6′1″ · 180 lb · Englewood, CO
Curtis Appleton: S · Colorado · #30.
Curtis Appleton
This is his second year in the same secondary at Colorado. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against UCLA — Week 11, 2021.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 20Yahoo Sports Oct 15
FootballScoop Oct 4
Bleacher Report Oct 4Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-35@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 29-52@ No. 7 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-44@ UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 13-28@ No. 16 Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Karl Dorrell — 8-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Karl Dorrell
Pass share
38.5%
269 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
58.2
12 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
298 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Colorado, 8 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike MacIntyre, Mel Tucker, and Karl Dorrell. Multi-era developmental context.
