2023 Football Roster

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Sep 6 (Sat)

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Sav'ell Smalls
Jersey Number 13

Sav’ell Smalls

  • Position:
    Defensive End
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    260
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, Wash.
  • High School:
    Kennedy Catholic
  • Prev School:
    Washington
AT COLORADO
2024 (Sr.)
  • Played in all 13 games during the 2024 season, starting one game.
  • Transitioned to tight end from defensive end in the offseason.
  • Started his first game at Colorado and his second of his collegiate career against Colorado State.
  • Finished the season with nine receptions for 68 yards and one touchdown.
  • Had a four-game streak in the beginning of the season with a reception between Nebraska and UCF.
  • Scoured his first career touchdown against BYU in the Alamo Bowl catching the final collegiate touchdown pass from Sheduer Sanders as well as the touchdown to make Sanders the all-time leader in passing touchdowns at Colorado.
  • Played the most snaps on special teams this season with 212 on five different groups: kick return, kickoff, punt return, punt coverage, and field goal/PAT.
2023 (Jr.)
  • Appeared in four games during the 2023 season.
  • Had two assisted tackles and one quarterback hurry.
TRANSFER RANKINGS
  • Rated as a three-star prospect in the transfer portal by 247, which rates him at .8900. He is ranked as the No. 309 overall player in the portal and the No. 15 Edge Defender.
  • He comes to Colorado with three years to play two.
AT WASHINGTON
  • Played in all 29 games throughout three seasons at Washington and registered 32 tackles, one tackle for a loss, and one fumble recovery.
  • He had his best season in 2022 with 14 tackles with one tackle for a loss.
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
  • A consensus five-star prospect by the recruiting services.
  • ESPN ranked him as the No. 15 player in the country, the No. 1 Edge Defender, and the No. 1 player from Washington.
  • On3 listed him as the No. 25 player in the country, the No. 3 Edge Defender, and the No. 1 player from Washington.
  • 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 59 player in the country, the No. 5 Edge Defender, and the No. 2 player from Washington.
  • 247 Composite listed him as the No. 30 player in the country, the No. 3 Edge Defender, and the No. 1 player from Washington.
  • Rivals ranked him as the No. 48 player in the country, the No. 3 Edge Defender, and the No. 1 player from Washington. 
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Played for head coach Sheldon Cross at Kennedy Catholic as a freshman and again as a senior, having attended Garfield High in Seattle as a sophomore and junior.
  • Helped the Lancers to a 12-1 record, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2019 Washington 4A State Playoffs.
  • Earned a spot on the MaxPreps.com All-America second team as a senior.
  • Named to the Seattle Times' "Star Times" all-area team and all-state (all levels) teams, also made the Tacoma News-Tribune's all-area team in 2019.
  • Named the defensive MVP of the Metro League Mountain Division as a junior at Garfield, despite missing a portion of the season due to injury, also made first-team all-league on offense and defense and honorable mention 3A all-state in 2018. 
  • Named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's all-state (all levels) team in 2018.
  • Metro League Mountain Division MVP as a sophomore in 2017, earning first-team all-league as an outside linebacker and second-team as a tight end.
  • Made the Seattle Times' "Star Times" all-area team as a sophomore with 90 tackles in 2017.
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