2021 Football Roster
Broussard, Jarek
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 23
Jarek Broussard
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Bishop Lynch
Bio
AT COLORADO: Finished his CU career 31st on CU’s all-time rushing list with 1,474 yards, averaging 5.44 yards per carry … Rushed for 100-plus yards in six career games … He had 1,620 all-purpose yards overall … His 301 yards at Arizona in 2020 was the fourth 300-yard rushing game in school history … Had 40 carries of 10 or more yards and 99 of five or longer out of 270 career attempts … He reached 1,000 career yards in just nine regular season games (CU doesn’t include bowl stats in season or career records); the fastest to 1,000 yards in the number of games played (nine); the mark had been held by Charlie Davis, who reached the mark in his 10th game, the 10th of his sophomore season in 1971 (doing so on a 67-yard TD run). He hit 1,000 on his 172nd carry, the fourth-fewest. Eddie Dove (1956-58) hit 1,000 yards on his 139th carry, Carroll Hardy (1951-54) did it on his 148th rush, Frank Bernardi (1951-54) on his 156th and Davis on his 163rd … The 12th player in school history to score the first points in a season in back-to-back years (2020-21).
2020-21 (Soph.-2)—Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches, and second-team All-Colorado mention from the state’s NFF chapter … Played in 11 games, including 10 starts; missed the season finale with an injury … Led the team in rushing for the second straight year, gaining 661 yards in averaging 4.65 yards per carry … Scored two touchdowns with a long run of 49 yards … Also caught 13 passes for 81 yards … Had two 100-yard games, a season-high 151 on 24 carries versus Oregon State, and 108 yards on16 tries at UCLA … Second on the team in first downs earned with 35 (33 rushing, two receiving) … His touchdowns came in the first two games of the season, scoring one of CU’s five in the win over Northern Colorado and the Buffs’ lone TD in the 10-7 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M in week two … Had 94 yards in the opener against UNC for his third-highest total … Had four runs of 20-plus yards for the year, with a long of 49 against Oregon State … Gained the majority of his yards on first down plays (436 on 75 carries) … Was on the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, and was a preseason first-team All-Pac-12 honors by the league media, Athlon, Lindy's and Phil Steele's College Football … Lindy's ranked him the No. 7 running back nationally while Phil Steele had him No. 8.
2020 (Soph.)—One of three winners of the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, rebounding from two ACL surgeries to lead the Buffaloes in rush and earning the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year nod by the league coaches as the Associated Press (the sixth CU player to earn conference offensive POY honor, the first since Chris Brown in 2002) … A first-team All-Pac-12 performer by the league coaches, AP, Bay Area News Group and Phil Steel's College Football, which also named him an honorable mention All-American … Named CU's John Mack Award as the Offensive MVP and CU's CUSPY for Male Athlete of the Year across all sports … Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl with five starts … Averaged 162.6 yards per game, rushing 129 times for 813 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season … Led the Pac-12 and Power 5 in rushing and was third nationally, becoming the first CU player to lead a conference in rushing since Brown in 2002 … Also caught seven passes for 52 yards and had one kick return for 13 yards giving him 865 yards from scrimmage and 878 all-purpose yards in five games … In the Alamo Bowl loss to Texas, he had 27 carries for 82 yards and two touchdowns and two receptions for 13 yards … Those upped his totals in the NCAA stats to 156 for 895 yards and five touchdowns rushing and nine receptions for 65 yards for 973 all-purpose yards (CU doesn't count bowl statistics in season totals) … His NCAA number of 162.2 all-purpose yards per game ranked second in the Pac-12 and ninth nationally … Literally hit the ground running, opening the season with 31 carries for 187 yards and three touchdowns, adding two receptions for 21 yards and one kickoff return for 13 yards against UCLA, setting the CU records for rushing yards, yards from scrimmage (208) and all-purpose yards (221) for a player in their first game in earning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors … Became the seventh player to rush for 100-plus yards in his first game in a CU uniform and had the third-most yards for a first start at running back behind Mike Pritchard (217 in 1990) and Billy Waddy (202 in 1973) … Followed up his debut with 27 rushes for 121 yards at Stanford, becoming just the seventh CU player to rush for 100 yards in the first two games of a season and first since Hugh Charles in 2005, while also joining Charlie Davis (1971) and Marcus Houston (2000) as players to hit 100-yards in their first two career games at CU … Had his third straight 100-yard rushing game against San Diego State with 32 carries for 124 yards, adding one reception for 14 yards … He became just the second player in CU history to rush for 100 yards in his first three games along with Davis in 1971 and his 432 yards in his first three games set a CU record … Exploded at Arizona with 25 rushes for 301 yards, earning the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second time while also winning the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, College Sports Madness Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and picked up an ESPN Helmet Sticker … Became just the fourth FBS running back since 1996 to rush for 100-yards in four straight games to open a career, joining Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma, nine games), Rudi Johnson (Auburn, five) and Anthony Davis (Wisconsin, four) … His 301 yards was CU's fourth 300-yard game in history behind 342 from Davis (Oklahoma State, 1971), 317 from Salaam (Texas, 1994) and 309 from Brown (Kansas, 2002) … His 155 yards rushing in the second quarter set a CU record, breaking Eric Bieniemy's mark of 131 against Oregon State in 1988, and his 184 first-half rushing yards is the second most in a half behind Davis' 206 vs. the Cowboys in 1971 … Became the first player in CU history to have three 50-yard rushes in the same game … After four games his rushing total was 733, the most in CU history and six yards ahead of Salaam's total in 1994 when he won the Heisman Trophy.
2019 (Fr.-RS)—Injured his knee in September and missed the entire season … He was named the CU Student-Athlete of the Month for October … In the two scrimmages and spring game, he had 16 rushes for 58 yards and a touchdown led the team with seven rushes for 32 yards and a touchdown in the first scrimmage.
2018 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for two games, UCLA and Washington State … Listed as injured the first three games of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rated as a 3-star recruit by the major recruiting services … Was the TAPPS District 1 MVP as a junior and a senior … Garnered first-team TAPPS All-State and All-District honors as a wide receiver both seasons as well … Team MVP as a senior … Under coach Chuck Faucette, the Friars went 12-1 his senior year, losing to St. Pius X in the semifinals of the D1 TAPPS Playoffs and went 9-5 as a junior when they beat Bishop Dunne 21-17 in the D1 TAPPS championship game … As a senior, he had 63 carries for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns, going for over 100 yards in two games with a long run of 89 yards … Added 22 receptions for 360 yards and three TDs … On defense he had 22 tackles and a sack and on special teams he gained 170 yards on three kickoff returns, which included an 85-yard TD, and he returned 19 punts for an average of 14.3 yards … As a junior, he rushed 77 times for 875 yards and 13 TDs while catching 44 passes for 781 yards and nine more TDs … Top games as a junior: in a 62-28 playoff quarterfinal victory over St. Joseph Academy he scored six TDs and racked up 402 all-purpose yards (172 receiving on four receptions, had 84 yards rushing on seven carries, returned two kickoffs for 126 yards, highlighted by his 89-yard return for a TD, and had one punt return for 20 yards); rushed for 167 yards on just five carries, averaging 33.4 yards per attempt with a long of 80 in the 49-42 win over Trinity Christian; went for 607 total yards (31 rushing, one TD; 58 receiving, one TD; 255 on kickoff returns and 263 on punt returns) in a 40-35 win over Parish Episcopal … On the track he had a personal-best time of 11.57 in the 100-meter dash and a long jump of 21-11.5, which placed him first at the TAPPS 6A North Regional meet.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado … He was named CU's Academic Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2019 … He was given the Clancy A. Herbst Jr. Student-Athlete Achievement Award in 2021, given to CU student-athletes for overcoming personal, academic or emotional challenges or difficulties to success both academically and athletically.
PERSONAL—He was born on April 24, 2000 in New Orleans, La. … Hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing video games, in particular Madden, Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto … An older brother, Jalen, played football at Reedley College in California … He attended a church camp in Colorado when he was growing up and said he “really liked the atmosphere. Going back for a football standpoint I thought would be even cooler. I ended up camping there and had the time of my life.” (Name is pronounced Jerek Brew-sard)
2020-21 (Soph.-2)—Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches, and second-team All-Colorado mention from the state’s NFF chapter … Played in 11 games, including 10 starts; missed the season finale with an injury … Led the team in rushing for the second straight year, gaining 661 yards in averaging 4.65 yards per carry … Scored two touchdowns with a long run of 49 yards … Also caught 13 passes for 81 yards … Had two 100-yard games, a season-high 151 on 24 carries versus Oregon State, and 108 yards on16 tries at UCLA … Second on the team in first downs earned with 35 (33 rushing, two receiving) … His touchdowns came in the first two games of the season, scoring one of CU’s five in the win over Northern Colorado and the Buffs’ lone TD in the 10-7 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M in week two … Had 94 yards in the opener against UNC for his third-highest total … Had four runs of 20-plus yards for the year, with a long of 49 against Oregon State … Gained the majority of his yards on first down plays (436 on 75 carries) … Was on the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, and was a preseason first-team All-Pac-12 honors by the league media, Athlon, Lindy's and Phil Steele's College Football … Lindy's ranked him the No. 7 running back nationally while Phil Steele had him No. 8.
2020 (Soph.)—One of three winners of the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, rebounding from two ACL surgeries to lead the Buffaloes in rush and earning the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year nod by the league coaches as the Associated Press (the sixth CU player to earn conference offensive POY honor, the first since Chris Brown in 2002) … A first-team All-Pac-12 performer by the league coaches, AP, Bay Area News Group and Phil Steel's College Football, which also named him an honorable mention All-American … Named CU's John Mack Award as the Offensive MVP and CU's CUSPY for Male Athlete of the Year across all sports … Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl with five starts … Averaged 162.6 yards per game, rushing 129 times for 813 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season … Led the Pac-12 and Power 5 in rushing and was third nationally, becoming the first CU player to lead a conference in rushing since Brown in 2002 … Also caught seven passes for 52 yards and had one kick return for 13 yards giving him 865 yards from scrimmage and 878 all-purpose yards in five games … In the Alamo Bowl loss to Texas, he had 27 carries for 82 yards and two touchdowns and two receptions for 13 yards … Those upped his totals in the NCAA stats to 156 for 895 yards and five touchdowns rushing and nine receptions for 65 yards for 973 all-purpose yards (CU doesn't count bowl statistics in season totals) … His NCAA number of 162.2 all-purpose yards per game ranked second in the Pac-12 and ninth nationally … Literally hit the ground running, opening the season with 31 carries for 187 yards and three touchdowns, adding two receptions for 21 yards and one kickoff return for 13 yards against UCLA, setting the CU records for rushing yards, yards from scrimmage (208) and all-purpose yards (221) for a player in their first game in earning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors … Became the seventh player to rush for 100-plus yards in his first game in a CU uniform and had the third-most yards for a first start at running back behind Mike Pritchard (217 in 1990) and Billy Waddy (202 in 1973) … Followed up his debut with 27 rushes for 121 yards at Stanford, becoming just the seventh CU player to rush for 100 yards in the first two games of a season and first since Hugh Charles in 2005, while also joining Charlie Davis (1971) and Marcus Houston (2000) as players to hit 100-yards in their first two career games at CU … Had his third straight 100-yard rushing game against San Diego State with 32 carries for 124 yards, adding one reception for 14 yards … He became just the second player in CU history to rush for 100 yards in his first three games along with Davis in 1971 and his 432 yards in his first three games set a CU record … Exploded at Arizona with 25 rushes for 301 yards, earning the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second time while also winning the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, College Sports Madness Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and picked up an ESPN Helmet Sticker … Became just the fourth FBS running back since 1996 to rush for 100-yards in four straight games to open a career, joining Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma, nine games), Rudi Johnson (Auburn, five) and Anthony Davis (Wisconsin, four) … His 301 yards was CU's fourth 300-yard game in history behind 342 from Davis (Oklahoma State, 1971), 317 from Salaam (Texas, 1994) and 309 from Brown (Kansas, 2002) … His 155 yards rushing in the second quarter set a CU record, breaking Eric Bieniemy's mark of 131 against Oregon State in 1988, and his 184 first-half rushing yards is the second most in a half behind Davis' 206 vs. the Cowboys in 1971 … Became the first player in CU history to have three 50-yard rushes in the same game … After four games his rushing total was 733, the most in CU history and six yards ahead of Salaam's total in 1994 when he won the Heisman Trophy.
