2013 Football Roster
Lindsay, Phillip
vs
Delaware
Sep 6 (Sat)
1:30 PM
Jersey Number 23
Phillip Lindsay
- Position:
- Running Back/Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Colo.
- High School:
- Denver South
Bio
AT COLORADO: Career— Largely unrecruited after tearing his ACL as a senior in high school, he proceeded to play in all 51 of CU’s games in his career (including the Alamo Bowl, with 30 starts … Became Colorado’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards with 5,760 and yards from scrimmage 4,683 (5,926 and 4,849 including the 2016 Alamo Bowl, but CU does not include bowl stats in career numbers) … He finished as the Buffs’ second all-time leading rusher with 3,707 yards and was the first player in CU history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons (and just the second to have two period) … With 110 receptions for 976 yards, he also set school records for the most in each by a running back; he became the 14th player to join CU’s 500/500 Club (rushing and receiving yards), narrowly missing becoming the first to hit 1,000 in both (which he did counting the bowl game, but CU does not include those numbers—for any player) ... The only running back in CU history to have two 100-yard receiving games (both during his junior year) … Also finished sixth in career kickoff return yardage (1,077; though he returned just one over his last two seasons) … He had 750 career rushing attempts, but just 92 yards lost on those carries ... He had 11 100-yard rushing games, with two over 200 … Finished fourth on the scoring chart (234 points, second to only Eric Bieniemy by non-kickers), and also earned 234 first downs (195 rushing, 39 receiving), the most in school history by a non-quarterback … Including the Alamo Bowl, he had 917 career touches (764 rush, 116 receiving, 36 return, 1 fumble advance) and fumbled just eight times, losing five; he ended his career with no fumbles in his last 392 touches over his last 15-plus games … Just the third player at Colorado to score 10 or more touchdowns in back-to-back seasons (16 as a junior, 14 as a senior, joining Charlie Davis, 1971-72 and Chris Brown, 2001-02); scored at least once in 21 of his final 27 games … Overall, he set 24 records and tied two others in his CU career.
2017 (Sr.)—He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the Associated Press at the all-purpose position, and honorable mention accolades at running back by the league coaches … He started all 12 games on the season, emerging as one of the top running backs in the nation in being named one of 11 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award … He earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF chapter, which also named him as the state’s Offensive Player of the Year … He earned CU’s Zack Jordan Award as the team’s most valuable player, and for the second straight year, garnered the “Best Interview” award from the team’s beat media … Also named the winner of the Buffalo Heart Award, presented by “the fans behind the bench” … In the East-West Shrine Game, he was the leading rusher in the game with 12 carries for 51 yards (long of 14; he also had a fair catch on punt return duty) … He rushed for 1,474 yards, the fifth-most in a single-season at Colorado (and the 16th thousand-yard year), which was 11th in the NCAA and fifth in the Pac-12 … His 301 attempts set a school single-season mark and also tied for the most in the country; those broke down into 38 of 10-plus yards (seven of 20 or more, 105 of five-plus), with 22 for no gain and just 19 for losses (that totaled 33 yards) … He led the Buffs in scoring with 90 points on the strength of 15 touchdowns (14 rushing), and earned 93 first downs (83 rushing, 10 receiving) … Had a rushing touchdown in each of the first seven games of the season … Caught 23 passes for 257 yards (11.2 per) with a touchdown … He averaged 144.3 all-purpose yards per game, which was good for second in the Pac-12 and 11th nationally … Had 324 total touches for the year (301 rush, 23 receiving) but did not fumble one time … He scored Colorado’s first points of the season, a 45-yard touchdown run against Colorado State; it was the fourth-longest “first score of the year” in school history (and the longest score by rushing); he had 19 carries for 140 yards against the Rams, averaging 7.4 yards per carry (his best APC for the year) … He had five 100-yard games overall, including a career-high 281 against Arizona when he also scored three touchdowns and earned 17 first downs (16 rushing; he also set the CU record for carries in a game with 41) … In fact, his 605 career rushing yards in four games against ‘Zona were the most ever gained by a Colorado tailback against any opponent … His 320 all-purpose yards against the Wildcats were the seventh-most in a game by a Buffalo … He followed the UA game with 28 carries for 185 yards and two TDs at Oregon State; that gave him 466 yards in back-to-back games, the fourth-most in two consecutive games in CU history … His other 100-yard games came against Northern Colorado (26-151, 1 TD) and California (33-161, 0 TD) … He was one of five team captains for the season, and in the process, joined Pat Carney (1891-92-93) and former teammate Sefo Liufau (2014-15-16) as the only Buffs to serve three years as captain … In the spring, he was awarded the Eddie Crowder Award for outstanding leadership along with linebacker Rick Gamboa ... Was CU’s nomination for the Maxwell Award that honors the College Player of the Year (one of 85 players on official watch list) … The Touchdown Club of Columbus honored him in February as one of its “Players to Watch” for the 2017 season (one of eight honored) … Lindy’s College Football ranked him as the 19th best running back on its national top 100 player ratings and selected him as a preseason second-team All-Pac-12 performer … Athlon Sports tabbed him as a preseason first-team All-Pac-12 performer (at all-purpose) … College Football News rated him as the 10th best running back in the nation, while Phil Steele’s College Football had him at No. 28 … Lindy’s, Phil Steele and collegesportsmadness.com all named him preseason second-team All-Pac-12.
2016 (Jr.)—He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches (he was a first-team selection of collegefootballnews.com, Phil Steele’s College Football and the Colorado Chapter/NFF College Football Hall of Fame on its All-Colorado Team) ... In playing in all 13 games (11 starts) plus the Alamo Bowl, he led the Pac-12 with 16 rushing touchdowns, which are the most by a Buffalo tailback since Chris Brown had 18 in 2002 (the seventh-most in CU single-season history) and became seventh player in CU history to score over 100 points in a season (had 102) ... Became the first non-kicker to lead CU in scoring since Derek McCoy in 2003 … Rushed for 1,189 yards, ranking third in the conference, and also caught 47 passes (a school record for a running back) that went for 390 yards and one touchdown … His 1,579 total yards from scrimmage ranked as the 18th most in the FBS and second-most in the Pac-12, trailing only Stanford's Christian McCaffrey (1,913) ... He had four 100-yard rushing games on the year, including a season-high 219 yards (on 26 carries) against Arizona State, which was CU's first 200-plus game since 2002 (Chris Brown, 211 at Missouri) … Scored multiple touchdowns in five games, including a high of three two times (versus Arizona State and at Arizona) ... He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week among several honors for his performance in the win over ASU ... One of his three touchdown runs versus the Sun Devils was a 75-yard score on the first play from scrimmage in the second half, the longest play of his career and of the season by any Buffalo ... He earned 10 first downs in the win versus ASU, and was also named the CU Athlete of the Week for that performance ... He opened the season with 144 all-purpose yards against Colorado State - his highest single-game total since his freshman season (ended up being fourth-highest total of the season) ... He ran for 95 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns while also catching three passes for 23 yards and returning one kickoff 26 yards against CSU ... Scored on the ground for the third time in the first four weeks of the season when he rushed 15 times for 72 yards and the TD at Oregon ... In a 47-6 win over Oregon State, he moved into the top 20 at CU in career all-purpose yardage gained after racking up 118 yards (90 rushing, 28 receiving) with one touchdown against the Beavers ... Against Southern California, he became the first Buff running back to have 100 yards receiving in a game since Cortlen Johnson did so at Iowa State in 2001 (both had identical games: 6-105) with a 67-yard TD reception against the Trojans ... Against UCLA, he accounted for 149 of CU’s 304 yards of offense, rushing for 73 yards and one TD with 11 catches for 76 yards; the latter was a CU record for the most in a single game by a running back … In the 2016 Valero Alamo Bowl he put up 168 all-purpose yards on 68 rushing (14 carries) and 103 receiving (six catches); the latter made him the first running back in Colorado history to have two career 100-yard receiving games … Became the second CU back to lead the team in receiving yards during a bowl game (the second to lead in both rushing and receiving yards, joining Eric Bieniemy in the ’88 Freedom Bowl), with his 103 yards receiving the third most by a Buff in a bowl (trailing Rae Carruth 7-162, ’96 Holiday Bowl and Joe Klopfenstein 5-134, ’04 Houston Bowl) … He was elected by his teammates as one of five team captains and was CU’s nomination for the Doak Walker award that honors the nation’s top running back (one of 77 on official watch list) ... After the season he was the recipient of the team’s John Mack Award (outstanding offensive player), Derek Singleton Award (spirit, dedication and enthusiasm) and Best Interview (selected by team beat media).
