2019 Football Roster
Magri, Nico
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 98
Nico Magri
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Colo.
- High School:
- Monarch
Bio
AT COLORADO: 2020 (Jr.)—Move to tight end during fall camp … Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl, all six on special teams and five of six on offense … Saw action on 84 offensive snaps and another 38 on special teams, mostly on the FG/PAT unit but also saw some action on the kick return unit … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll and first team Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
2019 (Soph.)—Played in all 12 games on special teams for the Buffs … Saw action on two units, punt coverage and kick return, for a total of 81 plays … He was named the Defensive Scout of the week four times, leading into the Nebraska, Air Force, USC and Washington games … In two scrimmages and the spring game, he had five tackles with one third down stop.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in 11 games and dressed for all 12 … Played in two games on defense for a total of 12 snaps and had one force fumbled, his only defensive stat of the season, which came against New Hampshire … Earned his way on the punt unit on special teams where he was one of the up-backs in protection.
2017 (Fr.)—Redshirted … He was presented with the Defensive Scout Player of the Year Award.
HIGH SCHOOL—Earned four letters as a defensive lineman/tight end at Louisville’s Monarch High School … Was the Mountain League Defensive MVP as a senior when he had 65 tackles, 10 for losses, two sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick … Posted 49 tackles, five for losses, three sacks and blocked two kicks as a junior when he garnered second-team All-League honors … Under coach Phil Bravo, Monarch went 6-4 his senior year, 2-8 his junior year and 5-6 his freshman year … Also competed on the track and field teams (throws) … Posted a high mark of 52-3 in the shot put as a senior.
ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado's Leeds School of Business with degrees in Marketing and Finance and is pursuing a master's degree in Organizational Leadership … Named first-team Academic All-Colorado by the state’s chapter of the NFF three times in 2018, '19 and '20 … He was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore and junior, and as a freshman, earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team honors … Junior season he was also named to the first team of the Academic All-Colorado Team by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation … Twice earned first-team Academic All-Conference honors and was an Honor Roll member in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born April 6, 1999 in Vail, Colo. … Hobbies include playing golf, fishing and hunting … Grandfather (Jim Heineke) played football and competed in track and field in college while an aunt (Wendy Heineke) was a college swimmer. (Last name is pronounced ma-gree)
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2018 2 12 0 0 — 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2019 (Soph.)—Played in all 12 games on special teams for the Buffs … Saw action on two units, punt coverage and kick return, for a total of 81 plays … He was named the Defensive Scout of the week four times, leading into the Nebraska, Air Force, USC and Washington games … In two scrimmages and the spring game, he had five tackles with one third down stop.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in 11 games and dressed for all 12 … Played in two games on defense for a total of 12 snaps and had one force fumbled, his only defensive stat of the season, which came against New Hampshire … Earned his way on the punt unit on special teams where he was one of the up-backs in protection.
2017 (Fr.)—Redshirted … He was presented with the Defensive Scout Player of the Year Award.
HIGH SCHOOL—Earned four letters as a defensive lineman/tight end at Louisville’s Monarch High School … Was the Mountain League Defensive MVP as a senior when he had 65 tackles, 10 for losses, two sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick … Posted 49 tackles, five for losses, three sacks and blocked two kicks as a junior when he garnered second-team All-League honors … Under coach Phil Bravo, Monarch went 6-4 his senior year, 2-8 his junior year and 5-6 his freshman year … Also competed on the track and field teams (throws) … Posted a high mark of 52-3 in the shot put as a senior.
ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado's Leeds School of Business with degrees in Marketing and Finance and is pursuing a master's degree in Organizational Leadership … Named first-team Academic All-Colorado by the state’s chapter of the NFF three times in 2018, '19 and '20 … He was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore and junior, and as a freshman, earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team honors … Junior season he was also named to the first team of the Academic All-Colorado Team by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation … Twice earned first-team Academic All-Conference honors and was an Honor Roll member in high school.
PERSONAL—He was born April 6, 1999 in Vail, Colo. … Hobbies include playing golf, fishing and hunting … Grandfather (Jim Heineke) played football and competed in track and field in college while an aunt (Wendy Heineke) was a college swimmer. (Last name is pronounced ma-gree)
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2018 2 12 0 0 — 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
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