2019 (Fr.-RS)—Injured his knee in September and missed the entire season … He was named the CU Student-Athlete of the Month for October … In the two scrimmages and spring game, he had 16 rushes for 58 yards and a touchdown led the team with seven rushes for 32 yards and a touchdown in the first scrimmage.
2018 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for two games, UCLA and Washington State … Listed as injured the first three games of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL—Rated as a 3-star recruit by the major recruiting services … Was the TAPPS District 1 MVP as a junior and a senior … Garnered first-team TAPPS All-State and All-District honors as a wide receiver both seasons as well … Team MVP as a senior … Under coach Chuck Faucette, the Friars went 12-1 his senior year, losing to St. Pius X in the semifinals of the D1 TAPPS Playoffs and went 9-5 as a junior when they beat Bishop Dunne 21-17 in the D1 TAPPS championship game … As a senior, he had 63 carries for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns, going for over 100 yards in two games with a long run of 89 yards … Added 22 receptions for 360 yards and three TDs … On defense he had 22 tackles and a sack and on special teams he gained 170 yards on three kickoff returns, which included an 85-yard TD, and he returned 19 punts for an average of 14.3 yards … As a junior, he rushed 77 times for 875 yards and 13 TDs while catching 44 passes for 781 yards and nine more TDs … Top games as a junior: in a 62-28 playoff quarterfinal victory over St. Joseph Academy he scored six TDs and racked up 402 all-purpose yards (172 receiving on four receptions, had 84 yards rushing on seven carries, returned two kickoffs for 126 yards, highlighted by his 89-yard return for a TD, and had one punt return for 20 yards); rushed for 167 yards on just five carries, averaging 33.4 yards per attempt with a long of 80 in the 49-42 win over Trinity Christian; went for 607 total yards (31 rushing, one TD; 58 receiving, one TD; 255 on kickoff returns and 263 on punt returns) in a 40-35 win over Parish Episcopal … On the track he had a personal-best time of 11.57 in the 100-meter dash and a long jump of 21-11.5, which placed him first at the TAPPS 6A North Regional meet.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado … He was named CU's Academic Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2019 … He was given the Clancy A. Herbst Jr. Student-Athlete Achievement Award in 2021, given to CU student-athletes for overcoming personal, academic or emotional challenges or difficulties to success both academically and athletically.
PERSONAL—He was born on April 24, 2000 in New Orleans, La. … Hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing video games, in particular Madden, Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto … An older brother, Jalen, played football at Reedley College in California … He attended a church camp in Colorado when he was growing up and said he “really liked the atmosphere. Going back for a football standpoint I thought would be even cooler. I ended up camping there and had the time of my life.” (Name is pronounced Jerek Brew-sard)
RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games
Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds
2020 5 128 813 6.3 3 75 32 301 7 52 7.4 0 21 3 21
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 1-13 (2020).
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