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CHARLIE SHERMAN III, ATH
6-1, 185, Fr., HS
Sacramento, Calif. (Foothill)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He will likely get a look at both
safety as well as receiver in fall camp before he settles in at one or
the other in his true freshman year in college.
HIGH SCHOOL—A three-year starter at quarterback, as a senior he
garnered first-team all-Capitol Valley Conference honors, along with
being named honorable mention all-city and Foothill’s most valuable
player. As a junior he was named both conference and team MVP,
when he also was a first-team all-conference pick and Fab 50
Sacramento prep magazine selection; he earned second team allleague
honors as a sophomore. During his senior campaign, his
quarterback rating was 110, as he completed 45-of-71 passes for 650
yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions. On the ground, he
rushed 100 times for 1,180 yards and 17 touchdowns, including one
score of 98 yards. He also played two games at free safety, totaling 20
tackles (10 solo), one fumble recovery, two interceptions and four
pass deflections. His junior season, he passed for 730 yards, 12
touchdowns with just three interceptions, while he ran for 820 yards
(long of 80) and 10 touchdowns on 90 carries; he also added two
touchdown receptions on trick plays. Top games: in a 40-28 win in
the conference title game against Rio Linda his senior year, he
rushed 15 times for 180 yards and four touchdowns, adding 140
yards and two TDs on 9-of-12 passing; against heavily favored
Division I Del Campo (Foothill is Division II), he led his team to a
35-14 victory completing 12-of-15 passes for 150 yards and three
touchdowns, and also scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 98-yard
run. Under coach Frank Negri, Foothill was 10-1 his senior year and
9-2 his junior year (conference titleists both times), and 9-2 his
sophomore year. He lettered twice in track (sprints and relays), with
career bests of 10.8 (100) and 24.8 (200).
ACADEMICS—He is interested in business management as a major
at Colorado. He holds a 3.0 grade point average, and has been a
consistent honor roll student in high school. He also earned the
Governor’s Scholarship Award for excellence in testing.
PERSONAL—He was born March 2, 1986 in Sacramento, Calif.
Hobbies include playing pool, playing the piano and lifting weights.
His family tree has been traced back to General William Tecumseh
Sherman of Civil War fame. He has always been a big Buffaloes fan,
watching mainly CU games as he grew up, especially those versus
Nebraska.
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LORENZO SIMS, CB
5-11, 175, Soph., 1L
Fresno, Calif. (Edison)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He enters the fall listed
second at cornerback, and figures to see a lot of action as the Buffs
enter the fall with only five corners on the roster (with only 10 total
games of experience among the five). He enjoyed a solid productive
spring, as in the three main scrimmages, he posted 21 tackles (13
solo), with three pass deflections, two tackles for losses and four
third down stops.
2003 (Fr.)—He played in four games as a true freshman, including
three on defense and a start in CU’s dime package for his first collegiate
action against Washington State. He played 94 snaps in the
secondary, registering 10 total tackles (9 solo) with a third down
stop and a pass deflection. He had four tackles, three solos, against
the Cougars in his start, where he played 38 snaps from scrimmage,
and against Iowa State, he racked up five solo tackles in 32 plays on
defense.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered PrepStar All-American and
all-West honors, while he also earned SuperPrep all-Far West and
Prep Football Report all-West accolades. Rivals.com tabbed him as
the No. 15 cornerback in the nation (the No. 33 player in California),
with SuperPrep naming him the no. 56 player in California (the 11th
defensive back) and PFR ranking him the 32nd player in the state
(No. 3 defensive back). As Edison’s MVP, he earned first-team allstate,
all-Fresno County and all-North Yosemite district honors,
while he also was named the all-Valley defensive player of the year
and all-district MVP. As a junior, he garnered all-league (C section)
and all-district first-team honors, earning his team’s defensive
player of the year (an honor he also received as a sophomore). As a
senior at both cornerback and safety, he was in on 106 tackles (11 for
loss, three quarterback sacks), along with seven interceptions, 15
pass deflections, three forced fumbles and four recovered fumbles.
He also blocked two kicks and returned one for a touchdown. His
junior year, he totaled 115 tackles (68 solo), four for loss, three
sacks, seven interceptions, 12 pass deflections, three fumble recoveries
and five forced fumbles; he added three blocked punts on
special teams. His sophomore year, he had 112 total tackles (11 for
loss), four sacks, five interceptions, 13 pass breakups, four fumble
recoveries and seven forced fumbles; he also had three blocked
punts. He finished his career with 19 interceptions, returning four for
touchdowns. Top career games included a 26-23 loss to Clovis West
his senior year, when he had 15 tackles, one interception and one
fumble recovery. During his junior year, in a 42-12 win over
Stockdale, he totaled 10 tackles, three interceptions (one returned
for a touchdown) and a forced fumble. As a sophomore, in a 38-17
victory against Lemoore High, he finished with 15 tackles, one interception
and recovered a fumble. Edison was 11-2 his senior year
(winning the Valley Championship), 10-1-1 his junior year (losing in
the second round of the playoffs) and 12-1 his sophomore year
(Valley champion) under coach Ray Reyes. He also lettered three
times in basketball, averaging 18 points, seven assists, seven
rebounds and five steals per game as a senior.
ACADEMICS—He is interested in criminology as his major at
Colorado. A consistent honor roll student (a 3.1 grade point average
as a prep), he also was named his school’s Student Athlete of the
Month at least once during all four years of school.
PERSONAL—He was born August 30, 1985 in Fresno, Calif. Hobbies
include coaching youth football (ages 5-8) and doing community ser-