one pass breakup, and a touchdown saving tackle.
2023 (Jr.-RS)
  • Played in 11 games in 2023, starting five.
  • Started the first three games of the season.
  • Recorded 368 defensive snaps, 36 total tackles including twenty-four unassisted, 1.5 for loss, 1 sack and 1 pass breakup.
  • Had 80 snaps against TCU, including ten total tackles and four tackles for zero.
2022 (So.-RS)
  • Played in 12 games this season, with 195 defensive snaps, 13 total tackles, one tackle for zero, four third down stops and two quarterback pressures.
  • Named a member of the Victory Club for his play in the win against California.
  • Made his first career start against Arizona.
  • Had 34 snaps against Air Force, including four total tackles and a third down stop.
2021 (Fr.-3)
  • Played in all 12 games.
  • Registering 20 total tackles, 14 solo, and one for a loss with two third down stops, a quarterback pressure, and a touchdown saving tackle.
  • Added three special teams points with two solo tackles and a knockdown or springing block on kickoff return.
  • Most productive game came against Washington in week 11 with five total tackles including four solo stops.
2020 (Fr.-2)
  • Played in one game and dressed for all five regular season contests.
  • Saw action for three snaps on defense and one on the kick coverage unit on special teams against Utah.
  • Named honorable mention Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
2019 (Fr.)
  • Dressed for all 12 games and played in four, first against Oregon and then against Stanford, Washington and Utah in the final three games of the season.
  • Earned a redshirt season with the new NCAA rule.
  • Saw action on the kick coverage, punt return and field goal block units on special teams. 
HIGH SCHOOL
247Sports ranked him a 4-star prospect and the No. 12 inside linebacker in America, including the No. 5 player in Michigan and top linebacker with a 92 rating.
Named to the All-Dream Team, All-State and All-League teams as a senior at Belleville under coach Jermain Crowell.
Had 108 tackles, including eight for a loss and five sacks, helping Belleville to a 12-1 record, including a league, district and regional championship while making it to the semifinals of the state championship.
Belleville compiled a 10-1 record and district championship his junior season when he was All-Dream Team, All-State and All-League after compiling 115 tackles, including 12 for a loss with eight sacks. He also had two interceptions, one he returned for a touchdown, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
As a sophomore he earned All-League honors with 75 tackles, including seven for a loss and four sacks to go along with two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
Spent his freshman season at Cardinal Stritch High School and earned All-Conference honors with 54 tackles and one interception playing safety on defense and also caught 45 passes for 608 yards and four scores as a receiver on offense.
He also played basketball his freshman season at Cardinal Stritch.
 
ACADEMICS
He is majoring in Communication at Colorado and pursuing a minor in Business.
Named honorable mention on the Academic All-Colorado Team by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Was an honor roll student all four years in high school with a 3.8 GPA.
Earned the National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter Academic All-Colorado.
 
PERSONAL
  • He was born May 26, 2000 in Detroit.
  • Parents are Marvin and Carla Ham and has two siblings, an older sister, Brianna Hightower, and younger sister, Mayla.
  • His father played for the Carolina Panthers in the NFL and collegiately at Kentucky State, where he was a two-time All-American and is in the school’s Hall of Fame, holding records for most interceptions in a game with four and in a season with 11.
  • He enjoys playing video games, basketball, working out and hanging out with family and friends.
  • He was the first player to sign out of the state of Michigan since 2004.
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