Jordon Vaden Class: Freshman Hometown: Henderson, Colo. High School: Prairie View Height / Weight: 6-3 / 180 Position: WR Experience: HS

High School: A speedy, four-sport athlete at Prairie View High School in Henderson, a suburb northeast of Denver, lettered four years in football...An electrifying offensive attacker and return specialist, twice earned first-team Class 4A all-state honors, and garnered three consecutive first-team all-Mountain Plains League selections...Scored more touchdowns and compiled more receiving, return and all-purpose yards than any player in PVHS history...Also surpassed 1,000 career return yards, including five touchdowns...As a senior team captain in 2011, managed to lead his team in rushing and passing touchdowns, after starting three games at quarterback...A first-team all-state choice in 2011, ran for 654 yards on 96 carries, with seven TDs, while catching a team-leading 16 passes for 147 yards...Also completed 15-of-28 passes for 296 yards and four TDs...In 2009, picked up all-state and all-conference honors, registering 21 receptions for 299 yards with four TDs, and rushing for 273 yards and a TD on 33 carries...As a sophomore first-year starter in 2009, posted a career-best 37 catches for 550 yards and two TDs, while averaging nearly 15 yards per carry (14-209), with one score on the ground...Had four catches for 11 yards as a freshman...Also achieved academic all-state honors...Head football coach was Rocky Schneider...Also lettered four years in basketball, including a first-team all-conference season, and lettered twice in track and cross country...Top time in the 40-yard dash was 4.5 seconds...Also owned at the time of his signing a personal best of 14.7 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles.

Personal: Given name Jordon Lynn Vaden...Last name is pronounced VAY-din...Born Dec. 1, 1993, in Denver, Colo. ...Son of Jeff and Debra Vaden...The youngest of four children, has one brother and two sisters...Brother, Jeff, played football and competed on the track and field team at Northern Colorado, while sister Avyn is a senior on the basketball and golf teams at Peru State in Nebraska...Interested in marketing or journalism as a major at Colorado State...Hometown: Henderson, Colo.