2015 Football Roster
Laguda, Afolabi
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 8
Afolabi Laguda
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Snellville, Ga.
- High School:
- Brookwood
- Prev School:
- Butler CC
Bio
AT COLORADO: Career—He finished 101st all-time on CU’s tackles chart with 171 (114 solo).
2017 (Sr.)—He started all 12 games at free safety … Was invited to and played in the East-West Shrine Game in the postseason … Finished fourth on the team in tackles with 69 (48 solo, including six for losses) and played the third-most snaps (804) … Also had an interception, four third down stops, four passes broken up, three forced fumbles, two touchdown saves, a hurry, one tackle for zero and a fumble recovery that he returned 11 yards … He opened the year with what would be a season-high 11 tackles, one for a loss, along with forcing a fumble that he returned 11 yards against Colorado State; collegesportsmadness.com named him the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for his effort … Also forced fumbles against Arizona and at Washington State … Logged 10 tackles (six solo) against Arizona State, when he played a season-high 88 plays, and had seven or more tackles on six occasions … His interception came against No. 7 Washington and Jake Browning, who was ranked statistically in the top 10 in many categories entering the game but was held to just 11-of-21 passing and 160 yards … He was voted one of six team captains prior to the season … His 1,029 snaps from scrimmage in his first two seasons at CU were the most of any returning defensive back at the start of the year … Athlon Sports selected him as a preseason third-team All-Pac-12 performer while Phil Steele’s College Football placed him on the fourth-team.
2016 (Jr.)—He started all 13 games at free safety plus the Alamo Bowl, finishing second on the team with 80 tackles in playing 792 snaps from scrimmage … Was credited with two tackles for losses, and an additional three for no gain, three third down stops, six pass breakups and he forced and recovered one fumble … Helped the CU secondary rank No. 3 in the country in pass efficiency defense at 98.12 while opposing quarterbacks completed just 48.3 percent of their passes on the Buffaloes and threw for only 182.5 yards per game, ranking as the 13th-best passing defense in the FBS … In his first career start, he recorded five tackles (four solo) against Colorado State, and also had five stops in week three at No. 4 Michigan … The next week in a win at Oregon he recorded eight tackles and one pass breakup … He had his first double-digit tackle game of the season at USC when he had 11 tackles in addition to forcing one fumble and returning another fumble nine yards – the forced fumble and recovery being the first of his career … Recorded the first interception of his career in CU’s 40-16 win over Arizona State, which extended CU's streak of consecutive games forcing a turnover to 20 straight at the time … Played all 59 plays in the win over UCLA where he had seven tackles and one pass breakup … At Arizona he set a career/season-high with 12 tackles in a 49-24 win over the Wildcats … A third double-digit tackle game on the year came in the Pac-12 Championship game against No. 4 Washington, as he had 10 tackles (one for a loss) with a pass breakup ... He was the recipient of the Hale Irwin Award, as selected by the coaches for being the most improved defensive back during spring practices.
2015 (Soph.)—He played in all 13 games (no starts), 12 on defense and in all on special teams … Was in for 237 snaps on defense and recorded 22 tackles (17 solo), with a tackle for zero gain, two third down stops, a caused interception and a pass deflection … Had a season-high five tackles (three solo) against Southern California, and had three tackles (all solo) against both Nicholls State and Stanford … The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Special Teams Belt Award, presented to the player for outstanding coverage unit achievement; he was fourth on the team in special team points with 21, on the strength of eight tackles (six solo, three inside-the-20), eight knockdown blocks, a downed punt and a caused penalty … He had six tackles (five solo) and two passes broken up in the four main spring scrimmages … A junior college transfer, he enrolled at CU for the spring semester with three years to play three in eligibility.
AT BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2014, Fr.)—He earned honorable mention KJCCC (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) honors as a freshman, as he was in on 46 tackles, 24 solo with three for losses, along with two passes broken up and a forced fumble … One of those pass deflections saved a touchdown at the goal line against Coffeeville … He had at least four tackles in six games under coach Troy Morrell; BCC was 8-3 his one season there.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a two-year starter at defensive back and wide receiver at Brookwood, though he suffered a broken fibula in his fifth game of his senior year that prevented him from earning any honors … He was in on 25 tackles, with an interception and three pass deflections before suffering the season-ending injury against Berkmar … As a junior, he recorded 30 tackles and broke up two passes … Played some reserve wide receiver both seasons … One of his top plays as a prep came when he recovered as onside kick to preserve a 21-19 homecoming win over Archer his junior season … Under coach Mark Crews, Brookwood was 7-5 his senior year, 8-4 his junior season and 15-1 his sophomore year (state champions).
ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in Economics from Colorado in December 2017 … He earned his A.A. degree from Butler Community College in December 2014.
