AT COLORADO:

2022 (So.-RS)—

Played in nine games, with eight starts on offense.
Played a total of 501 offensive snaps with 385 plus plays.

2021 (Fr.-RS)—Played in all 12 games on special teams and saw action in five games on offense … Played a total of 67 snaps with 29 plus plays, including one perfect passing play on a touchdown … Played on the FG/PAT team on special teams and saw action on all 45 plays.

2020 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see game action … Dressed for four games including the Alamo Bowl against Texas, also doing so for the UCLA, Stanford and Utah games.

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect from Rivals, ESPN and PrepStar … He was ranked the No. 89 player out of California by Rivals ... He was named to the All-West Region team by PrepStar … He helped Davis High School earn a record of 10-2 his senior year under head coach Steve Smyte … He helped pave the way for an offense that scored 68 total touchdowns while averaging 215.0 yards per game rushing and 158.2 yards per game passing … He played in seven games where the offense had over 200 rushing yards and four games with over 250 yards … He earned first-team All-Delta League and Offensive Lineman-of-the-Year honors as a senior … He also played defense and racked up 30 tackles and a sack … He helped the Devils average 230.1 yards per game rushing and 140.1 yards per game passing to earn first-team all-league honors as a junior … He earned second-team all-league honors as a sophomore in an offense that averaged 128.3 yards per game rushing and 90.0 yards per game passing … His senior year against Cordova the Huskies rushed for 193 yards and seven touchdowns in a 64-0 victory … In a 49-7 win over Woodland, the Davis offense tallied 235 rushing yards and 272 passing yards for a total of 507 yards and seven touchdowns … He helped gather 291 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a 41-7 win over Gregori … As a junior, he helped Davis rush for 361 yards and eight touchdowns in a 69-20 victory over Cordova ... In his sophomore season, the Huskies rushed for 356 yards and four touchdowns against Woodcreek … He was co-enrolled at Da Vinci Charter Academy.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born on December 3, 2001 in Fremont, Calif. … His parents are Tabitha Lichtenhan and Teri Christian … He has two siblings … His nickname is “Tank” … At 6-10, he is the tallest player in CU football history, surpassing Nate Solder (OT, 2007-10) and Steve Young (OT, 1974-75), both 6-9 … He loves fishing and spending time outdoors … After football he would like to be a Fish and Game Warden … He enjoys sleeping, eating, cooking, and spending time with family and friends … He can make balloon animals … He has done extensive community service including speaking at elementary schools about the values of being a good student and member of the community and mentoring youth players in the junior football program. (Name is pronounced jare-ed lick-tin-han.)

Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan