Colin Sutton Bio

HIGH SCHOOL?He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at offensive guard as a senior, when SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 93 prospect in the states of California, HawaiGÇÖi and Nevada in naming him to its preseason All-Far West team.? SuperPrep wrote about him: GÇ£He mauls opposing linemen, plays with leverage, can get out in space and is an effective blocker downfield.? HeGÇÖs a tireless worker off the field and is one of the strongest linemen in the state.GÇ¥? Also as a senior, he earned first-team All-Orange County and first-team All-Trinity League honors while being named an GÇ£Athleader of the YearGÇ¥ by NCSA Athletic Recruiting, an honor bestowed for numerous criteria including academic success, a solid work ethic, gives back to his community and puts the team first in leading by example.? A three-year starter at offensive guard (shifting to tackle on occasion), he did not allow a quarterback sack or even a single pressure his junior and season seasons.? He had 52 pancake and 10 direct touchdown blocks his senior year, when he wasnGÇÖt called for any penalties, with over 50 GÇÿcakes and eight touchdown blocks as a junior, when he was flagged for two penalties.? He allowed just one sack and a couple of pressures his sophomore season.? He played nose guard on the freshman team, with six quarterback sacks and four passes broken up.? Under Coach Chuck Petersen, Orange Lutheran was 6-4 his senior season; OLHS was 6-4 his junior year and 5-5 his sophomore season under Coach Jim Kunau.? He played basketball (center) as a freshman.

ACADEMICS?He is interested in majoring in Business or Health at Colorado.? An member of the Honor Roll throughout high school with a grade point average of 4.3 (on a 4.0 scale).

PERSONAL?He was born October 11, 1994 at Vandenberg Air Force Base (near Lompoc, Calif.).? His hobbies include hiking, working out and playing video games.? Active in his community, he has volunteered at his churchGÇÖs Sunday School.? An older sister (Chloe) is a two-time Olympic swimmer, participating in the Beijing (2008) and London (2012) games for the U.S. Team.? His father (David) lettered four years as an offensive lineman (C, OG and OT) at Air Force from 1982-85 and is a U.S. Air Force officer who was in the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. ????
(First name is pronounced kaw, as in caution, -lynn)

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