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Terriek Roberts bio
TERRIEK ROBERTS
DE/OT GÇó 6-6 GÇó 255 GÇó Denver, Colo. GÇó South
HIGH SCHOOLGÇöAs a senior, he earned All-Colorado honors from the Denver Post, Six Zero Strength & Fitness and Mile High Sports Magazine; the latter also named him the co-defensive lineman of the year and the recipient of the GÇ£Concrete CharlieGÇ¥ Award (presented to the top two-way player). Six Zero cited him as an All-Colorado honoree on both offense and defense while MHS ranked him as the No. 5 overall prospect in the state of Colorado. He garnered first-team 4A All-State honors (CHSAA) and was a two-time, first-team All-Mountain Conference performer. A four-year varsity letterman, he moved into the starting lineup at offensive tackle in the third game of his freshman year and was a mainstay there the remainder of his career. As a senior, he allowed just two quarterbacks, was flagged for just a handful of penalties and had 11 direct touchdown blocks as he was a big factor in South averaging 236 yards per game on the ground with 36 rushing touchdowns; one of the players he blocked for was Marcus Lindsay (the younger brother of CUGÇÖs Phillip), who gained 1,511 yards on the season. He played one year on defense (tackle) GÇô his senior season GÇô recording 35 tackles which included 11 quarterback sacks; he also had 15 hurries, five passes broken up, two blocked kicks (one punt, one field goal), two caused interceptions and a fumble recovery. Under coach Tony Lindsay, Denver South was 8-4 his senior year, 8-3 his junior season, 9-3 his sophomore campaign and 12-2 his freshman year, reaching the stateGÇÖs 4A championship game in the latter where South lost to Monarch, 17-14. The Rebels were 19-1 in league play those four seasons, winning two Plains League titles and one Mountain League crown. He also lettered twice in basketball (center/power forward), playing on the varsity his sophomore and junior seasons.
ACADEMICSGÇöHe is interested in majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. He owns a 3.1 grade point average in high school, which included a 3.7 figure for his junior year.
PERSONALGÇöHe was born November 19, 1997 in Denver. His hobbies include listening to music, playing basketball and working out. His late grandfather (Eddie Wilson) was in the U.S. Army and was a World War II veteran. He was very active in his high schoolGÇÖs annual food drive, from doing the heavy lifting to helping to distribute food to the needy in the Denver area. His unique first name was given to him by his mother (Tamika), who is a big fan of the movie Waiting to Exhale that starred Whitney Houston; he is named after actor Donald FaisonGÇÖs character in the film. He was the second player to commit to the Buffs in their 2016 recruiting class, and is just the second Denver South recruit to sign with the Buffs since 1983, joining current junior tailback Phillip Lindsay. (First name is pronounced terr-reek.)
