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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Colorado High Schools

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.

What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.

Ranking Explanations

 

High School Athlete POS Rookie Rnk
Adams City (Commerce City) Ronnie Bradford DB 1993 5332
Air Force Academy Prep (Colorado Springs) Linden King LB 1978 2799
Air Force Academy Prep (Colorado Springs) Matt Slauson OL 2009 5658
Air Force Academy Prep (Colorado Springs) Steve Scifres OL 1997 26751
Air Force Academy Prep (Colorado Springs) Tashe Williams OL 1997 30848
Air Force Academy Prep (Colorado Springs) Glenn Rountree OL 1998 31669
Air Force Academy Prep (Colorado Springs) Ross Weaver OL 2006 35883
Air Force Academy Prep (Colorado Springs) Kieron Williams DB 2018 38031
Alameda International (Lakewood) Kevin Hood LB 1983 22681
Alameda International (Lakewood) Mike Peerman LB 1981 33220
Annunciation (Denver) Earlie Thomas DB 1970 6409
Arapahoe (Centennial) Steve Korte OL 1983 9645
Arapahoe (Centennial) Lance Olander (P) P 1981 19929
Arapahoe (Centennial) Matt Courtney DB 1984 20743
Arapahoe (Centennial) Lance Olander RB 1981 21278
Arapahoe (Centennial) Steve Haggerty WR 1975 33229
Arvada (Arvada) Cliff Olander QB 1977 24439
Battle Mountain (Minturn) Jeff Campbell WR 1990 9464
Bear Creek (Lakewood) Olabisi Johnson WR 2019 18305
Bear Creek (Lakewood) Jeremiah Sirles OL 2014 21750
Bear Creek (Lakewood) Jake Bennett OL 2018 35251
Bear Creek (Lakewood) Barry Wesley OL 2022 38073
Big Sandy (Simla) Barry Helton P 1988 8621
Boulder (Boulder) Dick Anderson DB 1968 722
Boulder (Boulder) George Grosvenor RB 1935 6128
Boulder (Boulder) Bobby Anderson RB 1970 6746
Boulder (Boulder) Heath Irwin OL 1996 10101
Boulder (Boulder) Bobby Anderson (KR) KR 1970 13674
Boulder (Boulder) Dick Anderson (PR) PR 1968 13803
Boulder (Boulder) Ariel Solomon OL 1991 23117
Brighton (Brighton) Jody Littleton LB 1998 25185
Buena Vista (Buena Vista) Nate Solder OL 2011 3794
Canon City (Canon City) Chuck Walton OL 1963 4772
Centauri (La Jara) Anthony Dunn DL 2003 33717
Central (Aurora) John Farler WR 1968 35839
Central (Grand Junction) Ben Garland OL 2012 16047
Central (Greeley) Horse Hagerty RB 1930 16948
Central (Pueblo) Dutch Clark RB 1931 26
Central (Pueblo) Gary Knafelc E 1954 2598
Central (Pueblo) Tony Falkenstein RB 1943 9882
Central (Pueblo) Rodney Wallace OL 1971 22294
Chatfield (Littleton) LenDale White RB 2006 6372
Chatfield (Littleton) Dalton Keene TE 2020 27839
Chatfield (Littleton) Ryan Vena QB 2000 29930
Cherokee Trail (Aurora) Jacob Martin DL 2018 9293
Cherokee Trail (Aurora) Josh Martin LB 2013 20458
Cherokee Trail (Aurora) Evan Worthington DB 2019 37271
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) Tyler Polumbus OL 2008 10346
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) Steve DeLine K 1988 15058
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) Tom Ashworth OL 2001 18649
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) Jaeden Graham TE 2018 22146
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) Scott Burk DB 1979 24456
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) Sean Tufts LB 2004 26097
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) Rocky Martin LB 1969 34540
Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) Matt Darwin OL 1986 9820
Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) Gordon Riegel LB 1975 31780
Columbine (Littleton) Ian Howfield K 1988 13669
Columbine (Littleton) Laval Short DL 1980 19190
Columbine (Littleton) Ryan Miller OL 2012 36564
