73  Tomas Rivera Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. High School: Long Beach Poly Height / Weight: 6-6 / 315 Position: OL Experience: RS

2012 (Freshman): Redshirted as a true freshman in his first season of college eligibility.

High School: A two-year starter for one of the top programs in California, helped Long Beach Poly to consecutive league championships as a junior and senior...Made an enormous leap in his production from his junior to senior year, going from first-time starter in 2010 to the 2011 Moore League Offensive Lineman of the Year; also was rated No. 115 on PrepStar's SoCal Top 200 list...A first-team all-Pac 5 and first-team all-Moore League offensive lineman, helped Poly (10-2) finish ranked No. 20 in the final 2011 state polls...The anchor of the Jackrabbits' offensive front as a senior in 2011, did not allow a sack and paved the way for Poly's 2,002 team rushing yards, helping the program advance to the second round of the CIF state playoffs...Served as a team captain as a senior, and picked up four tackles and a defensive lineman...As a junior in 2010, helped the Jackrabbits to a conference title and a berth in the CIF playoffs...Also lettered as a sophomore, his first season at the varsity level...Head football coach was Raul Lara...Also played basketball as a freshman...Has a 315-pound bench press and 3.0 GPA.

Personal: Given name Tomás David Rivera...Born Feb. 9, 1994, in Long Beach, Calif. ...Son of Tomás and Iliana Rivera...Has one younger brother and one younger sister...Undecided on a major at Colorado State...Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.