Erik Olsen

Arizona

Nov 1 (Sat)

5:00 p.m.

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-5
Weight:
250
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.
High School:
Heritage
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

AT COLORADO: 2021 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for three games … Named the Special Teams Scout Player of the Week for the week learning up to the Oregon State game.

HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star recruit by Rivals, which ranked him as the No. 5 player from Colorado and No. 16 tight end nationally … ESPN ranked him as the No. 5 player from Colorado, No. 16 tight end and No. 124 player regionally … 247Sports ranked him as the No. 4 player from Colorado and No. 23 tight end nationally while the 247 Composite lists him as the No. 4 player in Colorado and No. 16 tight end and No. 419 player nationally … He played three years of varsity football for Heritage and coach Tyler Knoblock … In his career, he caught 67 passes for 972 yards and 12 touchdowns and had 21 games with multiple catches … He also had 21 rushes for 103 yards and two touchdowns in his career … As a senior, he caught 14 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown, while rushing eight times for 30 yards in a COVID-shortened season … He also made appearances on defense as a senior, coming up with five tackles including one sack, and added one forced fumble … His junior season, he caught 28 passes for 533 yards and eight touchdowns, while also rushing nine times for 38 yards and a touchdown while being named first-team all-league … His sophomore season, he caught 25 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns and ran four times for 35 yards and another touchdown, earning second-team all-state honors … His best game came as a junior in a 49-0 win over Thornton when he had five catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns … He added five catches for 96 yards against Ponderosa … He also played basketball at Heritage, averaging 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds his junior season.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2021 … He was an Honor roll student in high school and carried a 3.8 grade point average.

PERSONAL—He was born on August 11, 2002 in Littleton, Colo. … His parents are Marti and Ed … He has one older sibling, Taylor … His hobbies include playing video games, hanging out with friends, camping, and fishing… He can dunk a basketball … He volunteers annually at his church around Christmas … His favorite athlete is Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce.