Throughout our position-by-position look at the 2023 Buffs, we have seen a lot of talent imported to each spot. Still, one could argue that the safety position has the most talent out of any on the team.
From top to bottom, Colorado has size, speed, experience and guys that can cause headaches. The safety position has become a major strength for this team, mainly because CU can throw waves of players at opposing offenses.
Looking at only the three players who I believe will be backups, they’ve accumulated 60 career games played, 205 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, 10 interceptions and 23 pass breakups.
Let’s take a look at Colorado’s safeties entering the 2023 season: