Since 1993, the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame has honored the top high school scholar athletes at a banquet to recognize their achievements on the field and in the classroom.
A total of 374 individuals from 128 high schools, including the 2024 class, have been recognized by the Colorado Chapter as Colorado Prep Football Scholar-Athletes. There have been scholar-athletes from 133 high schools, five new ones for 2024 (80 with multiple recipients):
Here is a look at the last four classes and where the recipients landed after completing their high school careers in the state of Colorado.
2024
- Rhett Armstrong, Palmer Ridge – He is currently handling kickoffs at Baylor.
- James Basinger, Columbine – He carried the ball five times and gained 21 yards in South Dakota State’s opening game against Sacramento State.
- Mikhail Benner, Broomfield – He played in the first game at Northern Colorado against Chadron State.
- Andrew Brown, The Classical Academy – Not available
- William Daniel, Basalt – He is currently on the roster at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minn.
- Jace Filleman, Regis Jesuit – He is on the roster at Northern Arizona.
- Carson Hageman, Erie – Not available
- Henry Hurd, Aspen – He is on the roster at Brown.
- Gavin Lockett, Pueblo West – He is on the roster at Northern Colorado.
- Max Mervin, Ponderosa – He is on the roster at Colorado Mines.
- Austyn Modrzewski, Mountain Vista, 3.5 GPA – He is on the roster at South Dakota.
- Marcus Mozer, Fossil Ridge – He is on the roster at San Diego State.
- John Niedringhaus, Legend – Not available.
- Andrew Smart, Arapahoe – He is on the roster at Dartmouth.
- Tanner Terch, Heritage, 3.5 GPA – He is on the roster at
- Sawyer Wald, Lutheran – He is on the roster at South Dakota Mines.
- Ned Zilinskas, Cherry Creek – He is on the roster at Princeton.
2023
- Chaz Barnett, Rock Canyon – He played in the first Air Force game of the 2025 season versus Bucknell. He did not play at the Air Force Academy in 2024.
- Omari Bursey, Legacy – He played seven games at Villanova in 2024 with one assisted tackle. He is on the 2025 roster.
- Carson Caplan, Pine Creek – He redshirted at Stanford in 2024 and is on the Cardinal 2025 roster.
- James Cillessen, Columbine – He redshirted at Colorado Mines in 2024 and is on the Oredigger 2025 roster.
- Rylan Cooney, Holy Family – He is attending Notre Dame.
- Ryken Daugaard, Lutheran – Not available.
- Charlie Eckhardt, Arapahoe – He played one game for Stanford in 2024 and has played one game for the Cardinal in 2025.
- Cole Gaddis, Longmont – He redshirted at Colorado Mines in 2024.
- Blake Griffin, Montrose – He rushed for 82 yards in six games for the Merchant Marine Academy in 2024, where he is scheduled to play this season.
- Jordan Leslie, Mullen – He is on the Dartmouth roster in 2025 after not playing for the school in 2024.
- Logan Madden, Ralston Valley – He redshirted at Washburn last season and is on the 2025 Ichabod roster.
- Josh Snyder, Columbine – He is on the Colorado Mines roster and rushed for 76 yards and one score for the Orediggers in 2024.
- Wyatt Sprague, Holyoke – On the Chadron State roster, he rushed for 82 yards last season while passing for 263 yards and two scores for the Eagles.
- Liam Szarka, Grandview – After not playing in 2024 at the Air Force Academy, Szarka completed two passes for 47 yards in the Falcons’ opening win against Bucknell.
- Nkongolo Wa-Kalonji, Grandview – Not available.
2022
- Rashad Caldwell, Denver South – He is on the Princeton roster in 2025 after playing in four games in his first two years at the school.
- Brayden Dorman, Vista Ridge – After playing two seasons at Arizona with no game action, he is currently on the CSU Pueblo 2025 roster.
- Zac Grable, Eaton – He is in his third season at Western Colorado, where he handles punting and kickoff duties.
- Gabe Jackson, D’Evelyn – He played rugby at the University of San Diego and is now attending Colorado Mines.
- Zach Lewis, Fairview – He is currently playing his third season at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.
- Cole LaCrue, Broomfield – He is currently the starting quarterback at Eastern Illinois, having been on the roster at Wisconsin for the first two years of his collegiate career.
- Walker Martin, Eaton – He is in his second full season of minor league baseball, playing for San Jose in the Giants’ farm system.
- Hayden Moore, Regis Jesuit – In his second season at Washington after starting college at the University of Michigan.
- Tucker Peterson, Roosevelt – In his third season at Chadron State.
- Josh Rillos, Ralston Valley – He is in his second season at Utah Tech.
- Rocky Shields, Columbine – He is in his second season at Carroll College in Montana after starting his career at Washington State.
- Gabe Schubarth, Limon – He is on the roster at Western Colorado in 2025, having competed in track & field at West Texas A&M during the 2023-2024 season.
- Jackson St. Aubyn, Palmer Ridge – He is in his third season at Yale.
- Ethan Thomason, Rocky Mountain – He is on the 2025 BYU roster.
- Tell Wade, Wray – He is in his third season at Wyoming.
- Hank Zilinskas, Cherry Creek – After starting 12 of the 21 games he played at Colorado, he is now on the Rutgers roster, where he plays behind his brother.
2021
- Jackson Adams, Arapahoe – He is in his fourth season at Air Force.
- Logan Brook, Cherokee Trail – He played three seasons at CSU Pueblo.
- George Fitzpatrick, Cherry Creek – He played three seasons at Ohio State and is on the Kansas State roster in 2025.
- Alec Falk, Palmer Ridge – He is in his third season at Air Force and has also competed in track and field.
- Bryce Johnson, Lutheran – He is on the South Dakota State team for the fourth straight season.
- Connor Jones, Palmer Ridge – He is on the Michigan team for the fourth straight season.
- Jake Maikkula, Valor Christian – After playing at Stanford for three seasons, he is on the Oklahoma roster in 2025.
- Braden Miller, Eaglecrest – After playing two seasons at Michigan State, he is on the Cal roster for the second season.
- Cade Palmer, The Classical Academy – He is in his third season at Air Force.
- John Pastore, Erie – He is in his fourth season at Kansas State.
- Keegan Patterson, Longmont – He is in his second season at Indiana State after playing at Southern California in 2022 and Northwest Mississippi CC in 2023.
- Gavin Sawchuk, Valor Christian – He is in his first season at Florida State, after playing three seasons at Oklahoma.
- Malique Singleton, Grandview – He is in his fourth season at Wyoming, having redshirted in 2022.
- Miles Sprague, Holyoke – He is in his fourth season at CSU Pueblo, having redshirted in 2022.
- Braelon Tate, Legacy – He is in his fourth season at Colorado Mines, having redshirted in 2022.
- Caleb Theisen, Erie – He was on the Northern Colorado roster in 2022.
2020
- Joe Beckner, Holyoke – He is in his fifth season at Colorado Mines.
- Cale Cormaney, Rampart – He is in his fifth season at Fort Hays State.
- Q. Jones, Fountain Fort Carson – In 33 career games at Dartmouth, he had 2,006 all-purpose yards (1,728 rushing, 278 receiving) and scored nine TDs.
- Liam O’Brien, Fairview – He is in his fourth season at Penn, where, as a backup quarterback, he has rushed for 355 yards, passed for 1,100 yards, and accounted for 23 touchdowns (10 rushing, 13 passing).
- Charlie Offerdahl, Dakota Ridge – He is on the Colorado roster for the fifth season, as he has rushed for 264 yards (on scoe) in his career with 59 receiving yards.
- Chase Penry, Cherry Creek – He is in his third season at Boise State after playing seasons at Colorado. He has caught 20 passes in his career for 219 yards.
- Zack Radowsky, Loveland – A finalist for the Colorado Chapter’s collegiate scholar-athlete in 2024, is in his fifth season at CSU Pueblo. He has 2,019 career all-purpose yards, highlighted by 118 pass receptions for 1,625 yards and 12 TDs.
- Zane Rankin, Lamar – He started his collegiate career as a wrestler at Chadron State.
- Kory Tacha, Limon – He was on the rosters at CSU (2021) and CSU Pueblo (2022).
- Jordan Woolverton, Durango – He was on the Colorado roster in 2021.
- Ja’Derris Carr, Vista Peak Prep – He is on the Princeton roster this season and compiled 561 yards rushing and 168 yards receiving in his first three seasons with the Tigers.
- Avery Shunneson, Thomas Jefferson – He was a track & field competitor at Princeton and is currently a congressional intern.
2019
- Kai Arneson, Lewis-Palmer – He played two seasons at Oregon before finishing his last three seasons at Nevada.
- Reece Atteberry, Eaglecrest – He lettered four seasons at Michigan.
- Henry Blackburn, Fairview – In five seasons at CSU, he had five interceptions and 272 total tackles.
- Andrew Gentry, Columbine – He is on the 2025 BYU roster after playing three seasons at Michigan.
- Matt Heitmann, Dakota Ridge – He played four seasons at Air Force.
- Adam Karas, Pomona – He played four seasons at Air Force.
- Aidan Keanaaina, Mullen – He played four seasons at Notre Dame and is on the Cal roster for the second season in 2025.
- Carson Lee, Cherry Creek – He was on the CU roster for two years before transferring to play two seasons at Eastern Michigan. He is currently on the West Virginia roster.
- Max Lofy, Pine Creek – He played four seasons at Wisconsin.
- Justin Lohrenz, Columbine – He spent three seasons at Washington State before finishing his career at Tulsa.
- Thomas Lowry, D’Evelyn – Not available.
- Logan Marx, Limon – He played two years at South Dakota Mines and two seasons at Nebraska Kearney.
- Cole Palmer, The Classical Academy – He played three seasons at Air Force.
- Caleb Rillos, Ralston Valley – He played three seasons at Air Force and one season at Florida.
- Obsanjo Sanni, Smoky Hill – He played three seasons at Old Dominion and one season at Tennessee Tech. Rushed for over 500 yards in his collegiate career.
- Kole Taylor, Grand Junction Central – He played three seasons at LSU and caught 17 passes.
- Trey Towndrow, Green Mountain – He played football and lacrosse at Colorado Mesa.
2018
- Luke Andrada, Pueblo East – He started his career at BYU and concluded it at Colorado, where he was a track & field performer.
- Logan DeArment, Columbine – He started his career at Colorado Mines and ended it at Colorado Mesa.
- Ty Evans, Palmer Ridge – He started his career at North Carolina State and ended it at Texas State.
- Kyle Helbig, Holy Family – He started his career at Colorado State and ended it at Northern Colorado.
- Riley Kinney, Loveland – He was on the football rosters at Nebraska, Northern Colorado and Colorado State.
- Luke McCaffrey, Valor Christian – He played at Nebraska (2019-2020) and Rice (2021-2023) and was drafted in 2024 by the Washington franchise, where he played that season.
- Kain Medrano, Pueblo East – He played six seasons at UCLA and was drafted by the Washington franchise, where he is playing this season.
- Barrett Miller, Eaglecrest – He played in 51 games with 43 starts over five seasons spanning four campaigns at Stanford (2019-22) and one at Cal (2023).
- Drake Nugent, Highlands Ranch – He played at Stanford (2019-2022) and Michigan (2023) and is currently with the San Francisco 49ers.
- Jon Nuschy, La Junta – He started at UNC (2019-2020) before transferring to CSU Pueblo, where he played in 45 games and amassed 239 tackles.
- Alex Padilla, Cherry Creek – He started his career at Iowa and ended it at SMU.
- Alec Pell, Cherry Creek – He began his career at Colorado (2019-2021) before transferring to Northern Colorado (2022-2023). He is currently in his second season at Austin Peay.
- Noah Roper, Erie – After playing at Dartmouth (2019-2022), he finishes his career at Colorado Mines, where he compiled 1,138 all-purpose yards (960 rushing) and scored 20 TDs.
- Zach Weinmaster, Loveland – He played four seasons at Nebraska.
- Orlando Westbrook-Sanchez, Harrison – He was on the roster at South Dakota Mines for five seasons, rushing for 1,156 yards and four touchdowns in his career, while catching 34 passes for 228 yards and a score in 38 games.
- Ethan Zemla, Valor Christian – He was on the roster at Penn for four seasons (2019-2022).
2017
- Hunter Bergstrom, Strasburg – He played three seasons at Nebraska Kearney.
- Willy Boatman, Kent Denver – He played three seasons at Northwestern
- Max Borghi, Pomona – He played four seasons at Washington State, where he rushed for 2,158 yards and 32 touchdowns and caught 156 passes for 1,134 yards and nine scores. He played in the NFL briefly.
- Blake Carette, Arapahoe – He attended the Air Force Academy
- Zach Cozzolino, Pueblo South – He played at CSU Pueblo.
- Jake Heimlicher, Regis – He played at Princeton, where he had 112 career tackles in 31 games.
- Ryan Marquez, Pomona – He played four seasons at Wyoming.
- Trey McBride, Fort Morgan – After a stellar career at CSU, where he was the nation’s top tight end as a senior, McBride is now among the best at his position in the NFL.
- Jalen Mergerson, Eaglecrest – He played at Air Force.
- Keland Rumsey, Chatfield – Not available.
- Blake Stenstrom, Valor Christian – He played two seasons at Colorado before finishing his career at Princeton, where he passed for over 5,000 yards with 29 TD passes
- Jaylen Thomas, Vista Ridge – He played three seasons at Colorado State.
- A’Jon Vivens, Mullen – He played four seasons at Colorado State.
2016
- Elijah Brockman, Eaglecrest – He played four seasons at Colorado.
- Anders Carlson, Classical Academy – He played at Auburn and was selected in the NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. He has played two seasons professionally.
- Brock Domann, Pine Creek – After playing at three junior colleges in California and Kansas, he finished his career at Louisville.
- Judd Erickson, Mountain Vista – After three seasons at Colorado State, he finished his career at the University of San Diego.
- Mikey Griebel, Columbine – He played at the University of North Dakota.
- Marcus McElroy, Jr., Mullen – He played at Colorado State.
- Brandon Micale, Pomona – He played at the University of San Diego
- Chad Mikelson, Sedgwick County – He played at Chadron State.
- Jake Moretti, Pomona – He played at the University of Colorado.
- Corte Tapia, Windsor – He played at Colorado State.
- Jalon Torres, Broomfield – He started his collegiate career at South Dakota Mines.
- Jonathan Van Diest, Cherry Creek – He played four seasons at Colorado.
2015
- Bruno DeRose, Pueblo East – He played four seasons at Boise State.
- JoJo Domann, Pine Creek – He played defense at Nebraska, accumulating over 200 tackles during his career. He has played in the NFL.
- Ayden Eberhardt, Loveland – He played at Wyoming.
- Ace Escobedo, Regis Jesuit – He played at Princeton.
- J.T. Gentry, Columbine – He played at BYU.
- Chris Helbig, Holy Family – After playing at Southern Utah and Eastern Michigan, he played in NFL Europe.
- David Imola, Cherry Creek – He played at New Hampshire.
- Carlo Kemp, Fairview – He played at Michigan before trying out for several NFL teams.
- Jarred Kendziorski, Valor Christian – He studied at Texas A&M & Campbell University.
- Matt Lynch, Legacy – He played at UCLA.
- Toby McBride, Fort Morgan
- Michael Pavlakovich, Regis Jesuit – He graduated from Indiana with honors.
- Cooper Rothe, Longmont – He handled placements at Wyoming, where he scored 342 points and converted on 59 of 77 field goal attempts.
- Isaiah Sanders, Palmer Ridge – He played at Air Force and Stanford.
- Keegan Wentz, Buena Vista – He played at Western Colorado.
2014
- Adam Brown, Air Academy – Not available.
- Austin Conway, Overland – He played at Wyoming and caught 50 passes in his four-season career.
- Dylan Draper, Discovery Canyon – Not available.
- Drue Harris, Fountain-Fort Carson – He played at Colorado State.
- Parker Hammond, Pine Creek – He attended the Air Force Academy.
- Max McDonald, Rocky Mountain – He played at Colorado State.
- Mike Morean, Cherry Creek – He played lacrosse at Princeton.
- Josh Odom, Pine Creek – He played four seasons at Colorado Mines.
- Kevin Ribarich, Pueblo East – He played four seasons at CSU Pueblo, where he amassed 1,240 all-purpose yards in 36 games with four scores.
- Michael Rocha, Montrose – Not Available.
- Kyle Rosenbrock, Brush – In 49 games at CSU Pueblo, he had 264 tackles.
- Andrew Wingard, Ralston Valley – He was a standout at Wyoming (454 tackles, second most in program history) and has played in the NFL for six seasons.
2013
- Ethan Brunhofer, Arapahoe – He played four seasons at Butler.
- Jaeden Graham, Cherry Creek – A standout at Yale, he played in the NFL.
- Anders Hill, Fairview – He played at Columbia, where he passed for over 4,600 yards.
- Isaiah Holland, Valor Christian – He started his collegiate career at Colorado.
- Christian McCaffrey, Valor Christian – After a standout career at Stanford, where he had over 6,000 all-purpose yards, he was a first-round pick in the NFL and has been one of the league’s top performers.
- Isaac Miller, Silver Creek – He played at Colorado.
- Zach Peck, Windsor – He played at Navy.
- Dalton Risner, Wiggins – He started 50 of 51 games at Kansas State and has been in the NFL since 2019.
- J.K. Scott, Mullen – After a standout career at Alabama, where he averaged 45.6 yards per punt, he has played in the NFL since 2018 for three different teams.
- David Sommers, Holy Family – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Alec Wirtjes, Discovery Canyon – Not available.
2012
- Jordan Anderson, Ralston Valley – He played at CSU Pueblo and was on the 2014 national championship team.
- Austin Beane, Rock Canyon – He attended Virginia.
- Conner Beard, Hotchkiss – He played at Nebraska Kearney.
- Kyler Beasley-Rose, Grand Junction – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Conor Brady, Mullen – Not available.
- Chad David, Horizon – He attended Colorado Mesa and Colorado State.
- Zack Golditch, Gateway – He played at Colorado State and had an NFL experience.
- Derion Ibarra, Pueblo East – He played at CSU Pueblo.
- Xavier Lewis, Eaglecrest – He played at Wyoming.
- Ryan Moeller, Rifle – He played at the University of Colorado.
- J.T. Pisel, Deer Trail – Not available.
2011
- Jason Brown, Limon – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Justin Brown, Columbine – He played at Augustana in Sioux Falls, S.D.
- James Dowgin, Greeley West – He played at Carroll College in Montana.
- Alex Kozan, Valor Christian – He started 40 consecutive games at Auburn. He had NFL experience.
- Max McCaffrey, Valor Christian – In 53 games at Duke (38 starts), McCaffrey caught 117 passes for 1,341 yards and 12 touchdowns. He played in the NFL, coached at Northern Colorado for his father (Ed), and is now on the staff with the Miami Dolphins.
- Matt Menard, D’Evelyn – He played at Augustana in South Dakota.
- Seth Posey, Bayfield – Not available.
- Taylor Risner, Wiggins – He played at Northern Colorado, where he had over 200 career tackles.
- Taylor Schultz, Grandview – He played at Colorado Mesa.
- Cassius Simpson, Lakewood – He played at Penn.
- Marcus Turner, Hoehne – Not available.
2010
- Bryce Gaber, Montrose – He attended the University of Colorado.
- Callen Hacker, Loveland – Not available.
- Bolton Howes, Dakota Ridge – He played at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.
- Ryan Langewisch, Denver Lutheran – Not available.
- Adam Marostica, Idalia – No Available
- Matthew O’Connor, Fairview – Not Available.
- Joe Rosenbrock, Brush – He played at CSU Pueblo and was a starter on the 2014 national championship team, where he had 90 total tackles.
- Logan Rutt, Cheroμkee Trail – Not available.
- Joe Selzer, Arapahoe – He graduated from the University of San Diego.
- Kyle Shefferly, Ponderosa – He played at Colorado State.
- Brett Vlasin, Wray – He graduated from Colorado State.
2009
- David Beach, Denver Lutheran – Not available.
- Matthew Brown, Limon – He passed for over 5,600 yards at Colorado Mines.
- Andrew Eberle, Loveland – He competed in track & field at Colorado Mines.
- Josiah Flack, D’Evelyn – He played at CSU Pueblo.
- Hunter Foraker, Mullen – He played at Dartmouth.
- Kole Kadavy, Greeley Central – He had 254 tackles in three seasons at Colorado Mines.
- Max Morgan, Greeley West – He started 31 of 49 games at Colorado State.
- Court Pietra, Rock Canyon – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Kyle Pollack, Wiggins – Not available.
- Parke Robbins, Battle Mountain – He played at the University of Colorado.
- Danny Spond, Columbine – He played at Notre Dame.
- David Thurston, Arvada West – He played at the Navy.
2008
- Jon Ball, Kit Carson – He graduated from Colorado Mines.
- Brian Ford, Alamosa – He was a track & field participant at Air Force.
- Colten Huskey, Dove Creek – He wrestled at Colorado Mesa and Northern Colorado.
- Kyle Lontine, Legacy – He graduated from BYU.
- Justin McMillen, Hoehne – Not available.
- Gavin Miller, Greeley West – He played at Northern Colorado and had 125 career tackles.
- Kenneth Keef Montel, Fort Morgan – He graduated from the Air Force Academy.
- Jared Parker, Green Mountain – Not available.
- Zachary Short, Salida – Not available.
- Chase Toft, Genoa-Hugo – Not available.
2007
- Bo Bolen, Grandview – He finished his career as one of the top running backs and special teams players in Weber State history.
- Cameron Browne, Bear Creek – He attended Princeton.
- Curtis Cunningham, Columbine – He played at the University of Colorado.
- Jack Elway, Cherry Creek – He graduated from Arizona State
- Levi Greenly, Platte Valley – He played at Western Colorado.
- Tyler Jackson, Douglas County – He played at Boise State.
- Collin Klein, Loveland – A standout at Kansas State, he is now coaching at Texas A&M as the offensive coordinator.
- Jon Major, Ponderosa – He played at Colorado and has 225 total tackles.
- Matthew Mankoff, Thomas Jefferson – He played at Colorado Mesa.
- Rex Morgan, Greeley West – He played at BYU.
- Michael Philbin, Evergreen – He has degrees from Harvard and Oxford.
- Andrew Sampson, Overland – He started 34 of 48 games at Arizona State.
2006
- Scott Cure, Idalia – He played baseball at Kansas State, Hutchinson CC and Northern Colorado.
- Clay Garcia, Alamosa – He was a standout quarterback at Colorado School of Mines.
- Keiffer Garton III, Douglas County – He played at Penn, where he graduated.
- C.J. Gillman, Columbine – After playing baseball at Coastal Carolina, New Mexico, and Garden City CC, he finished his collegiate career at Dayton. He is
- Karl Heimbrock, Cherry Creek – He played at the Merchant Marine Academy.
- Brian Hendricks, Burlington – He played at Wyoming and is currently a member of the Cowboy coaching staff.
- D.J. Horton, Hotchkiss – He graduated from Colorado College.
- Travis Sandersfeld, Limon – He played at Colorado.
- Matt Stiasny, Dove Creek – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Ty Tschacher, Platte Valley – He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines.
- Nathan Walker, Colorado Springs Christian – He played at Air Force.
2005
- Jordan Baum, Columbine – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Mitch Kosht, Rifle – He attended the University of Colorado.
- John Kyed, Boulder – He was on the football roster at Stanford.
- Tyson Liggett, Limon – He played at Colorado State where he caught 61 career passes.
- Matt McDonnell, Dakota Ridge – He played at Northern Colorado.
- Tim McGraw, Douglas County – He played at Northern Colorado.
- Kris Means, Grand Junction – He played at Colorado Mesa.
- Ben Miller, Grandview – He graduated from Drake.
- Andy Muns, Douglas County – He graduated from Northern Colorado where he played football.
- Josh Ross, Arvada West – He graduated from Colorado Mines
- Nate Solder, Buena Vista – After playing at Colorado, he started 143 of 146 games in the NFL for the Patriots and Giants.
2004
- David Alvarez, Eaton – He graduated from Colorado College.
- Thomas Bauer, Niwot – He attended Northern Colorado and Saddleback CC.
- Landon Bergner, Holyoke – He played at Dartmouth.
- Dominic Bravo, Northglenn – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Jack Hiett, Arvada West – He played at Nebraska Kearney.
- Weston Johnson, Wray – He played at Wyoming and passed away in January 2014.
- Justin Little, Legacy – He played baseball at Colorado Mesa.
- Charles Paddock, Fountain – He graduated from Colorado College.
- Jeffrey Paulson, Limon – He played at Northern Colorado and McPherson College in Kansas.
- Tyler Sale, Arapahoe – He played at the University of Colorado.
- Zach Zaitz, Pueblo South – He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines.
2003
- Andrew Bishop, Brighton – Not available.
- Taylor Brown, Boulder – Not available.
- Jeff Byers, Loveland – He played at Southern California and had NFL experience with the Seahawks, Broncos, and Panthers.
- Shane Cramer, Sterling – He played at Chadron State.
- Michael Deal, ThunderRidge – Not available.
- Drew Ford, Alamosa – He graduated from Colorado and passed away in May 2024.
- Johnny Kouri, Legacy – He graduated from Fort Lewis.
- Kelton Lynn, Fairview – He played at Stanford.
- Chad Malcom, Limon – He attended Tabor College in Kansas.
- Jobediah Rittenhouse, Idalia – He played at Colorado College.
- Michael Smith, Hotchkiss – Not available.
2002
- Andrew Abdulla, Las Animas – Not available.
- Patrick Blakemore, Fairview – He played at Cornell and has a law degree from the school.
- Logan Brewer, Evergreen – He graduated from the Air Force Academy.
- Tom Doane, Holy Family – Not available.
- Kevin Eberhart, Broomfield – He played at Colorado.
- Jesse Nading, ThunderRidge – He played at Colorado State and in the NFL with the Texans. He works for the Broncos as the Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Intelligence.
- Lawrence Nee, Ellicott – He graduated from Colorado State.
- Stephone Robinson, Mullen – He had 1,668 all-purpose yards for his career at Colorado.
- Chris Sheehan, Columbine – Not available.
- Dustin Sprague, Holyoke – He wrapped up his career ninth in both receptions (103) and receiving yards (1,261) on CU’s all-time lists.
- Branden Trujillo, Eaton – Not available.
2001
- Jason Ackermann, Fairview – He played at the University of Colorado.
- Bob Bell, Holy Family – He attended Colorado State and co-founded “Food for Thought” in Denver.
- Tycen Bundgaard, South Park – He graduated from Pomona College in California and founded and is the managing partner at Lighthaven.
- Andy Coren, Fruita Monument – He played at Colorado Mesa, where he had 1,254 all-purpose yards for the Mavericks.
- David Hall, Akron – He graduated with an engineering degree from the University of Colorado.
- Chris Jackson, Battle Mountain – He played at Colorado College.
- Zach Krahn, Rocky Mountain – He graduated from Colorado College.
- Zack Leavitt, D’Evelyn – Not available.
- Jake Stone, Limon – He graduated from Harvard.
- Tyler Van Eps, Denver Christian – He graduated from Calvin College in Michigan, where he played baseball.
- Austin Wagner, Cheyenne Mountain – He graduated from Colorado Mines where he played football.
2000
- Reed Doughty, Roosevelt – After a standout career at Northern Colorado, he was drafted in the NFL by Washington, where he compiled 507 total tackles in eight seasons.
- Steve Ertl, Estes Park – He wrestled at the University of Northern Iowa.
- Wade Faulk, Julesburg
- Tom Hubbard, Limon – He played at Colorado.
- Jason May, Coronado – Not available.
- Marc Sandoval, Mitchell – Not available.
- Scott Schneider, Arapahoe – Not available.
- Kyle Smith, Northglenn – Not available.
- Robert Solano, Pueblo Central – Not available.
- Thomas VanBuskirk, Mullen – He played baseball at Santa Clara.
- Josh Vriesman, Denver Christian – He played baseball at Calvin College in Michigan.
1999
- Logan Briscoe, Cedaredge – He played at Colorado Mesa.
- Ben Buys, Denver Christian – He played at Azusa Pacific.
- Joel Dreessen, Fort Morgan – After a standout career at Colorado State, he played for the Jets, Texans, and Broncos in the NFL.
- Marcus Houston, Thomas Jefferson – He played at Colorado and Colorado State.
- Craig Ochs, Fairview – He played at Colorado and Montana.
- Jason Sanchez, Montrose – He played at Colorado State.
- Danny Sells, Evergreen – He played at Colgate.
- Adam Strecker, Kent Denver – He played at Air Force.
- David Valle, Fort Morgan – He attended Northern Colorado.
- Roy Webb, Ellicott – Not available.
- Scott Wedum, Rocky Mountain – He played at Dartmouth.
1998
- Chad Dilworth, Northglenn – He attended Colorado State.
- Ryan Haywood, Thomas Jefferson – He attended Texas and Northern Colorado.
- Doug Maxey, Evergreen – Not available.
- Casey Mottinger, Elizabeth – Not available.
- Cabel Rohloff, Platte Canyon – He graduated from Northern Colorado.
- Nathan Rothe, Fort Morgan – He played at Colorado Mines.
- Paul Sage, Clear Creek – Not available.
- Kevin Singleton, Broomfield – Not available.
- Russell Sprague, Holyoke – He played at Colorado State
- Jacob Wagers, Woodlin – He graduated from Colorado State.
- Michael West, Montrose – He played at Western Colorado.
1997
- Derek Applewhite, Brighton – He graduated from Michigan.
- Jon Dubravac, Mullen – He played at UCLA.
- Jesus Gutierrez, Center – Not available.
- Lucas Hayes, Holyoke – He graduated from Colorado State.
- Jerimy Hiltner, Limon – He played at Amherst.
- Jon Hornung, Stratton – Not available.
- Ryan Johnson, Rocky Mountain – He was a hall of fame player at Montana State.
- Nate Mitchell, Boulder – He played at Dartmouth.
- Jeff Pedersen, West Grand – He played at Grinnell.
- John Wilson III, Alamosa – He played at Wyoming.
1996
- Ryan Briscoe, Cedaredge – Not available.
- Mike Burke, Mullen – He graduated from Stanford.
- Jeremy Kane, Coronado – He attended the University of Colorado.
- Kurt Duffy, Windsor – He played at the Air Force Academy
- Justin Fisher, Limon – He graduated from McPherson College in Kansas.
- Marshall Hahn, Bayfield – He graduated from Northern Colorado.
- Ty Petersburg, Rangely – Not available.
- Allen Rolf, Fountain-Fort Carson – Not available.
- Wayne Southam, Overland – He played at the Air Force Academy.
- Marcques Spivey, Cherry Creek – He played at the University of Colorado.
1995
- Casey Cortese, Pueblo Central – He played at the Air Force Academy.
- Nate Ebel, Thompson Valley – Not available.
- Guy Emry, Lewis-Palmer – Not available.
- Byron Griffen, Walsh – Not available.
- Scott Halvorsen, Liberty – He attended BYU.
- Jeff Hodges, Limon – Not available.
- Zachery Jiron, St. Mary’s – Not available.
- Michael Madsen, Columbine – He played at BYU.
- Matt Rillos, Golden – He graduated from the Air Force Academy.
- Samuel Telleen, Smoky Hill – Not available.
1994
- Jeremiah Aldrich, Northglenn – He played at the University of Colorado.
- Shane Cook, Bear Creek – He played at the University of Colorado.
- A. Leroy Garcia, Denver North – He graduated from Yale.
- Ian Maki, Platte Canyon – He played at Colorado Mesa.
- Craig Michoski, Rocky Mountain – Not available.
- Ryan Mitchler, Horizon – Not available.
- David Price, Lewis-Palmer – Not available.
- Brett Rusher, Wray – He played at Hastings College in Nebraska.
- Brian Westerberg, Heritage – Not available.
- Steven Woytek, Ranum – He played baseball at Mesa State.
1993
- Ryan Beckman, Idalia – He played at Colorado State and Western Colorado.
- Zack Bogue, Wheat Ridge – He played at Harvard.
- Mark Booker, Air Academy – Not available.
- Greg Holloran, Steamboat Springs – He played one season at Rice.
- Nate Kvamme, Windsor – He was a standout at Colorado State.
- Jeff Parr, Fairview – He played at the Air Force Academy.
- Mike Radcliff, Rocky Mountain – He played baseball at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
- Matthew Rothe, Fort Morgan – He graduated from Stanford.
- Mikael van Loon, Boulder – He graduated from Penn, where he played football.
- Eric Vaughn, Liberty – He played at Colorado State.