2015 (Soph.)—He played in all 13 games, including six starts, as he led the team in rushing with 653 yards, averaging 4.7 per his 140 attempts; he scored six touchdowns and had 17 runs of 10-plus yards (long of 37) and 48 of five or more ... He lost just 27 yards rushing, the ninth-fewest in the nation for a player with at least 100 attempts ... Caught 26 passes, tied for the third-most on the team, for 211 yards and a TD (his seven TDs and 42 points led the non-kickers on the team) ... His top game came against Nicholls State, when he rushed for 113 yards and two scores; he had 91 against Arizona and 78 in the rain at Washington State ... Also returned seven kickoffs for 154 yards (22.0 per), with a long of 41; thus, it all added up to 1,018 all-purpose yards, which trailed only Nelson Spruce’s 1,114 total ... Overall, he earned 39 first downs, 30 rushing and nine receiving; he picked up the first down 11 times on 18 third and/or fourth down tries (9-of-11 when it was 3rd/4th-and-1) … The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Derek Singleton Award for his spirit, dedication and enthusiasm, and he also earned the Hammer Award for the hardest legal hit of the year ... He was one of 12 players on CU’s leadership council, which essentially served as team captains ... For the spring, the coaching staff selected him as the recipient of the Dick Anderson Award, presented to the player with outstanding toughness following spring practice ... Phil Steele’s College Football selected him as a second-team preseason All-Pac-12 performer at kick returner, with Athlon Sports selecting him to its fourth team.
2014 (Fr.-RS)— He saw action in all 12 games on offense and special teams (no starts); in amassing 1,358 all-purpose yards, he shattered the previous freshman mark by over 400 yards (947 by Lamont Warren in 1991); it was also the 14th-most overall by any player in any season ... Averaged 10.5 yards for every touch on the year (a team-high 129) … He had the third-most kickoff return yards in a single-season in school history with 849, averaging 23.6 yards per return (long of 51); that ranked him eighth in the Pac-12 and 50th in the nation … Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 391 yards on 79 carries, a healthy 4.95 yards per carry, and he also caught 14 passes for 118 yards (9.8 per) ... In all, he earned 17 first downs (14 rushing, three receiving), with his 12 rushes of 10 yards or longer second best on the team ... Top game running ball came at Arizona (17 carries, 114 yards with his season longest run of 36), with other top efforts all on the road as well, against USC (10-55), Oregon (11-49) and Massachusetts (7-41) ... He had 207 all-purpose yards against Oregon, setting a CU single-game record for a redshirt freshman (142 via kickoff return, 49 rushing and 26 receiving on 22 total touches) ... Received plenty of reps in the spring, with 22 rushes for 77 yards in the four main spring scrimmages (with five receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown) ... The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Fred Casotti Award for the spring, presented to the most improved running back.
2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at running back but filled in where needed on the scout team and earned the Offensive Scout Player of the Year honor as selected by the coaches.
HIGH SCHOOL—The No. 5 overall and top running back prospect in the state by the Denver Post, he earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at running back as a senior, despite suffering a knee injury in the season opener ... He sat out one game and came back to play in South’s third game (against rival East), but came out after one quarter as was injured again ... It was then determined he had a torn ACL instead of a sprain, and underwent surgery on September 19 ... In those two games, he still rushed for 299 yards on 31 carries, scoring two touchdowns, with one reception for 18 yards and a punt return for 35; he thus had 33 touches for 352 yards, or 10.6 per ... On defense, he had 12 tackles (five solo) ... SuperPrep named him to its preseason All-Midlands team, the No. 49 player overall in the region and the third-ranked running back … As a junior, he earned first-team All-State honors from the Denver Post; his freshman through junior seasons, he earned first-team All-Conference honors on offense (4A West Metro as a frosh, 5A Denver League as a sophomore and junior); he was first-team on defense as a junior and second-team as freshman and sophomore ... Finished his prep career as South’s all-time leader in rushing yards (545 attempts for 4,587 yards, averaging 8.4 per carry) and all-purpose yards (5,747, a shade under 9.5 yards for his 606 touches) ... Had 57 career touchdowns (44 rushing, nine receiving, three interception and one kickoff return), with 23 100-yard rushing games (five 200-plus) and 15 games where he scored multiple touchdowns ... As a linebacker on defense, had 285 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and three interceptions ... As a junior, he had 192 rushes for 1,762 yards (9.2 per) and 13 touchdowns, with 10 receptions for 177 yards and three scores; he racked up 94 tackles on defense (65 solo), with five or losses (three sacks), an interception, a pass broken up and a forced fumble ... Returned eight kickoffs for 130 yards and four punts for 54 ... His sophomore season, he carried 164 times for 1,261 yards and 16 TDs, with 13 catches for 219 yards and four scores; he had 101 tackles (75 solo, three sacks) and an interception with five kickoff returns for 146 yards and four punt returns for 125 yards … Making the varsity as a freshman, he rushed for 1,265 yards and 13 touchdowns on 158 carries, caught 10 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns, recorded 78 tackles (36 solo, four sacks), an interception, a caused fumble and a recovery … In his two games as a senior, he had 22 rushes for 160 yards and a TD in a 42-34 win over Mesa Ridge (when he had his reception and punt return), and in a 53-34 win over Denver East, he had nine carries for 139 yards and a score (including a 66-yard run) in just the first quarter before exiting with the knee injury ... Top games as a junior: in a 64-13 win over Lincoln, he had 17 rushes for 300 yards and four touchdowns, returning an interception 39 yards for another TD; he had three other games over 200 yards, against Niwot (19-231, 1 TD in a 49-12 win), George Washington (15-225, 2 TD and a season-high 13 tackles in a 50-28 win) and Poudre (15-206, 1 TD and 12 tackles in a 23-20 loss) ... Top games as a sophomore: in a 41-34 win over Lakewood, when he had 18 rushes for 138 yards and a score, caught two passes for 38 yards, both for touchdowns, and returned a kickoff 82 yards for a fourth TD; and in a 48-0 win over Lincoln, he carried 17 times for 250 yards and two TDs ... As a freshman, he burst on the scene with seven 100-yard games, including 175 and a touchdown on 15 carries in his first varsity game (a 47-33 loss to Golden, in which he also caught a 9-yard TD pass); he also had his career-high in tackles, posting 18 (nine solo with a sack) in a 26-12 win over Kennedy ... Under Coach Tony Lindsay (his uncle), Denver South was 12-2 his senior season, the 4A Plains League champions and the state runner-up (falling 17-14 to Monarch in the 4A title game), 6-4 his junior year, 7-3 his sophomore campaign and 6-4 his freshman year ... He lettered in basketball (guard) as a freshman, and lettered four times in track (sprints and relays); he had personal bests of 10.9 in the 100-meter dash, 22.2 in the 200 and 49.0 in the 400.
ACADEMICS—He graduated with concurrent degrees in Communications and Sociology from Colorado in December 2017 … He owned a 3.49 grade point average in high school, just .01 shy of making the Honor Roll … In the spring of his junior year at CU, he was one of four recipients of the Ceal Barry Leadership Award, which is presented to those student-athletes who have inspired their team and the Colorado campus and community through exemplary commitment, composure and integrity.
PERSONAL—He was born July 24, 1994 in Denver ... Hobbies include riding his mountain bike on area trails (often with his father), playing video games and playing with his younger brothers ... Father (Troy) was a fullback at Colorado State; two cousins, Gabe and Tony Lindsay, played college football at Oklahoma State; and two older sisters were collegiate athletes, Cheri, an All-SWAC volleyball player at Prairie View A&M and Sparkle, who lettered in basketball at Mesa (Colo.) State ... Three days after he underwent knee surgery his senior year of high school, he received a personal call to cheer him up from Denver Bronco running back Willis McGahee, who rebounded from a similar injury to continue his pro career ... He was the first player on the roster from Denver South since 1983, when seniors Scott Martin and Shelby Nash were seniors, but was the first to join the team as a true freshman since 1967 (defensive ends John Bliss and Dave Turner) ... The first player to commit in CU’s 2013 recruiting class (on March 22, 2012), his family’s house was robbed and his dog (Rambo) beaten that same night; the burglars were apprehended and the dog fully recovered … He earned the nickname “The Tasmanian Devil” due to the way he played the game.
2017 (Sr.)—He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the Associated Press at the all-purpose position, and honorable mention accolades at running back by the league coaches … He started all 12 games on the season, emerging as one of the top running backs in the nation in being named one of 11 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award … He earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF chapter, which also named him as the state’s Offensive Player of the Year … He earned CU’s Zack Jordan Award as the team’s most valuable player, and for the second straight year, garnered the “Best Interview” award from the team’s beat media … Also named the winner of the Buffalo Heart Award, presented by “the fans behind the bench” … In the East-West Shrine Game, he was the leading rusher in the game with 12 carries for 51 yards (long of 14; he also had a fair catch on punt return duty) … He rushed for 1,474 yards, the fifth-most in a single-season at Colorado (and the 16th thousand-yard year), which was 11th in the NCAA and fifth in the Pac-12 … His 301 attempts set a school single-season mark and also tied for the most in the country; those broke down into 38 of 10-plus yards (seven of 20 or more, 105 of five-plus), with 22 for no gain and just 19 for losses (that totaled 33 yards) … He led the Buffs in scoring with 90 points on the strength of 15 touchdowns (14 rushing), and earned 93 first downs (83 rushing, 10 receiving) … Had a rushing touchdown in each of the first seven games of the season … Caught 23 passes for 257 yards (11.2 per) with a touchdown … He averaged 144.3 all-purpose yards per game, which was good for second in the Pac-12 and 11th nationally … Had 324 total touches for the year (301 rush, 23 receiving) but did not fumble one time … He scored Colorado’s first points of the season, a 45-yard touchdown run against Colorado State; it was the fourth-longest “first score of the year” in school history (and the longest score by rushing); he had 19 carries for 140 yards against the Rams, averaging 7.4 yards per carry (his best APC for the year) … He had five 100-yard games overall, including a career-high 281 against Arizona when he also scored three touchdowns and earned 17 first downs (16 rushing; he also set the CU record for carries in a game with 41) … In fact, his 605 career rushing yards in four games against ‘Zona were the most ever gained by a Colorado tailback against any opponent … His 320 all-purpose yards against the Wildcats were the seventh-most in a game by a Buffalo … He followed the UA game with 28 carries for 185 yards and two TDs at Oregon State; that gave him 466 yards in back-to-back games, the fourth-most in two consecutive games in CU history … His other 100-yard games came against Northern Colorado (26-151, 1 TD) and California (33-161, 0 TD) … He was one of five team captains for the season, and in the process, joined Pat Carney (1891-92-93) and former teammate Sefo Liufau (2014-15-16) as the only Buffs to serve three years as captain … In the spring, he was awarded the Eddie Crowder Award for outstanding leadership along with linebacker Rick Gamboa ... Was CU’s nomination for the Maxwell Award that honors the College Player of the Year (one of 85 players on official watch list) … The Touchdown Club of Columbus honored him in February as one of its “Players to Watch” for the 2017 season (one of eight honored) … Lindy’s College Football ranked him as the 19th best running back on its national top 100 player ratings and selected him as a preseason second-team All-Pac-12 performer … Athlon Sports tabbed him as a preseason first-team All-Pac-12 performer (at all-purpose) … College Football News rated him as the 10th best running back in the nation, while Phil Steele’s College Football had him at No. 28 … Lindy’s, Phil Steele and collegesportsmadness.com all named him preseason second-team All-Pac-12.
2016 (Jr.)—He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches (he was a first-team selection of collegefootballnews.com, Phil Steele’s College Football and the Colorado Chapter/NFF College Football Hall of Fame on its All-Colorado Team) ... In playing in all 13 games (11 starts) plus the Alamo Bowl, he led the Pac-12 with 16 rushing touchdowns, which are the most by a Buffalo tailback since Chris Brown had 18 in 2002 (the seventh-most in CU single-season history) and became seventh player in CU history to score over 100 points in a season (had 102) ... Became the first non-kicker to lead CU in scoring since Derek McCoy in 2003 … Rushed for 1,189 yards, ranking third in the conference, and also caught 47 passes (a school record for a running back) that went for 390 yards and one touchdown … His 1,579 total yards from scrimmage ranked as the 18th most in the FBS and second-most in the Pac-12, trailing only Stanford's Christian McCaffrey (1,913) ... He had four 100-yard rushing games on the year, including a season-high 219 yards (on 26 carries) against Arizona State, which was CU's first 200-plus game since 2002 (Chris Brown, 211 at Missouri) … Scored multiple touchdowns in five games, including a high of three two times (versus Arizona State and at Arizona) ... He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week among several honors for his performance in the win over ASU ... One of his three touchdown runs versus the Sun Devils was a 75-yard score on the first play from scrimmage in the second half, the longest play of his career and of the season by any Buffalo ... He earned 10 first downs in the win versus ASU, and was also named the CU Athlete of the Week for that performance ... He opened the season with 144 all-purpose yards against Colorado State - his highest single-game total since his freshman season (ended up being fourth-highest total of the season) ... He ran for 95 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns while also catching three passes for 23 yards and returning one kickoff 26 yards against CSU ... Scored on the ground for the third time in the first four weeks of the season when he rushed 15 times for 72 yards and the TD at Oregon ... In a 47-6 win over Oregon State, he moved into the top 20 at CU in career all-purpose yardage gained after racking up 118 yards (90 rushing, 28 receiving) with one touchdown against the Beavers ... Against Southern California, he became the first Buff running back to have 100 yards receiving in a game since Cortlen Johnson did so at Iowa State in 2001 (both had identical games: 6-105) with a 67-yard TD reception against the Trojans ... Against UCLA, he accounted for 149 of CU’s 304 yards of offense, rushing for 73 yards and one TD with 11 catches for 76 yards; the latter was a CU record for the most in a single game by a running back … In the 2016 Valero Alamo Bowl he put up 168 all-purpose yards on 68 rushing (14 carries) and 103 receiving (six catches); the latter made him the first running back in Colorado history to have two career 100-yard receiving games … Became the second CU back to lead the team in receiving yards during a bowl game (the second to lead in both rushing and receiving yards, joining Eric Bieniemy in the ’88 Freedom Bowl), with his 103 yards receiving the third most by a Buff in a bowl (trailing Rae Carruth 7-162, ’96 Holiday Bowl and Joe Klopfenstein 5-134, ’04 Houston Bowl) … He was elected by his teammates as one of five team captains and was CU’s nomination for the Doak Walker award that honors the nation’s top running back (one of 77 on official watch list) ... After the season he was the recipient of the team’s John Mack Award (outstanding offensive player), Derek Singleton Award (spirit, dedication and enthusiasm) and Best Interview (selected by team beat media).
2015 (Soph.)—He played in all 13 games, including six starts, as he led the team in rushing with 653 yards, averaging 4.7 per his 140 attempts; he scored six touchdowns and had 17 runs of 10-plus yards (long of 37) and 48 of five or more ... He lost just 27 yards rushing, the ninth-fewest in the nation for a player with at least 100 attempts ... Caught 26 passes, tied for the third-most on the team, for 211 yards and a TD (his seven TDs and 42 points led the non-kickers on the team) ... His top game came against Nicholls State, when he rushed for 113 yards and two scores; he had 91 against Arizona and 78 in the rain at Washington State ... Also returned seven kickoffs for 154 yards (22.0 per), with a long of 41; thus, it all added up to 1,018 all-purpose yards, which trailed only Nelson Spruce’s 1,114 total ... Overall, he earned 39 first downs, 30 rushing and nine receiving; he picked up the first down 11 times on 18 third and/or fourth down tries (9-of-11 when it was 3rd/4th-and-1) … The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Derek Singleton Award for his spirit, dedication and enthusiasm, and he also earned the Hammer Award for the hardest legal hit of the year ... He was one of 12 players on CU’s leadership council, which essentially served as team captains ... For the spring, the coaching staff selected him as the recipient of the Dick Anderson Award, presented to the player with outstanding toughness following spring practice ... Phil Steele’s College Football selected him as a second-team preseason All-Pac-12 performer at kick returner, with Athlon Sports selecting him to its fourth team.
2014 (Fr.-RS)— He saw action in all 12 games on offense and special teams (no starts); in amassing 1,358 all-purpose yards, he shattered the previous freshman mark by over 400 yards (947 by Lamont Warren in 1991); it was also the 14th-most overall by any player in any season ... Averaged 10.5 yards for every touch on the year (a team-high 129) … He had the third-most kickoff return yards in a single-season in school history with 849, averaging 23.6 yards per return (long of 51); that ranked him eighth in the Pac-12 and 50th in the nation … Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 391 yards on 79 carries, a healthy 4.95 yards per carry, and he also caught 14 passes for 118 yards (9.8 per) ... In all, he earned 17 first downs (14 rushing, three receiving), with his 12 rushes of 10 yards or longer second best on the team ... Top game running ball came at Arizona (17 carries, 114 yards with his season longest run of 36), with other top efforts all on the road as well, against USC (10-55), Oregon (11-49) and Massachusetts (7-41) ... He had 207 all-purpose yards against Oregon, setting a CU single-game record for a redshirt freshman (142 via kickoff return, 49 rushing and 26 receiving on 22 total touches) ... Received plenty of reps in the spring, with 22 rushes for 77 yards in the four main spring scrimmages (with five receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown) ... The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Fred Casotti Award for the spring, presented to the most improved running back.
2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at running back but filled in where needed on the scout team and earned the Offensive Scout Player of the Year honor as selected by the coaches.
HIGH SCHOOL—The No. 5 overall and top running back prospect in the state by the Denver Post, he earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at running back as a senior, despite suffering a knee injury in the season opener ... He sat out one game and came back to play in South’s third game (against rival East), but came out after one quarter as was injured again ... It was then determined he had a torn ACL instead of a sprain, and underwent surgery on September 19 ... In those two games, he still rushed for 299 yards on 31 carries, scoring two touchdowns, with one reception for 18 yards and a punt return for 35; he thus had 33 touches for 352 yards, or 10.6 per ... On defense, he had 12 tackles (five solo) ... SuperPrep named him to its preseason All-Midlands team, the No. 49 player overall in the region and the third-ranked running back … As a junior, he earned first-team All-State honors from the Denver Post; his freshman through junior seasons, he earned first-team All-Conference honors on offense (4A West Metro as a frosh, 5A Denver League as a sophomore and junior); he was first-team on defense as a junior and second-team as freshman and sophomore ... Finished his prep career as South’s all-time leader in rushing yards (545 attempts for 4,587 yards, averaging 8.4 per carry) and all-purpose yards (5,747, a shade under 9.5 yards for his 606 touches) ... Had 57 career touchdowns (44 rushing, nine receiving, three interception and one kickoff return), with 23 100-yard rushing games (five 200-plus) and 15 games where he scored multiple touchdowns ... As a linebacker on defense, had 285 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and three interceptions ... As a junior, he had 192 rushes for 1,762 yards (9.2 per) and 13 touchdowns, with 10 receptions for 177 yards and three scores; he racked up 94 tackles on defense (65 solo), with five or losses (three sacks), an interception, a pass broken up and a forced fumble ... Returned eight kickoffs for 130 yards and four punts for 54 ... His sophomore season, he carried 164 times for 1,261 yards and 16 TDs, with 13 catches for 219 yards and four scores; he had 101 tackles (75 solo, three sacks) and an interception with five kickoff returns for 146 yards and four punt returns for 125 yards … Making the varsity as a freshman, he rushed for 1,265 yards and 13 touchdowns on 158 carries, caught 10 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns, recorded 78 tackles (36 solo, four sacks), an interception, a caused fumble and a recovery … In his two games as a senior, he had 22 rushes for 160 yards and a TD in a 42-34 win over Mesa Ridge (when he had his reception and punt return), and in a 53-34 win over Denver East, he had nine carries for 139 yards and a score (including a 66-yard run) in just the first quarter before exiting with the knee injury ... Top games as a junior: in a 64-13 win over Lincoln, he had 17 rushes for 300 yards and four touchdowns, returning an interception 39 yards for another TD; he had three other games over 200 yards, against Niwot (19-231, 1 TD in a 49-12 win), George Washington (15-225, 2 TD and a season-high 13 tackles in a 50-28 win) and Poudre (15-206, 1 TD and 12 tackles in a 23-20 loss) ... Top games as a sophomore: in a 41-34 win over Lakewood, when he had 18 rushes for 138 yards and a score, caught two passes for 38 yards, both for touchdowns, and returned a kickoff 82 yards for a fourth TD; and in a 48-0 win over Lincoln, he carried 17 times for 250 yards and two TDs ... As a freshman, he burst on the scene with seven 100-yard games, including 175 and a touchdown on 15 carries in his first varsity game (a 47-33 loss to Golden, in which he also caught a 9-yard TD pass); he also had his career-high in tackles, posting 18 (nine solo with a sack) in a 26-12 win over Kennedy ... Under Coach Tony Lindsay (his uncle), Denver South was 12-2 his senior season, the 4A Plains League champions and the state runner-up (falling 17-14 to Monarch in the 4A title game), 6-4 his junior year, 7-3 his sophomore campaign and 6-4 his freshman year ... He lettered in basketball (guard) as a freshman, and lettered four times in track (sprints and relays); he had personal bests of 10.9 in the 100-meter dash, 22.2 in the 200 and 49.0 in the 400.
ACADEMICS—He graduated with concurrent degrees in Communications and Sociology from Colorado in December 2017 … He owned a 3.49 grade point average in high school, just .01 shy of making the Honor Roll … In the spring of his junior year at CU, he was one of four recipients of the Ceal Barry Leadership Award, which is presented to those student-athletes who have inspired their team and the Colorado campus and community through exemplary commitment, composure and integrity.
PERSONAL—He was born July 24, 1994 in Denver ... Hobbies include riding his mountain bike on area trails (often with his father), playing video games and playing with his younger brothers ... Father (Troy) was a fullback at Colorado State; two cousins, Gabe and Tony Lindsay, played college football at Oklahoma State; and two older sisters were collegiate athletes, Cheri, an All-SWAC volleyball player at Prairie View A&M and Sparkle, who lettered in basketball at Mesa (Colo.) State ... Three days after he underwent knee surgery his senior year of high school, he received a personal call to cheer him up from Denver Bronco running back Willis McGahee, who rebounded from a similar injury to continue his pro career ... He was the first player on the roster from Denver South since 1983, when seniors Scott Martin and Shelby Nash were seniors, but was the first to join the team as a true freshman since 1967 (defensive ends John Bliss and Dave Turner) ... The first player to commit in CU’s 2013 recruiting class (on March 22, 2012), his family’s house was robbed and his dog (Rambo) beaten that same night; the burglars were apprehended and the dog fully recovered … He earned the nickname “The Tasmanian Devil” due to the way he played the game.
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