Chris Bounds

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

aaron haigler and chris bounds at usc 2018

Photo by: Maggie Still

Photo by: Thomas Jung

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
240
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
High School:
Chaminade College Prep

AT COLORADO: 2018 (Jr.)—He appeared in the first seven games of the season, including three starts, but left the team for personal reasons after the Washington game … CU didn’t overly incorporate the tight end position into the offensive scheme much, as he caught just one pass for 15 yards (which came at Washington, his final game) … That reception did earn a first down … He earned five special team points, all on knockdown blocks.

2017 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games and started two contests (Arizona, Utah) … He caught seven passes on the season for 102 yards, a 14.6 average per reception, with two touchdowns … He also collected eight special teams points, all coming from knockdown or springing blocks on a kick return, and was in on all 59 field goal and point after attempts … Made his first career start in week six against Arizona and in the game he caught the first two TD receptions of his career, becoming the first Colorado tight end to have two in a game since Joe Klopfenstein did so against Kansas in Boulder on Oct. 22, 2005.

2016 (Fr.-RS)—He played in a total of 12 games including the Alamo Bowl, missing two contests (UCLA, Arizona) due to illness ... Had the first reception of his career in week two against Idaho State, which went for eight yards … On special teams he recorded two tackles and was credited with one knockdown or springing block on a kick return.

2015 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced early at both tight end and defensive end, but settled in on offense where he practiced most of the year.

HIGH SCHOOL— He earned second-team All-Mission League honors for the third straight season as a senior, though he did garner first-team All-CIF recognition his junior year ... He was primarily a career blocking tight end, starting for three years, for a Chaminade team that averaged 241 rushing yards per game in 2014 (and an offense that put just under 460 in the books each week); he caught two passes for 30 yards as a senior (one touchdown), seven for 69 as a junior and three for 41 his sophomore season ... Played both end and tackle on defense his freshman through senior years, with 28 tackles (20 solo, five for losses and two quarterback sacks) as a senior; he was in on 24 stops (17 solo, six for losses with four sacks), along with two forced fumbles and a pass broken up his junior year ... Had 28 tackles (14 solo) his sophomore year and 11 tackles (seven solo) as a freshman ... Under coach Ed Croson, Chaminade was 5-5 his senior year, 14-2 his junior season (CIF Division II Southern Section and Division II state champions), 12-2 his sophomore year (winning the Mission League title) and 10-3 when he was a freshman … He also threw the shot put his sophomore through senior seasons and was on the basketball team as a freshman.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Accounting and Management at Colorado ... As a redshirt freshman in 2016, he garnered honorable mention Academic All-Colorado honors from the state’s chapter of the National Football Foundation ... He owned a 3.0 grade point average in high school.

PERSONAL—He was born Feb. 14, 1997 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. … His father (John) played college football at West Virginia, and an older brother, Josh, played rugby for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point ... An uncle, Dennis Bounds, is a news anchor with KING-TV in Seattle ... He followed two high school teammates to CU: Rick Gamboa and Donovan Lee.