PERSONAL—He was born July 28, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. … Among his hobbies include photography and music … An older brother (Charles Olatunji) played wide receiver at Auburn, and his younger brother (Lateef Laguda) was a receiver at Georgia State … He is fully ordained as a youth minister … He originally signed with Tennessee State out of high school. (First name pronounced aff-oh-lobby, last name la-goo-duh)
2017 (Sr.)—He started all 12 games at free safety … Was invited to and played in the East-West Shrine Game in the postseason … Finished fourth on the team in tackles with 69 (48 solo, including six for losses) and played the third-most snaps (804) … Also had an interception, four third down stops, four passes broken up, three forced fumbles, two touchdown saves, a hurry, one tackle for zero and a fumble recovery that he returned 11 yards … He opened the year with what would be a season-high 11 tackles, one for a loss, along with forcing a fumble that he returned 11 yards against Colorado State; collegesportsmadness.com named him the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for his effort … Also forced fumbles against Arizona and at Washington State … Logged 10 tackles (six solo) against Arizona State, when he played a season-high 88 plays, and had seven or more tackles on six occasions … His interception came against No. 7 Washington and Jake Browning, who was ranked statistically in the top 10 in many categories entering the game but was held to just 11-of-21 passing and 160 yards … He was voted one of six team captains prior to the season … His 1,029 snaps from scrimmage in his first two seasons at CU were the most of any returning defensive back at the start of the year … Athlon Sports selected him as a preseason third-team All-Pac-12 performer while Phil Steele’s College Football placed him on the fourth-team.
2016 (Jr.)—He started all 13 games at free safety plus the Alamo Bowl, finishing second on the team with 80 tackles in playing 792 snaps from scrimmage … Was credited with two tackles for losses, and an additional three for no gain, three third down stops, six pass breakups and he forced and recovered one fumble … Helped the CU secondary rank No. 3 in the country in pass efficiency defense at 98.12 while opposing quarterbacks completed just 48.3 percent of their passes on the Buffaloes and threw for only 182.5 yards per game, ranking as the 13th-best passing defense in the FBS … In his first career start, he recorded five tackles (four solo) against Colorado State, and also had five stops in week three at No. 4 Michigan … The next week in a win at Oregon he recorded eight tackles and one pass breakup … He had his first double-digit tackle game of the season at USC when he had 11 tackles in addition to forcing one fumble and returning another fumble nine yards – the forced fumble and recovery being the first of his career … Recorded the first interception of his career in CU’s 40-16 win over Arizona State, which extended CU's streak of consecutive games forcing a turnover to 20 straight at the time … Played all 59 plays in the win over UCLA where he had seven tackles and one pass breakup … At Arizona he set a career/season-high with 12 tackles in a 49-24 win over the Wildcats … A third double-digit tackle game on the year came in the Pac-12 Championship game against No. 4 Washington, as he had 10 tackles (one for a loss) with a pass breakup ... He was the recipient of the Hale Irwin Award, as selected by the coaches for being the most improved defensive back during spring practices.
2015 (Soph.)—He played in all 13 games (no starts), 12 on defense and in all on special teams … Was in for 237 snaps on defense and recorded 22 tackles (17 solo), with a tackle for zero gain, two third down stops, a caused interception and a pass deflection … Had a season-high five tackles (three solo) against Southern California, and had three tackles (all solo) against both Nicholls State and Stanford … The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Special Teams Belt Award, presented to the player for outstanding coverage unit achievement; he was fourth on the team in special team points with 21, on the strength of eight tackles (six solo, three inside-the-20), eight knockdown blocks, a downed punt and a caused penalty … He had six tackles (five solo) and two passes broken up in the four main spring scrimmages … A junior college transfer, he enrolled at CU for the spring semester with three years to play three in eligibility.
AT BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2014, Fr.)—He earned honorable mention KJCCC (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) honors as a freshman, as he was in on 46 tackles, 24 solo with three for losses, along with two passes broken up and a forced fumble … One of those pass deflections saved a touchdown at the goal line against Coffeeville … He had at least four tackles in six games under coach Troy Morrell; BCC was 8-3 his one season there.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a two-year starter at defensive back and wide receiver at Brookwood, though he suffered a broken fibula in his fifth game of his senior year that prevented him from earning any honors … He was in on 25 tackles, with an interception and three pass deflections before suffering the season-ending injury against Berkmar … As a junior, he recorded 30 tackles and broke up two passes … Played some reserve wide receiver both seasons … One of his top plays as a prep came when he recovered as onside kick to preserve a 21-19 homecoming win over Archer his junior season … Under coach Mark Crews, Brookwood was 7-5 his senior year, 8-4 his junior season and 15-1 his sophomore year (state champions).
ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in Economics from Colorado in December 2017 … He earned his A.A. degree from Butler Community College in December 2014.
PERSONAL—He was born July 28, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. … Among his hobbies include photography and music … An older brother (Charles Olatunji) played wide receiver at Auburn, and his younger brother (Lateef Laguda) was a receiver at Georgia State … He is fully ordained as a youth minister … He originally signed with Tennessee State out of high school. (First name pronounced aff-oh-lobby, last name la-goo-duh)
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