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and six rebounds per game as a senior, and lettered twice in track,
participating in the 100-meter dash and javelin throw as a freshman
and sophomore.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in both communication and political
science at Colorado, and is on schedule to graduate next May. He
owned a 3.0 grade point in high school and was an honor roll
member all three years.
PERSONAL—Born August 20, 1982 in Oakland, Calif. His hobbies
include PlayStation (claims that he is the “ultimate monster” at any
sport video game), reading and rap music. Two uncles who played
in college have gone on to high positions in NFL administration:
Lamonte Winston, a wide receiver at San Francisco State, is the
director of player development with the Kansas City Chiefs, and
Kevin Winston, a wide receiver at Indiana University who is now the
director of player programs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He participated
for two years in Shoulder Pads & Paragraphs, a Kansas City
area program in which high school football players read with area
second graders. At CU, he has been a regular participant in “Read
With The Buffs,” for area fifth-graders.
RECEIVING High Games
Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds
2001 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 1 7
2002 13 2 29 14.5 1 28 1 28
2003 12 12 70 5.8 0 12 3 16
Totals 26 15 106 7.1 1 28 3 28
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2003).
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RYAN WALTERS, QB
6-0, 190, Fr., HS
Aurora, Colo. (Grandview)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He enters the fall as a reserve
quarterback; he enrolled at CU in January after graduating from high
school in December, but an illness prevented him from practicing for
most of spring ball, though he got some limited non-contact work in
toward the end of drills.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned honorable mention all-state
honors from both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, while
earning second-team all-Centennial League accolades. SuperPrep
named him to its All-America team, ranking him as the No. 18 quarterback
in the nation, while Prep Football Report and PrepStar named
him All-Midlands (PFR rate d him the No. 14 overall player in the
region, and the fourth quarterback). A three-year starter at quarterback
with over 4,000 career yards and a 36-to-11
touchdown-to-interception ratio, he was 13th in the state in passing
yards with 1,549 (59.2 completion percentage, 14 TDs), limiting his
running as he played hurt a good portion of the season as he played
in just nine games. As a junior when he earned first-team all-state
honors by the Post as an athlete (and second-team all-league
honors), he piloted Grandview to a 7-0 mark before suffering seasonending
shoulder and knee injuries. He had rushed for 660 yards and
12 scores, averaging 6.3 yards per rush, while completing 54-of-107
passes for 816 yards and seven scores. He threw for 1,570 yards and
15 touchdowns as a sophomore, rushing for 700 yards and six touchdowns,
including the long play of his prep career, a 93-yard scoring
run. As a freshman, he was the second-team quarterback and only
saw spot action, but also played some wide receiver in catching four
passes for 40 yards and a score while rushing for 55 yards and two
touchdowns. Top games: in a win over Doherty as a sophomore, he
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rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns along with passing for
200 and a score; in a wild 51-46 win over Boulder as a junior, he
rushed for 200 yards and three TDs while passing for 250 and two
scores; and as a senior in a last minute loss to Fairview, he threw for
340 yards and four touchdowns. One of his top high school moments
came when he quarterbacked GHS to a win over Cherry Creek when
he did not attempt a single pass due to an injured shoulder.
Grandview was 8-3 his senior year, 7-4 his junior season, 9-2 and
Grand Peaks League champions his sophomore campaign, and 7-3
his freshman year under coach Rocky Whitworth.
ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado; he was a
December high school graduate and enrolled at CU early (for the
2004 spring semester). He was an honor roll student as a senior in
high school with a 3.0 grade point average.
PERSONAL—He was born January 21, 1986 in Los Angeles, Calif. His
father, Marc, played quarterback at CU between 1986-89, remarkably
coming back at one point from a career-threatening knee injury; he
owns a school record as he established the best single game passing
rating (any amount of attempts) when he recorded a 353.3 at Kansas
State in 1989. The younger Walters is active in his church, and was
the second commitment of CU’s 2004 recruiting class, pledging to
sign with the Buffs on March 10, 2003.
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THADDAEUS WASHINGTON, ILB
6-0, 240, Soph., 1L
Marrero, La. (John Ehret)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—Enters the fall listed number
one at the “mike” linebacker position. He led the Black team with
nine tackles in the spring game, and had 21 overall in the three main
spring scrimmages (with three for losses, one sack, three third down
stops, an interception and a forced fumble).
2003 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in 11 games, including nine on
defense, with one start (at Florida State). He was in for 123 plays
from scrimmage, and with 26 total tackles, had the lowest play-totackle
ratio count on team (he averaged one tackle for every 4.7
plays; the next lowest was 6.1). He had 18 solo tackles, two for
losses, and three third down stops, and added another tackle on special
teams. He had a season-high seven tackles (three solo) against
Washington State, and recorded five against both Florida State and
Missouri. He was the Scout Team Defense Award winner for the
Colorado State game, which he sat out as punishment for violating a
team rule during the spring (he was suspended for the last twothirds
of drills but was reinstated at the end of the spring). The
coaches praised his work ethic in practice despite his knowing he’d
be sitting the game out.
2002 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any game action but practiced
all fall at inside linebacker. He was the Scout Team Defense Award
winner for two games (USC and the Big 12 Championship game
versus Oklahoma). He was one of the first ’02 recruits to hit Boulder,
and he spent a lot of time in the weight room once here.
HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he garnered Prep Football Report and
SuperPrep all-Southwest honors, with SP ranking him as the No. 8
player in Louisiana (and the second linebacker). Rivals.com ranked
him as the No. 30 inside linebacker in the nation, as he was named
his district’s most valuable player. He was a three-time first-team alldistrict
(8-5A) and all-Metro New Orleans performer (sophomore
through senior seasons), and he garnered first-team all-state honors