Colorado State University Athletics
CSU to host Pro Day on Wednesday, March 7
2/28/2018 3:01:00 PM | Football
Fifteen former Rams standouts will have opportunity to perform in front of NFL representatives
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Fifteen former Colorado State football players will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of NFL scouts and executives during CSU's Pro Day on Wednesday, March 7.
The players will participate in tests and drills throughout the morning. Fans will be able to follow along with the action via @CSUFootball on Twitter and Instagram. After the conclusion of Pro Day, a recap with video highlights will be available on CSURams.com.
Prior to CSU's Pro Day, wide receiver Michael Gallup will participate in the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, which begins this week.
Full list of participants:
#77 Jake Bennett – C – Lakewood, Colo.
2017: East-West Shrine Game participant… Named first-team All-MW by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games at center, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... Included on the 2017 Rimington Trophy Watch List... 2016: All-MW second-team honoree... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... Career Games Played/Started: 42/42
#91 Jakob Buys – DL – Arvada, Colo.
2017: Started all 13 games, tallying 19 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started eight at defensive tackle, recording 25 tackles, 3.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup... Career Games Played/Started: 47/22
#76 Nick Callender – OL – Hayward, Calif.
2016: Named honorable mention All-Mountain West by vote of coaches and media... played in all 13 games and started 10 at left tackle... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sacks per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... 2015: Started nine games at left tackle... Helped block for an offense that ranked third in the Mountain West with 417.0 yards per game, and was among the nation's leaders for tackles for loss allowed (4.58 per game; 12th) and sacks allowed (1.17 per game; 15th)... Career Games Played/Started: 37/20
#8 Detrich Clark – WR – Montezuma, Ga.
2017: Played in 12 games and started three (missed the New Mexico game with an injury), recording 41 catches for 504 yards and six touchdowns... Rushed 15 times for 40 yards and returned 18 kickoffs with a 23.7 yard average... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started four at wide receiver... recorded nine catches for 90 yards (10.0) and one touchdown and 36 carries for 247 yards (6.9) and three touchdowns... returned 80 kickoffs for 418 yards (20.9), including a 30-yard long... also threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Michael Gallup (at SDSU, 11/26)... Career Games Played/Started: 25/9
#43 Evan Colorito – LB – Beaverton, Ore.
2017: Started all 13 games, recording 45 tackles, a team-high 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and four quarterback hurries... His 5.5 sacks were the most by a CSU player in a single season since Joe Kawulok recorded 5.5 in 2015... Recorded a sack in three consecutive games to end his CSU career... 2016: Started all 13 games at linebacker, recording 63 tackles, 10.0 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble... Career Games Played/Started: 48/26
#1 Dalyn Dawkins – RB – Louisville, Ky.
2017: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl participant... Named second-team All-MW... Started all 13 games, rushing for 1,399 yards and eight touchdowns on 226 carries... Pulled in 26 catches for 310 yards and a touchdown... Ranked 23rd in the FBS with 1,725 all-purpose yards... His 1,399 rushing yards were fifth most in a season in program history... Finished his CSU career ranked third on the school's career rushing list with 3,185 yards... 2016: Played in 12 games and started 11, rushing for 919 yards on 161 carries (5.7 avg) with four touchdowns, and 20 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown... had five 100-yard rushing games on the season... Career Games Played/Started: 37/33
#4 Michael Gallup – WR – Monroe, Ga.
2017: Biletnikoff Award finalist... Consensus All-American... 2018 Senior Bowl participant... Named first-team All-American by Walter Camp, FWAA, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus... Finished with 100 catches for 1,413 yards and 7 TDs... Had 2 200-yard games (263 yards vs. Nevada, 212 yards at Hawai'i)... Was the top-rated WR in the nation according to Pro Football Focus... 2016: Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches and media... named to Phil Steele's All-MW first team... played in all 13 games and started 11, recording 76 catches for 1,272 yards and 14 touchdowns... Career Games Played/Started: 26/24
#61 Zack Golditch – OL – Aurora, Colo.
2017: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl participant... Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games on the offensive line, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... 2016: Started all 13 games on the offensive line... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... 2015: Played in all 13 games and started 12... Career Games Played/Started: 43/38
#17 Shun Johnson – CB – Denver, Colo.
