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Run Through the Colorado Roster: Nos. 50-45

Leading up to the start of the regular season, CUSportsNation.com will be running through the Colorado football roster in reverse order, starting with #99 Chris Mulumba and ending with #1 Shay Fields.

Today, we continue with Nos. 50-45

(Note: The CU 2017 signees that are enrolling this summer are excluded from this feature as they did not have officially assigned jersey numbers at the time that we began this series. Click here to learn more about the 2017 signees).

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Nos. 99-95

Nos. 93-87

Nos. 86-76

Nos. 75-70

Nos. 69-63

Nos. 62-57

Nos. 56-51

No. 50 - Frank Umu

6-foot-4, 280-pounds

Defensive End

Redshirt Sophomore

Littleton, Colo.

Heritagae H.S.

After playing just 18 total snaps on the defensive line in 2016, Umu is set for a much bigger role this fall. He was named the most improved defensive lineman for his performance during spring practice. He will be in the rotation at defensive end, likely at the left defensive end spot behind Leo Jackson.

Click here to view Umu's Rivals.com recruit profile

No. 49 - Davis Price

6-foot-2, 190-pounds

Kicker

Sophomore

Evergreen, Colo.

Evergreen H.S.

Price stepped in as a true freshman and had a strong year. He was 4-of-6 on field goal attempts, 26-of-27 on PATs, and had five touchbacks on 14 kickoff attempts. Price's first collegiate field goal attempt? A 54 yarder that sailed through the uprights against Oregon State. After Diego Gonzalez went down in the Michigan game, the Buffs relied on Price and Chris Graham. On the spring game depth chart that CU released, Price and Graham were 1a/1b as to who was the starter.

Click here to view Davis' Rivals.com recruit profile

No. 46 - Trent Headley

6-foot-2, 225-pounds

Outside Linebacker

Senior

Littleton, Colo.

Columbine H.S./Metro State

Headley previously attended Metro State in Denver, but he decided to transfer to Colorado and walked on the football team in 2015. Headley dislocated his shoulder last spring, which knocked him out for the 2016 season.

No. 45 - Jacob Stoltenberg

6-foot, 230-pounds

Linebacker

Redshirt Freshman

Sugar Land, Texas

Clements H.S.

Stoltenberg, a walk on linebacker, is the son of the late Bryan Stoltenberg, who passed away in 2013 after complications due to a severe car accident. The elder Stoltenberg was an first team All-American center for the Buffs as a senior in 1995. He played in the NFL from 1996-2000.

Read here for an excellent story from SI that includes Stoltenberg's journey to Colorado

No. 45 - Tanner Grzesiek

5-foot-10, 200-pounds

Running Back

Senior

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Classical H.S.

Grzesiek walked on at CU last year and did not see any game action. He dressed for the Colorado State and Utah games, however. He was listed as the No. 3 running back on the CU spring game depth chart.

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