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his grandfather. They teamed on such songs as ”I’m Your Puppet,”<br />
“Let Love Come Between Us,” and a popular remake of “Shake A Tail<br />
Feather.” He was the second member of the 2000 class to <strong>com</strong>mit,<br />
doing so officially on April 7, 1999.<br />
RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games<br />
Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds<br />
2000 5 45 177 3.9 0 14 12 78 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0<br />
2001 12 157 916 5.8 5 51 23 191 11 92 8.4 0 20 4 28<br />
2002 13 132 739 5.6 3 50 20 174 21 224 10.7 1 36t 6 57<br />
2003 3 52 167 3.2 3 18 22 80 4 27 6.8 0 19 2 20<br />
Totals 33 3861999 5.2 11 51 23 191 36 343 9.5 1 36t 6 57<br />
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COREY REID, CB<br />
5-11, 185, Fr., HS<br />
Detroit, Mich. (Thurston)<br />
AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is projected as a cornerback<br />
in his true freshman year in college.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL—A two-way player and three-year starter at quarterback,<br />
he was a first-team all-state captain (Detroit Free Press) and<br />
first-team all-region quarterback (Redford Observer) his senior year,<br />
when he was awarded team MVP honors. PrepStar named him to its<br />
preseason all-Midwest squad, while he garnered first-team all-Metro<br />
West honors at quarterback by the Detroit News and first-team all-<br />
Mega Conference accolades as a senior and junior. A team captain<br />
his junior season, he also earned all-state honorable mention notice<br />
(DFP) and second team all-metro west honors; he made the second<br />
team all-conference list as a sophomore. As a senior, he broke eight<br />
school records, including all-time pass attempts (278), season pass<br />
<strong>com</strong>pletions (69), career <strong>com</strong>pletions (139), season passing yards<br />
(1,394), career passing touchdowns (22), season passing touchdowns<br />
(13), season all-purpose yards (2,162) and career all-purpose<br />
yards (3,902). That year, he threw for 1,394 yards and 13 scores on<br />
69-of-125 passing, with eight interceptions. On the ground, he rushed<br />
for 768 yards and 11 touchdowns on 125 attempts, with a long run of<br />
66 yards. During his junior campaign, he threw for 855 yards, three<br />
touchdowns and two interceptions, while he also carried the ball 99<br />
times for 421 yards and nine touchdowns. At cornerback where he<br />
played three games his senior year, he totaled 52 tackles (22 solo),<br />
two stuffs for loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and 17<br />
pass deflections. As a junior, he did not play much on defense, but<br />
still managed to <strong>com</strong>pile two interceptions and five pass breakups.<br />
His sophomore year, he racked up six interceptions and 35 pass<br />
deflections, as he also blocked a punt in the end zone to score his<br />
first career touchdown. Top games: in a 42-27 loss to Trenton his<br />
junior season, he <strong>com</strong>pleted 13-of-24 passes for 289 yards and four<br />
touchdowns, while rushing for 124 yards and one TD; against<br />
Wyandotte (a 42-31 win) his senior season, he was 22-of-36 for 356<br />
yards and four touchdowns, adding 79 yards on the ground and one<br />
score, with an interception and forced fumble on defense; and in a<br />
47-0 win against Redford Union as a senior, he finished with 273<br />
yards passing and three touchdowns, while rushing for 156 yards<br />
and two TDs. Under coach Bob Snell, Thurston was 8-2 his senior<br />
year (second in conference), 8-2 his junior season (conference<br />
champs) and 5-4 his sophomore year. He also lettered twice in basketball<br />
at small forward, as he averaged 12 points, six rebounds and<br />
four steals per game as a junior, when he played baseball for the first<br />
time in his life (earning a letter in leading Thurston in stolen bases<br />
with 35). He lettered in track for the first time as a senior (sprints,<br />
relays).<br />
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ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado. An honor<br />
roll student with a 3.0 grade point average in high school.<br />
PERSONAL—He was born February 10, 1986 in Detroit, Mich.<br />
Hobbies include lifting weights, video games and studying the game<br />
of football, especially on film. He also spends much of his free time<br />
refereeing youth basketball. An uncle (Grady Burton) played quarterback<br />
with the N.Y. Jets during the late 1970s. His father’s best<br />
friend is John “Frenchy” Fuqua, the Pittsburgh Steeler who was the<br />
original target of Terry Bradshaw on the “Immaculate Reception”<br />
play against Oakland in 1972.<br />
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STEPHONE ROBINSON, WR<br />
5-9, 170, Fr., HS<br />
Denver, Colo. (Mullen)<br />
AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—Enters the fall listed fifth on<br />
the depth chart at the “Z” receiver position, but it’s because he<br />
missed most of spring practice after suffering a hamstring pull the<br />
third day of drills.<br />
2003 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced all season at wide receiver and<br />
returned kicks on scout team duty. He was the Scout Team Offense<br />
Award winner for the Kansas State game.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned all-Midlands honors from<br />
PrepStar, Prep Football Report and SuperPrep, as PFR ranked him as<br />
the No. 18 player in the region (the second receiver), and SuperPrep<br />
tabbing him No. 36 regionally (and as the third WR). Rivals.<strong>com</strong><br />
ranked him as the No. 27 receiver in the nation, and called him<br />
“arguably the top prospect in Colorado.” He also garnered all-<br />
Colorado (all classes) and all-state (5A) honors from both the<br />
Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. A two-time first-team all-<br />
Centennial League pick, he was also first team all-Colorado and<br />
all-state as a junior. A four-year starter at wide receiver, as a senior,<br />
he caught 35 passes for 896 yards and eight scores, averaging 25.6<br />
yards per catch, and including his kick return yardage, he accounted<br />
for over 1,600 all-purpose yards despite missing the better part of<br />
four games with a sprained ankle. As a junior, he led the state in<br />
receiving with 73 catches for 1,230 yards and 10 touchdowns, while<br />
returning four kicks (two punts, two kickoffs) for touchdowns. He<br />
averaged over 18 yards per punt return and 30-plus yards on kickoff<br />
returns. He caught 20 passes his sophomore year, six for scores, and<br />
he had 19 receptions as a freshman. He saw some brief time on<br />
defense as a junior (safety/cornerback), making around 25 tackles in<br />
four games. Mullen posted a 40-11 record during his time there; the<br />
Mustangs were 10-2 his senior year and 9-4 his junior season under<br />
coach Jay Madden, and were 11-2 his sophomore year (reaching the<br />
state semis) and 10-3 his freshman year under Mick McCall. He also<br />
lettered two years in basketball (guard) and twice in track (sprints<br />
and relays).<br />
ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is<br />
interested in business and sports marketing. He was a member of<br />
the French Honor Society in high school, when he owned a 3.57<br />
grade point average and was one of 11 statewide honorees to receive<br />
the prestigious National Football Foundation/College Football Hall<br />
of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award.<br />
PERSONAL—He was born December 31, 1984 in Denver. His hobbies<br />
include playing basketball, listening to music and lifting weights. An<br />
uncle (Thadus Swazer) played college football, starting out at<br />
Colorado in 1992 and finishing up at Kansas State. (First name is pronounced<br />
“steph-on”.)
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