▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁team ▁captain ▁and ▁a ▁four - year ▁letter w inner . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁three - time ▁All - Cent enn ial ▁League ▁selection . ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁he ▁threw ▁for ▁ 2 , 0 7 3 ▁yards , ▁ran ▁for ▁ 4 6 3 ▁and ▁had ▁ 2 5 ▁touch down s . ▁Play ing ▁a ▁full ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁junior , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁Bru ins ▁( 1 1 - 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 A ▁state ▁championship ▁game ▁as ▁he ▁threw ▁for ▁ 1 , 7 8 6 ▁yards , ▁ran ▁for ▁ 9 3 7 ▁and ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 3 1 ▁touch down s . ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁he ▁missed ▁eight - plus ▁games ▁with ▁a ▁shoulder ▁injury ▁that ▁limited ▁his ▁throwing , ▁but ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁ 9 0 7 ▁passing ▁yards ▁and ▁ 9 7 8 ▁r ushing ▁yards ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁total ▁touch down s . ▁In ▁the ▁quarter final ▁game ▁vs . ▁def ending ▁state ▁champ ▁Grand view ▁High ▁School , ▁he ▁ran ▁ 3 6 ▁yards ▁for ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁double ▁O T ▁score ▁on ▁a ▁third - and - goal ▁play . ▁Col ter ▁also ▁letter ed ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁basketball ▁( play ing ▁point ▁guard ) ▁and ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁track ▁& ▁field ▁( comp eting ▁in ▁long ▁jump ▁and ▁triple