Cortez (Cortez) Larry Brunson WR 1972 4945
Cortez (Cortez) Larry Brunson (KR) KR 1972 9959
Cortez (Cortez) Larry Brunson (PR) PR 1972 10253
Doherty (Colorado Springs) Lamarr Houston DL 2010 5154
Doherty (Colorado Springs) Steve Bartalo RB 1987 24325
Doherty (Colorado Springs) Cedric Pittman DL 2000 31113
Doherty (Colorado Springs) Tahaun Lewis DB 1991 33527
Durango (Durango) Matt Miller OL 1979 20991
Eaglecrest (Centennial) Deyon Sizer DL 2019 37189
East (Denver) Jason Craft DB 1999 7415
East (Denver) Gary Richard DB 1988 27382
East (Denver) Jace Davis WR 2014 34452
East (Pueblo) Darius Allen DL 2015 31521
Eaton (Eaton) Austin Ekeler RB 2017 1249
Eaton (Eaton) Mitch Unrein DL 2010 12119
Eaton (Eaton) Austin Ekeler (KR) KR 2017 13240
Eaton (Eaton) Trent Sieg OL 2018 24707
Englewood (Englewood) Kay McFarland WR 1962 5031
Fairview (Boulder) Tony Boselli OL 1995 439
Fairview (Boulder) Kevin Call OL 1984 6701
Fairview (Boulder) Chris Foote OL 1980 11530
Fairview (Boulder) Dustin Lyman TE 2000 15344
Fairview (Boulder) Jeff Knapple QB 1979 24045
Fairview (Boulder) Mike Call DL 1983 26023
Fairview (Boulder) Craig Ochs QB 2005 29357
Fairview (Boulder) Mike Johnson (1982) OL 2005 35113
Fairview (Boulder) Carlo Kemp LB 2021 36151
Fairview (Boulder) Kenny Bell WR 2015 38054
Falcon (Falcon) Kalen Ballage RB 2018 11534
Fort Carson (Fountain) Don Cockroft (K) K 1968 1890
Fort Carson (Fountain) Don Cockroft (P) P 1968 2959
Fort Carson (Fountain) Phil Loadholt OL 2009 5814
Fort Carson (Fountain) Morgan Fox DL 2016 6573
Fort Collins (Fort Collins) Jeff Donaldson DB 1984 5164
Fort Collins (Fort Collins) Wilbur White QB 1935 9513
Fort Collins (Fort Collins) Pete Monty LB 1997 18664
Fort Collins (Fort Collins) Jon Cooper OL 2009 27846
Fort Collins (Fort Collins) Ryan Sutter DB 1998 32260
Fort Lupton (Fort Lupton) Terry Unrein DL 1986 20349
Fort Morgan (Fort Morgan) Ryan Jensen OL 2014 3718
Fort Morgan (Fort Morgan) Joel Dreessen TE 2005 4851
Fort Morgan (Fort Morgan) Trey McBride TE 2022 5865
Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) Tony Donald TE 2002 27859
Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) Mark Lee (DL) DL 1996 31880
Gateway (Aurora) Barry Mitchell DL 1997 28806
Gateway (Aurora) Marques Brigham DB 1999 32833
Grand Junction (Grand Junction) Andrew Walter QB 2006 15597
Grand Junction (Grand Junction) Marques Harris LB 2005 16004
Grand Junction (Grand Junction) Paul Briggs OL 1948 17433
Grand Junction (Grand Junction) Bill Musgrave QB 1991 18578
Grand Junction (Grand Junction) Tracy Bennett K 1990 32014
Grand Junction (Grand Junction) Jerry McClurg DL 1965 32431
Grandview (Aurora) Mike Pennel DL 2014 11271
Grandview (Aurora) Joe Klopfenstein TE 2006 15213
Grandview (Aurora) Eddie Yarbrough DL 2016 21227
Grandview (Aurora) Aubrey Quarles WR 2011 30522
Green Mountain (Lakewood) Jeremy Burkett TE 1995 31758
Green Mountain (Lakewood) Ryan Olson DL 1998 33448
Harrison (Colorado Springs) Tony C. Woods DL 1989 22522
Harrison (Colorado Springs) Dewaine Jones RB 1991 32607
Harrison (Colorado Springs) Greg Tucker LB 1994 34581
Harrison (Colorado Springs) Marcus Washington (DB) DB 2000 35719
Haxtun (Haxtun) Bill Brundige DL 1970 4850
Heritage (Littleton) Tom Rouen P 1992 2324
Heritage (Littleton) Marc Munford LB 1987 16485
Heritage (Littleton) Brad Henke OL 1989 29629
Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch) Mike Purcell DL 2014 10729
Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch) Kasey Studdard OL 2007 19438
Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch) Brian Johnson (RB) RB 2003 26271
Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch) Jason Kaiser DB 1996 32884
Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch) Brandon Frye OL 2007 35104
Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch) Jason Kaiser (PR) PR 1996 37459
Hinkley (Aurora) Joel Steed DL 1992 3886
Horizon (Thornton) Ryan Denney DL 2002 7629
Horizon (Thornton) John Denney OL 2005 17709
Horizon (Thornton) Jeremy McKinney OL 1998 24451
Jefferson (Denver) Daniel Graham TE 2002 2995
Jefferson (Denver) Cory Ross (PR) PR 2006 16697
Jefferson (Denver) Dave Grannell TE 1974 17559
Jefferson (Denver) Cory Ross RB 2006 22229
Jefferson (Denver) Derrick Martin DB 2006 22828
Jefferson (Denver) Andre Woolfolk DB 2003 23857
Jefferson (Denver) Eric Coleman DB 1989 29551
Jefferson (Denver) Dyshod Carter DB 2001 30247
Jefferson (Denver) Brian Sump WR 2003 39127
Jefferson (Edgewater) Alonzo Hampton DB 1990 23317
Joy Coy (Joy Coy) Earl Goodwin E 1928 13420
Kennedy (Denver) Erik Pears OL 2005 5970
Kennedy (Denver) Greg P. Jones LB 1997 10634
Kennedy (Denver) Morgan Pears OL 2003 28864
La Junta (La Junta) Del Ritchhart OL 1936 11048
Lakewood (Lakewood) Mike Gann DL 1985 2786
Lakewood (Lakewood) Pat Matson OL 1966 4905
Lakewood (Lakewood) Mike Schnitker OL 1969 13324
Lakewood (Lakewood) Jim Opperman LB 1975 23892
Lakewood (Lakewood) Darrin Muilenburg OL 1990 32724
LaPorte (LaPorte) Gary Glick DB 1956 2947
LaPorte (LaPorte) Gary Glick (K) K 1956 12277
Legacy (Broomfield) Nick Kasa TE 2013 22249
Legend (Parker) Chad Muma LB 2022 22199
Littleton (Littleton) Clint Longley QB 1974 16477
Littleton (Littleton) Pete Perry DL 1982 20872
Littleton (Littleton) Mike Newell OL 1999 30819
Longmont (Longmont) Greg Biekert LB 1993 2520
Longmont (Longmont) Walt Clay RB 1946 9953
Longmont (Longmont) Mike Jurich OL 1941 17938
Loveland (Loveland) Dale Dodrill DL 1951 842
Loveland (Loveland) Eddie Dove DB 1959 2511
Loveland (Loveland) Eddie Dove (PR) PR 1959 8607
Loveland (Loveland) John Layport OL 1924 20296
Loveland (Loveland) Dave McCloughan DB 1991 24857
Loveland (Loveland) Jeff Byers OL 2010 27157
Loveland (Loveland) Ayden Eberhardt WR 2022 32894
Mancos (Mancos) Luther Elliss DL 1995 1852
Manitou Springs (Manitou Springs) Justin Armour WR 1995 13868
Manual (Denver) Alex Burl RB 1956 14371
Manual (Denver) Vince Phason DB 1975 19622
Manual (Denver) Vince Phason (KR) KR 1975 22481
Manual (Denver) Jovon Bouknight WR 2006 30107
Manual (Denver) Vince Phason (PR) PR 1975 34152
Mitchell (Colorado Springs) Cullen Bryant RB 1973 3501
Mitchell (Colorado Springs) Terry Miller (1956) RB 1978 8676
Mitchell (Colorado Springs) Cullen Bryant (PR) PR 1973 9571
Mitchell (Colorado Springs) Cullen Bryant (KR) KR 1973 9615
Mitchell (Colorado Springs) Darryl Pollard DB 1986 16117
Mitchell (Colorado Springs) Terry Miller (1956) (KR) KR 1978 16208
Mitchell (Colorado Springs) Brandon Southward LB 1999 31184
Montbello (Denver) Chris Sanders WR 1995 5051
Montbello (Denver) Drew Davis WR 2011 18824
Montbello (Denver) Raymond Jackson DB 1996 21872
Montbello (Denver) Andre Strode DB 1995 27545
Montebello (Denver) Eric Hill (DB) DB 2004 33426
Montebello (Denver) Darcey Levy WR 2002 36245
Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) Mike Brunson RB 1970 21394
Montrose (Montrose) Dirk Johnson P 1998 5937
Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) Cole Pemberton OL 2010 31704
Mullen (Denver) Bo Scaife TE 2005 4145
Mullen (Denver) Alex Smith (TE) TE 2005 4910
Mullen (Denver) JK Scott P 2018 5781
Mullen (Denver) David Tate DB 1988 8698
Mullen (Denver) Vincent White RB 1983 11824
Mullen (Denver) Ryan Hewitt TE 2014 18764
Mullen (Denver) Chester Burnett LB 1998 27056
Mullen (Denver) Ryan Clement QB 1998 36192
Niwot (Niwot) Matt McChesney DL 2005 32242
Niwot (Niwot) Aron Langley P 1999 33090
Northglenn (Northglenn) Jack Weil P 1984 17406
Northglenn (Northglenn) Tony Ramirez OL 1997 24905
Northglenn (Northglenn) Tim Stuber OL 2001 27061
Northglenn (Northglenn) Dan Ralph DL 1984 27438
Northglenn (Northglenn) Norm Hainlen P 1974 33901
Nucla (Nucla) Bill Symons RB 1965 18131
Nucla (Nucla) Bill Symons (KR) KR 1965 28130
Odd Fellows Orphanage (Canon City) Jack Christiansen DB 1951 275
Odd Fellows Orphanage (Canon City) Jack Christiansen (PR) PR 1951 6340
Odd Fellows Orphanage (Canon City) Jack Christiansen (KR) KR 1951 12427
Overland (Aurora) Brian Kelly DB 1998 5916
Overland (Aurora) Sean Moran LB 1996 9147
Overland (Aurora) Scott Bentley K 1997 23697
Overland (Aurora) Vashone Adams DB 1995 27034
Overland (Aurora) Wade Davis DB 2000 29100
Overland (Aurora) T.J. Cunningham DB 1996 35324
Palisade (Palisade) Ben Steele TE 2004 25686
Paonia (Paonia) Thurman McGraw DL 1950 4038
Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) JoJo Domann LB 2022 31261
Platte Canyon (Bailey) Cabel Rohloff LB 2004 29360
Pomona (Arvada) Frank Wainright TE 1991 14823
Pomona (Arvada) Derek West OL 1995 30865
Pomona (Arvada) Max Borghi RB 2022 35278
Ponderosa (Parker) Trent Gamble DB 2000 28825
Poudre (Fort Collins) Fred Glick DB 1959 3579
Poudre (Fort Collins) Fred Glick (PR) PR 1959 11318
Poudre (Fort Collins) Fred Glick (KR) KR 1959 14735
Pueblo County (Vineland) Kory Sperry TE 2009 21337
Ralston Valley (Arvada) Andrew Wingard DB 2019 15228
Ralston Valley (Arvada) Dan Skipper OL 2017 24719
Rampart (Colorado Spings) Dexter Wynn (PR) PR 2004 9499
Rampart (Colorado Spings) Dexter Wynn (KR) KR 2004 11002
Rampart (Colorado Spings) Dexter Wynn DB 2004 26068
Rampart (Colorado Springs) Andy Haase TE 1998 26710
Rangview (Aurora) Tyrone Johnson WR 1994 29989
Regis Jesuit (Aurora) Greg Gerken LB 1981 12485
Regis Jesuit (Aurora) Jack Stoll TE 2021 22278
Rifle (Rifle) Ryan Moeller DB 2018 36361
Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) Rick Dennison LB 1982 6440
Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) Korey Jones LB 2013 24664
Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) Mark Brook LB 1996 28621
Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) Jamie Heiner LB 2000 30540
Roncalli (Pueblo) Carl Taibi DL 1972 29508
Roosevelt (Johnstown) Reed Doughty DB 2006 8732
Sierra (Colorado Springs) Aaron Smith DL 1999 1988
Sierra (Colorado Springs) Alex Molden DB 1996 8730
Skyline (Longmont) Gabriel Knapton DL 2012 21452
Skyline (Longmont) JJ Raterink QB 2005 25717
Skyview (Thornton) Tony Berti OL 1995 20224
Skyview (Thornton) Derek McCoy WR 2004 30530
Smoky Hill (Aurora) Darren Krein DL 1994 29610
Smoky Hill (Aurora) Chase Vaughn LB 2010 31409
Smoky Hill (Aurora) Aaron Robbins RB 2007 35777
South (Denver) Calais Campbell DL 2008 288
South (Denver) John Woudenberg OL 1940 2365
South (Denver) Herman Heard RB 1984 4494
South (Denver) Phillip Lindsay RB 2018 5973
South (Denver) Adrian Cooper TE 1991 6326
South (Denver) Kenny Walker DL 1991 18251
South (Denver) Mike Perez QB 1988 22923
South (Denver) Robert Hazelhurst RB 1947 23807
South (Denver) Galand Thaxton LB 1989 23842
South (Pueblo) Howard Ballage WR 1979 24100
South (Pueblo) Chris Haering LB 1990 34488
South (Pueblo) Howard Ballage (KR) KR 1979 34918
St. Joseph's (Denver) Paul Vinnola RB 1946 22534
Standley Lake (Westminster) Scott Zimmerman LB 2000 29860
Sterling (Sterling) Larry E. Barnes (K) K 1957 11287
Sterling (Sterling) Larry E. Barnes RB 1957 14613
Stewart County (Dover) Bill Cherry OL 1982 25493
Swink (Swink) Ernie Lewis (P) P 1946 7166
Swink (Swink) Ernie Lewis RB 1946 16957
The Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) Daniel Carlson K 2018 3215
The Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) Anders Carlson K 2023 14122
Thornton (Thornton) Steve Zabel LB 1970 3288
Thornton (Thornton) Mike Pinkard TE 2003 28212
Thornton (Thornton) Anthony E. Parker DB 1999 30479
Thunder Ridge (Highlands Ranch) Jesse Nading DL 2008 25377
Thunder Ridge (Highlands Ranch) Sam Jones OL 2018 38175
Trinidad (Trinidad) Morgan Tiller E 1944 13132
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Christian McCaffrey RB 2017 390
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Luke McCaffrey (KR) KR 2024 14326
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Roger Rosengarten OL 2024 14461
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Christian McCaffrey (PR) PR 2017 14704
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Christian Elliss LB 2021 21805
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Luke McCaffrey WR 2024 22879
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Max McCaffrey WR 2016 26464
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) Ryan Cummings OL 2020 34948
Washington (Denver) Mark Mullaney DL 1975 4003
Washington (Denver) Ostell Miles RB 1992 16023
Washington (Denver) Andy Poremba DL 1983 18796
Washington (Denver) Ed A. Smith DL 1973 20918
Washington (Denver) Chris Brewer RB 1984 26369
Washington (Denver) Vaughn Williams DB 1984 30175
Washington (Denver) Doyin Jibowu DB 2019 39039
Wasson (Colorado Springs) Dan Audick OL 1977 12663
Wasson (Colorado Springs) Roc Alexander (KR) KR 2004 16796
Wasson (Colorado Springs) Roc Alexander DB 2004 29028
Weldon Valley (Weldonia) Sam Brunelli OL 1966 11547
Wellington (Wellington) Whizzer White RB 1938 5274
Wellington (Wellington) Whizzer White (P) P 1938 8754
Wellington (Wellington) Whizzer White (PR) PR 1938 12017
Wellington (Wellington) Whizzer White (KR) KR 1938 12168
West (Arvada) Brad Pyatt (KR) KR 2003 12803
West (Arvada) Brad Pyatt (PR) PR 2003 15533
West (Arvada) Kevin McDougal (KR) KR 2000 15676
West (Arvada) Kevin McDougal RB 2000 23538
West (Arvada) Brad Pyatt WR 2003 25342
West (Denver) Bill Frank OL 1962 17481
West (Greeley) Keith English P 1990 22738
Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge) Dave Logan WR 1976 2145
Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge) Don Alley WR 1967 15059
Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge) Lee Kunz LB 1979 17888
Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge) Terry Kunz RB 1976 24066
Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge) Tom Johansen (K) K 1969 34028
Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge) Tom Johansen DB 1969 39211
Widefield (Colorado Springs) Vincent Jackson WR 2005 735
Widefield (Colorado Springs) Brian Walker DB 1996 8081
Widefield (Colorado Springs) Darryl Clack (KR) KR 1986 8766
Widefield (Colorado Springs) Darryl Clack RB 1986 16026
Widefield (Colorado Springs) Doug Payton OL 1975 20135
Widefield (Colorado Springs) Sean Hill DB 1994 22200
Widefield (Colorado Springs) James Hill RB 1994 32138
Widefield (Colorado Springs) Paul Browning WR 2015 33665
Wiggins (Wiggins) Dalton Risner OL 2019 8240
Windsor (Windsor) Greg Myers (PR) PR 1996 15275
Windsor (Windsor) Greg Myers DB 1996 16155
Yuma (Yuma) Bob Knapton LB 1982 20118
Yuma (Yuma) Guy Tuell LB 2005 29964

 


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