30  Steve Juedes Class: Senior Hometown: Allenspark, Colo. High School: Fairview Height / Weight: 6-0 / 206 Position: DB Birthdate: 12/27/1984 Experience: 1VL

2007 (Senior): Played in the season's first 11 games, starting three, until a knee injury prematurely ended his college career...Finished with 25 tackles (16 solo)...Entered the year as a walk-on special teams kamikaze, then gradually worked his way into the injury-depleted safety rotation...Forced a Byron Ellis fumble on the season's opening kickoff, at Colorado (Sept. 1), but the Buffs recovered...Saw extensive playing time at Houston (Sept. 22), with starter Klint Kubiak sidelined...At TCU (Sept. 29), delivered a resounding hit on a first-quarter kickoff return, one of two stops on the day...At home vs. Air Force (Oct. 13), played on several second-half series with Zac Bryson and Jake Galusha sidelined, and turned in three tackles (all solo)...Matched that total a week later, making his first career start in CSU's emotional first victory, at UNLV (Oct. 20)...At New Mexico (Nov. 10), played 97 snaps on defense and special teams, replaced an injured Bryson, made his second start and had five tackles; nearly picked off his first collegiate pass and may have corralled the ball if not for the cast on his hand (he played with a broken wrist and multiple fractured fingers)...Started and registered career highs in both total tackles (eight) and solo stops (five) before sustaining a knee injury late in the win over Georiga Southern (Nov. 17)...Forced to sit out his collegiate finale, vs. Wyoming (Nov. 23), with knee injury. 2006 (Junior): Saw action in 10 games for the Rams, recording six tackles (four solo). 2005 (Sophomore): Did not play; member of CSU scout teams. 2004: Sat out after transfering from Nebraska-Kearney. 2003: Redshirted in his first collegiate season, at Nebraska-Kearney. High School: Received all-league and all-city honors...Helped lead Fairview High School (Boulder, Colo.) to four city and league championships, and two state championship berths...A four-time varsity letterwinner...High school football coach was Tom McCartney. Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1984, in Kansas...son of Steve and Nancy Juedes...Has two sisters...Full name: Steve C. Juedes...Majoring in economics.