Nicho Garcia

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
285
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
High School:
Blue Valley Northwest HS
Prev School:
Highland CC

2017 (Junior): Played in 11 games and started 10 at right guard, 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... Behind Garcia and the offensive line, quarterback Nick Stevens ranked 13th among all FBS players with 3,799 passing yards, while running back Dalyn Dawkins ranked 19th in the country with 1,399 rushing yards... The Rams' third-down conversion percentage of 50.3 percent ranked second in the country and their 305 total first downs ranked eighth.

The Rams offense scored 58 points in the season-opener against Oregon State (Aug. 26), the most in school history against a Power 5 opponent.
Helped the Rams put up 23 points against No. 1-ranked Alabama, the most points allowed by the Tide against a non-Power 5 conference opponent since 2007.
- The Rams offensive line did not allow a sack against the Crimson Tide, a unit that ranked third in the country with 3.6 sacks per game.
- Colorado State converted 10-of-17 third downs (58.8 percent) against an Alabama defense that ranked eighth in the country in third-down defense in 2016.
Blocked for 610 yards of total offense in the win over Hawai'i (Sept. 30) which is the most under Head Coach Mike Bobo.
In a win over Nevada (Oct. 14), the Rams' offense eclipsed the 600-yard mark for the third time this season, going for 608.
- Quarterback Nick Stevens passed for 384 yards while running back Dalyn Dawkins rushed for a career-high 191 yards.
Blocked for 570 yards of total offense and 52 points against a Boise State defense that entered the game ranked 15th in the country in total defense (Nov. 11).

2016 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first season at CSU.

2014-15 (Highland Community College):

Spent two seasons at Highland Community College in Highland, Kan.
Ninth-ranked JuCo offensive lineman in the country in the Class of 2016, including a top-three offensive guard.
As a sophomore in 2015, was named an All-Jayhawk Conference offensive lineman.
Finished his sophomore season with a 5-5 record.
Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN, 247 Sports and Rivals.
Committed to CSU over reported offers from Southern Mississippi, Akron, Georgia State and Charlotte.

High School:

Is a 2014 graduate of Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan.

Personal: Born May 1, 1996 in Overland Park, Kan... Parents are Liborio and Zuky Garcia... Majoring in liberal arts with a real estate minor at CSU.