| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #7 Kaidon Salter (QB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/200 | 147/261 (56%), 1886 Yds, 15 TD / 6 INT | 114 Car, 587 Yds, (5.1 YPC), 7 TD, 10 FUM | A- | A- | #88 | 766 (52.8%) | 0.89 | LIB ('25) |
| #00 Julian Lewis (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/185 | 0 | 0.98 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #16 Ryan Staub (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/200 | 0/4 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 3 Car, 4 Yds, (1.3 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | F | F | #295 | 20 (2%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #14 Colton Allen (QB) | JR (0) | 6'3"/205 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 746 (86%) | 0 | NA | |||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #7 Dallan Hayden (RB) | JR ('2) | 5'10"/205 | 64 Car, 196 Yds, (3.1 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 17 Rec, 132 Yds, (7.8 YPR), 0 TD | D | A- | #605 | 268 (33%) | 0.88 | OSU ('24) |
| #29 Micah Welch (RB) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/205 | 43 Car, 186 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 8 Rec, 54 Yds, (6.8 YPR), 0 TD | A- | C | #286 | 168 (21%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #44 Charlie Offerdahl (RB) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/185 | 26 Car, 119 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, 13 Yds, (3.3 YPR), 0 TD | B | C- | #240 | 88 (11%) | 0 | NA |
| #26 Brandon Hood (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/185 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #6 Drelon Miller (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/195 | 32 Rec, 277 Yds, (8.7 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Car, 10 Yds, 0 TD | B | C- | #341 | 301 (25%) | 0.95 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #8 Joseph Williams (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/195 | 30 Rec, 588 Yds, (19.6 YPR), 5 TD, 2 FUM | 1 Car, 6 Yds, 0 TD | A- | A- | #201 | 490 (24%) | 0.87 | TLSA ('25) |
| #14 Jack Hestera (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/185 | 24 Rec, 340 Yds, (14.2 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TD | B | D | #297 | 419 (20.4%) | 0.87 | USU ('25) |
| #8 Hykeem Williams (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/215 | 16 Rec, 187 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | C | #495 | 297 (14.4%) | 0.90 | FSU ('25) |
| #4 Omarion Miller (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/195 | 10 Rec, 216 Yds, (21.6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | A+ | #532 | 80 (7%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #82 Terrell Timmons Jr. (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/195 | 3 Rec, 20 Yds, (6.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | F | #904 | 106 (9%) | 0.88 | NCST ('24) |
| #13 Kaleb Mathis (WR) | JR ('2) | 5'9"/165 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | 0 | NA | |
| #36 Carson Westbrook (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/175 | 0 | 0 | NA | |||||
| #18 Kam Mikell (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/190 | 0 | 0.94 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Quentin Gibson (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'8"/165 | 0 | 0.91 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Quanell X Farrakhan (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/170 | 0 | 0.9 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| FR ('3) | 6'0"/170 | 0 | 0 | 4* HS ('25) | ||||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #13 Sav'ell Smalls (TE) | GR ('2) | 6'3"/260 | 9 Rec, 68 Yds, (7.6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B- | B- | 3 (1%) | 0.89 | WASH ('23) | ||
| #86 Brady Kopetz (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'4"/240 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | B | 8 (2%) | 0 | NA | ||
| SO ('2) | 6'5"/225 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 3 (1%) | 0 | NA | ||||
| #00 Zayne DeSouza (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'6"/260 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Corbin Laisure (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/225 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #87 Charlie Williams (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/240 | 0 | 0.74 | UNLV ('24) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #77 Jordan Seaton (T) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/285 | 860 (112%) | B+ | B (29%) | B+ (71%) | 0.99 | 5* HS ('24) | ||
| #54 Phillip Houston (T) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/250 | 575 (75%) | B+ | A+ (31%) | C (69%) | 0.86 | FIU ('24) | ||
| #77 Larry Johnson III (T) | JR ('1) | 6'7"/348 | 133 (10.2%) | C- | C- (59%) | B- (41%) | 0.87 | TENN ('25) | ||
| #74 Aki Ogunbiyi (T) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/330 | 20 (1.8%) | B | B+ (40%) | C (60%) | 0.87 | TA&M ('25) | ||
