Blake Stenstrom

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
High School:
Valor Christian

Updated Nov. 30, 2019

AT COLORADO:
This Season (Fr.-RS):

Has played in three games this season, all on offense.
Came in on one offensive play and had one rush for 27 yards against USC.
Saw his first career action against Washinton State (10/19) and completed one of three passes.
Dressed but not play for the first six games of the season.
Will add depth at quarterback.
Did not play in spring recovering from a leg injury.

2018 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not play, but did dress for all 12 games.

HIGH SCHOOL—Rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN … Rated as a 3-star prospect by 247Sports.com and the No. 5 player in the state of Colorado … Selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl … Was a first-team All-State selection by CHSAA and also garnered first-team All-Conference honors … Was selected to the Elite 11 finals prior to his senior year … Under coach Rod Sherman, the Eagles went 11-1 his senior season and reached the CHSAA 5A Quarterfinals, went 11-3 as a junior and 12-2 as a sophomore, winning the state title in 2015 and 2016 … In his prep career he was 136-for-209 passing (.651) for 1,494 yards with 17 touchdowns against seven interceptions while also adding 637 yards rushing on 96 carries with five TDs … He also punted 16 times for an average of 38.2 yards with a long of 56 and five downed inside the 20-yard line … As a senior, he was 75-of-121 passing (.620) for 832 yards with six TDs in nine games … As a junior, he completed 49-of-74 passes (.662) for 500 yards with seven TDs … As a sophomore, he was 12-of-14 passing for 162 yards with four TDs … Top games as a senior: in a 28-26 win at Greater Atlanta Christian, he was 17-of-23 passing for 215 yards and three TDs; in a 48-7 win at Highlands Ranch he threw for two TDs and ran for another two … Competing in track and field as a sophomore, he had a personal best time of 12.79 in the 100-meter dash and 25.45 in the 200-meters.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado ... Held a 4.21 cumulative GPA in high school and took six AP classes (U.S. History, Calculus AB, Physics 1, Computer Science, Calculus BC and Physics C) … Was selected Academic All-State as a junior in high school.

PERSONAL—He was born on March 3, 2000 in Palo Alto, Calif. … Hobbies include fishing, 3D printing and design and hanging out with his friends … His father, Steve, played quarterback at Stanford and in the NFL for the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers; he led the Cardinal to a 41-37 win over CU in 1993, completing 30-of-42 passes for 382 yards and five touchdowns, including the game-winner with 8 seconds remaining in the game … Steve still holds several Stanford passing records, including career completions (866) and yards (10,911) … Mother, Lori, swam at Stanford and was a multiple NCAA champion, American record holder and was a member of the U.S. National Team … Sister, Brooke, will be a senior this fall (2019) on Stanford’s swim team.