2017: Played in 11 games and started five, recording 29 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, a forced fumble and nine pass breakups... 2016: Played in all 12 games and started one, recording eight tackles and two pass breakups... Career Games Played/Started: 45/7
#60 Trae Moxley – OL – Carbondale, Colo.
2017: Named honorable mention All-MW by a vote of media and coaches... Started 11 games on the offensive line, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started three on the offensive line... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... Career Games Played/Started: 48/18
#10 Kevin Nutt, Jr. – CB – Fresno, Calif.
2017: Started all 13 games at cornerback, recording 43 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery... Intercepted two passes against Colorado (Sept. 1)... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started 11, recording 29 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry... returned six kickoffs for 117 yards (19.5)... Career Games Played/Started: 50/24
#58 Trent Sieg – LS – Eaton, Colo.
Played in 51 games as a long snapper in his career at CSU… Snapped to 2015 Ray Guy Award finalist and All-America punter Hayden Hunt… Also snapped for current Rams kicker Wyatt Bryan, who ranks second in program history in field goal percentage... Earned multiple Academic All-Mountain West honors in his career... Career Games Played: 51
#7 Nick Stevens – QB – Murrieta, Calif.
2017: East-West Shrine Game participant... Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games, completing 61.9 percent of passes (284-of-456) for 3,799 yards and 29 touchdowns with 10 interceptions... Rushed 54 times for 123 yards and four touchdowns... 2016: Named honorable mention All-Mountain West by vote of coaches and media... named to Phil Steele's All-MW third team... 2015: Named second team All-Mountain West... Started all 13 games at quarterback, completing 211-of-347 (60.8%) passes for 2,679 yards and 21 touchdowns... Career Games Played/Started: 41/33
#29 Justin Sweet – DB – Las Vegas, Nev.
2017: Played in all 13 games and started eight at cornerback, recording 26 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and six pass breakups... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started three, recording 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, six pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pick-six... Career Games Played/Started: 40/12
#94 Darnell Thompson – DL – Raleigh, N.C.
2017: Selected to the National Team for the Tropical Bowl... Started all 13 games, recording 36 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, four quarterback hurries and one pass breakup... Recorded four tackles at No. 1 Alabama... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started 12 at defensive end, recording 29 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup... Career Games Played/Started: 31/25
The players will participate in tests and drills throughout the morning. Fans will be able to follow along with the action via @CSUFootball on Twitter and Instagram. After the conclusion of Pro Day, a recap with video highlights will be available on CSURams.com.
Prior to CSU's Pro Day, wide receiver Michael Gallup will participate in the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, which begins this week.
Full list of participants:
#77 Jake Bennett – C – Lakewood, Colo.
2017: East-West Shrine Game participant… Named first-team All-MW by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games at center, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... Included on the 2017 Rimington Trophy Watch List... 2016: All-MW second-team honoree... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... Career Games Played/Started: 42/42
#91 Jakob Buys – DL – Arvada, Colo.
2017: Started all 13 games, tallying 19 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started eight at defensive tackle, recording 25 tackles, 3.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup... Career Games Played/Started: 47/22
#76 Nick Callender – OL – Hayward, Calif.
2016: Named honorable mention All-Mountain West by vote of coaches and media... played in all 13 games and started 10 at left tackle... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sacks per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... 2015: Started nine games at left tackle... Helped block for an offense that ranked third in the Mountain West with 417.0 yards per game, and was among the nation's leaders for tackles for loss allowed (4.58 per game; 12th) and sacks allowed (1.17 per game; 15th)... Career Games Played/Started: 37/20
#8 Detrich Clark – WR – Montezuma, Ga.
2017: Played in 12 games and started three (missed the New Mexico game with an injury), recording 41 catches for 504 yards and six touchdowns... Rushed 15 times for 40 yards and returned 18 kickoffs with a 23.7 yard average... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started four at wide receiver... recorded nine catches for 90 yards (10.0) and one touchdown and 36 carries for 247 yards (6.9) and three touchdowns... returned 80 kickoffs for 418 yards (20.9), including a 30-yard long... also threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Michael Gallup (at SDSU, 11/26)... Career Games Played/Started: 25/9
#43 Evan Colorito – LB – Beaverton, Ore.
2017: Started all 13 games, recording 45 tackles, a team-high 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and four quarterback hurries... His 5.5 sacks were the most by a CSU player in a single season since Joe Kawulok recorded 5.5 in 2015... Recorded a sack in three consecutive games to end his CSU career... 2016: Started all 13 games at linebacker, recording 63 tackles, 10.0 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble... Career Games Played/Started: 48/26
#1 Dalyn Dawkins – RB – Louisville, Ky.
2017: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl participant... Named second-team All-MW... Started all 13 games, rushing for 1,399 yards and eight touchdowns on 226 carries... Pulled in 26 catches for 310 yards and a touchdown... Ranked 23rd in the FBS with 1,725 all-purpose yards... His 1,399 rushing yards were fifth most in a season in program history... Finished his CSU career ranked third on the school's career rushing list with 3,185 yards... 2016: Played in 12 games and started 11, rushing for 919 yards on 161 carries (5.7 avg) with four touchdowns, and 20 receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown... had five 100-yard rushing games on the season... Career Games Played/Started: 37/33
#4 Michael Gallup – WR – Monroe, Ga.
2017: Biletnikoff Award finalist... Consensus All-American... 2018 Senior Bowl participant... Named first-team All-American by Walter Camp, FWAA, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus... Finished with 100 catches for 1,413 yards and 7 TDs... Had 2 200-yard games (263 yards vs. Nevada, 212 yards at Hawai'i)... Was the top-rated WR in the nation according to Pro Football Focus... 2016: Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches and media... named to Phil Steele's All-MW first team... played in all 13 games and started 11, recording 76 catches for 1,272 yards and 14 touchdowns... Career Games Played/Started: 26/24
#61 Zack Golditch – OL – Aurora, Colo.
2017: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl participant... Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games on the offensive line, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... 2016: Started all 13 games on the offensive line... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... 2015: Played in all 13 games and started 12... Career Games Played/Started: 43/38
#17 Shun Johnson – CB – Denver, Colo.
2017: Played in 11 games and started five, recording 29 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, a forced fumble and nine pass breakups... 2016: Played in all 12 games and started one, recording eight tackles and two pass breakups... Career Games Played/Started: 45/7
#60 Trae Moxley – OL – Carbondale, Colo.
2017: Named honorable mention All-MW by a vote of media and coaches... Started 11 games on the offensive line, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started three on the offensive line... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... Career Games Played/Started: 48/18
#10 Kevin Nutt, Jr. – CB – Fresno, Calif.
2017: Started all 13 games at cornerback, recording 43 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery... Intercepted two passes against Colorado (Sept. 1)... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started 11, recording 29 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry... returned six kickoffs for 117 yards (19.5)... Career Games Played/Started: 50/24
#58 Trent Sieg – LS – Eaton, Colo.
Played in 51 games as a long snapper in his career at CSU… Snapped to 2015 Ray Guy Award finalist and All-America punter Hayden Hunt… Also snapped for current Rams kicker Wyatt Bryan, who ranks second in program history in field goal percentage... Earned multiple Academic All-Mountain West honors in his career... Career Games Played: 51
#7 Nick Stevens – QB – Murrieta, Calif.
2017: East-West Shrine Game participant... Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games, completing 61.9 percent of passes (284-of-456) for 3,799 yards and 29 touchdowns with 10 interceptions... Rushed 54 times for 123 yards and four touchdowns... 2016: Named honorable mention All-Mountain West by vote of coaches and media... named to Phil Steele's All-MW third team... 2015: Named second team All-Mountain West... Started all 13 games at quarterback, completing 211-of-347 (60.8%) passes for 2,679 yards and 21 touchdowns... Career Games Played/Started: 41/33
#29 Justin Sweet – DB – Las Vegas, Nev.
2017: Played in all 13 games and started eight at cornerback, recording 26 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and six pass breakups... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started three, recording 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, six pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pick-six... Career Games Played/Started: 40/12
#94 Darnell Thompson – DL – Raleigh, N.C.
2017: Selected to the National Team for the Tropical Bowl... Started all 13 games, recording 36 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, four quarterback hurries and one pass breakup... Recorded four tackles at No. 1 Alabama... 2016: Played in all 13 games and started 12 at defensive end, recording 29 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup... Career Games Played/Started: 31/25
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