University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Dylan McCaffrey
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Michigan
- High School:
- Valor Christian HS
2021
- Started in 10 games at quarterback
- Passed for 1,332 yards completing 60.4% of his attempts
- Had five touchdown passes with a season high two against Northern Arizona
- Twice eclipsed the 200 yard mark.
- Finished second on the team with 227 rushing yardsÂ
- Tied for team lead with four rushing touchdowns
- Rushed for 100 yards at Southern Utah
- Academic All-Big Sky
Michigan
- Recipient of the team's 2017 Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year award
- Appeared in 13Â games as a reserveÂ
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018-19-20)
- Two-year letterman (2018-19)
2020
- Academic All-Big Ten
2019
- Appeared in seven games at quarterback and completed 10-of-20 passes for 116 yards with one touchdown; added 67 yards and one touchdown rushing to earn his second varsity letter
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Completed both pass attempts for 17 yards and ran eight times for 42 yards with one touchdown against Middle Tennessee State (Aug. 31)
- Played relief snaps against Army (Sept. 7)
- Pass eight times, completing three attempts for 40 yards at Wisconsin (Sept. 21) with another 21 yards added rushing
- Returned to action against Notre Dame (Oct. 26) and completed both pass attempts for 34 yards including a 26-yard touchdown to Mike SainristilÂ
- Completed 2-of-7 pass attempts for 35 yards in relief action at Maryland (Nov. 2)
- Came in the game for one trick play, a double pass, against Michigan State (Nov. 16)
- Successfully ran in a two-point conversion at Indiana (Nov. 23)
2018
- Appeared in six games at quarterback; rushed 10 times for 99 yards with one touchdown and went 8-of-15 passing for 126 yards and two touchdowns to earn his first varsity letter
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- In his first action as a Wolverine, completed 4-of-6 pass attempts for 22 yards and added three rushes for 10 yards at Notre Dame (Sept. 1)
- Threw his first collegiate touchdown pass, an 18-yard connection with Jacob McCurry, against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
- Threw a 56-yard touchdown strike to Ronnie Bell against Nebraska (Sept. 22), completing three-of-eight pass attempts for 86 yards on the day and adding two carries for 23 yards
- Played relief snaps at quarterback against Maryland (Oct. 6)
- Earned snaps against Wisconsin (Oct. 13) and scored his first career rushing touchdown with a 44-yard scramble
- Gained 14 yards rushing while playing in relief against Penn State (Nov. 3) before exiting the game with injury
2017
- Recipient of the team's Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year award
- Earned Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honors after the Cincinnati game (Sept. 9)
High School
- Attended Valor Christian High School (2017) coached by Rod Sherman
- Helped lead Valor Christian to the CHSAA Class 5A state championship in all four seasons, with state titles in 2013, 2015 and 2016
- National Honors Society and two-time Academic All-State Cum Laude
- Completed 204-of-306 passes for 2,796 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior
- Rushed 107 times for 579 yards and scored 10 touchdowns senior year; added two receiving scores
- Completed 64.7 percent of his passes for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior
- Carried the ball for 592 yards and 13 touchdowns
- Threw for 2,378 yards and 22 touchdowns while completing 60 percent of his passes as a sophomore
- Rated by ESPN as a four-star prospect, the No. 117 player nationally and the No. 6 QB in the country
- Scout.com four-star prospect, the No. 134 player nationally and the top-rated QB in Colorado
- 247.com four-star prospect, the No. 204 player nationally and the No. 6 QB prospect in the country
-Â PrepStar five-star recruit and ranked as the No. 22 player nationally
- Participated in the U.S. Army All-American Game
- Played in the inaugural Polynesian Bowl on Jan. 22, 2017
- 2016 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year
-Â CHSAA Class 5A 2015 and 2016 Player of the Year
-Â CHSAA Class 5A 2015 and 2016 First Team All-State
- Member of the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team
- Finalist for Maxwell Football Club's National High School Player of the Year
- Attended the 2016 The Opening in Beaverton, Oregon
- 2016 Elite 11 Finalist
Personal
- Born on March 25
- Son of Ed and Lisa McCaffrey
- Father, Ed, played college football at Stanford and won three Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos (1998, '99) and San Francisco 49ers (1995)
- Mother, Lisa played soccer at Stanford
- Brother, Christian, played running back for Stanford, brother, Max, played college football at Duke and was on the practice squad for the Green Bay Packers, and brother Luke is currently at Louisville as a quarterback
- His maternal grandfather was a silver medalist in the 100-meter dash during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and also held the world record in the 100-yard dash in 1956
- Earned Bachelor's degree in psychology from Michigan