| #00 Carde Smith (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/285 | 0.94 | 4* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Jay Gardenhire (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'8"/350 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #71 Xavier Hill (G) | SR (0) | 6'4"/318 | 961 (59.4%) | A+ | A+ (42%) | A+ (58%) | 0.88 | MEM ('25) | ||
| #56 Tyler Brown (G) | SR (0) | 6'3"/310 | 637 (65%) | C- | D+ (28%) | C+ (72%) | 0.86 | JKST ('23) | ||
| #72 Zy Crisler (G) | GR ('1) | 6'6"/335 | 460 (28.2%) | D | D (46%) | C- (54%) | 0.89 | ILL ('25) | ||
| #55 Kareem Harden (G) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/315 | 377 (39%) | B- | B (30%) | A- (70%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #75 Zack Owens (G) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/375 | 11 (1%) | B- | B (82%) | B+ (18%) | 0.88 | CLEM ('24) | ||
| #59 Mana Taimani (G) | GR ('1) | 6'5"/305 | 26 (1.8%) | D+ | D+ (69%) | A- (31%) | 0.86 | MISS ('25) | ||
| #59 Yahya Attia (G) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/330 | 5 (1%) | B+ | B+ (80%) | B- (20%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #54 Zarian McGill (C) | GR ('1) | 6'1"/314 | 429 (29.4%) | B+ | B (41%) | A- (59%) | 0.85 | LT ('25) | ||
| #00 Chauncey Gooden (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/320 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #39 Kameron Hawkins (LS) | GR ('0) | 5'11"/220 | 0.78 | ARIZ ('24) | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #53 Arden Walker (DE) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/250 | 33 Tac, 23 Solo, 7 TFL, 5 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (47%) | A+ (52%) | D+ (1%) | 385 (39%) | 0.86 | MIZ ('23) |
| #93 Samuel Okunlola (DE) | JR ('2) | 6'4"/245 | 30 Tac, 19 Solo, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (45%) | B+ (54%) | A- (1%) | 452 (45%) | 0.92 | PITT ('24) |
| #27 Keaten Wade (DE) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/245 | 20 Tac, 16 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A (41%) | B (54%) | D+ (5%) | 105 (11%) | 0.87 | UK ('24) |
| #59 Nikhil Webb Walker (DE) | JR ('1) | 6'6"/275 | F (73%) | D+ (27%) | 11 (1%) | 0.85 | NMSU ('24) | |||
| #59 Tristan Marois (DE) | GR ('1) | 6'6"/210 | F (73%) | D+ (27%) | 11 (1%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #00 London Merritt (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/250 | 0 | 0.92 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #92 Gavriel Lightfoot (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/296 | 32 Tac, 12 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (51%) | C- (49%) | C+ (0%) | 504 (32.4%) | 0.86 | FRES ('25) |
| #8 Tavian Coleman (DT) | GR ('1) | 6'1"/295 | 26 Tac, 9 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (46%) | B+ (54%) | D+ (0%) | 386 (25.2%) | 0.86 | TXST ('25) |
| #88 Amari McNeill (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/295 | 25 Tac, 13 Solo, 6 TFL, 4 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (43%) | A- (57%) | C- (0%) | 441 (47%) | 0.86 | TENN ('23) |
| #95 Tawfiq Thomas (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/300 | 18 Tac, 13 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (49%) | B (51%) | C+ (0%) | 233 (25%) | 0.84 | LOU ('24) |
| #92 Anquin Barnes (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/315 | 13 Tac, 8 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- (61%) | C- (39%) | D+ (0%) | 220 (24%) | 0.86 | ALA ('24) |
| #49 Quency Wiggins (DT) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/265 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (30%) | C (70%) | C+ (0%) | 20 (2%) | 0.92 | LSU ('24) |
| #91 Brandon Davis-Swain (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/260 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (55%) | C- (45%) | 11 (1%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #10 Jaheim Oatis (DL) | SR ('0) | 6'5"/325 | 0 | 0.97 | 4* HS ('22) | |||||
| #00 Christian Hudson (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/280 | 0 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Alexander McPherson (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/240 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #5 Reginald Hughes (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/240 | 83 Tac, 32 Solo, 10 TFL, 4 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (49%) | B (24%) | B (27%) | 752 (82.2%) | 0.83 | JVST ('25) |
| #10 Martavius French (LB) | GR (0) | 6'2"/225 | 80 Tac, 52 Solo, 17 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (39%) | B (10%) | C+ (50%) | 634 (69.6%) | 0.86 | UTSA ('25) |
| #30 Kylan Salter (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/220 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.84 | TCU ('25) | |||
| #55 Gage Goldberg (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/210 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (100%) | 11 (2%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #54 Bo Simmons-Lapena (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/225 | B (100%) | 3 (1%) | 0 | NA | ||||
| #00 Mantrez Walker (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/225 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #8 DJ McKinney (CB) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/190 | 59 Tac, 44 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 3 INT (1 TDS) | A- (45%) | A (55%) | 877 (66%) | 0.88 | OKST ('24) | |
| #24 Preston Hodge (CB) | GR (0) | 6'0"/195 | 32 Tac, 23 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | D (44%) | D (0%) | C- (55%) | 584 (44%) | 0.90 | LIB ('24) |
| #5 RJ Johnson (CB) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/180 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (73%) | B (27%) | 33 (2%) | 0.86 | ARK ('24) | |
| #17 Isaiah Hardge (CB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/160 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #36 Nathaniel Watson (CB) | JR ('2) | 5'10"/170 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C (20%) | B (80%) | 5 (0%) | 0 | NA | |
| #8 Makari Vickers (CB) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/192 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (22%) | D+ (78%) | 9 (0.6%) | 0.87 | OKLA ('25) | |
| #30 Braden Keith (CB) | JR ('2) | 5'10"/175 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C (63%) | A- (38%) | 8 (1%) | 0 | NA | |
| #00 Ben Bouzi (CB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/180 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #12 Tawfiq Byard (S) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/197 | 54 Tac, 34 Solo, 8 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A (44%) | B+ (6%) | B+ (51%) | 520 (29.4%) | 0.86 | USF ('25) |
| #23 Carter Stoutmire (S) | JR ('2) | 5'11"/205 | 42 Tac, 33 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 7 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (43%) | B+ (1%) | A (56%) | 526 (49%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #28 Ben Finneseth (S) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/205 | 12 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C (63%) | B- (38%) | 8 (1%) | 0 | NA | |
| #12 John Slaughter (S) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/195 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D (69%) | A+ (31%) | 54 (3%) | 0.86 | TENN ('25) | |
| #5 Terrance Love (S) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/220 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (44%) | C (6%) | C- (50%) | 34 (1.8%) | 0.85 | AUB ('25) |
| #00 Antonio Branch (S) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/172 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #16 Alejandro Mata (K) | SR ('1) | 5'9"/190 | 12/15 (80%), Long 47 Yds | 55/55 | 91 Pts | B+ | D | 0.81 | JKST ('23) | |
| #18 A. Stoyanovich (K) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/165 | C+ | 0 | NA | |||||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #95 Damon Greaves (P) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/200 | 33, 1399 YDS (42.4 YPP), Long 58 YDS | 6 In 20, 2 TB | B+ | C | 0.74 | KU ('25) | ||
| #15 Buck Buchanan (P) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/190 | 0.80 | LT ('25) | ||||||
| #38 Daniel Gerlach (P) | JR ('2) | 5'8"/150 | 0 | NA |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 690, #74 in CFB. 0.87 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 19.28%
Breakdown - Offense: 317.42 (42) Defense: 265 (36) ST: 15.84 (5)
83 Total players, 41 from Transfer Portal. 42.3% of roster is from the Portal.
28 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 28.9% of roster is from this years Portal, 37 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 2 elite players, 2 great players, 12 very good players, 38 good players, 11 JAGS, 1 low JAGS, 2 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2869 (16%), JR: 4321 (25%), SR: 7577 (43%), GR: 2825 (16%)
14 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (100%), Prod: (27%) Colorado lost their starting QB from last year. QB Kaidon Salter was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (65%), Prod: (100%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Dallan Hayden, from last year.
Colorado lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (50%), Prod: (35%) OL Experience: T: (100%): G: (98%): C: (29%):
Colorado OL: 3 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 3 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (49%) DT: (78%)
LB Experience: (52%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (57%) S: (42%)
Kicker Experience: (77%), Punter: (74%)
Return Experience - QB 100%, Skill Players 39%, Off Line 76%, Front Seven 60%, Secondary 50% | Offense 63% - Defense 56%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 27%, Rush Yds: 100%, Rec Yds: 35%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 55%, Sacks: 57%, QB Hurries: 63%, TFLs: 66%, Pass Def: 49%, INTs: 48%