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Joe Klopfenstein

Colorado · Tight End · 2002-05

HND
76
BLK
72
SPD
73

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Klopfenstein was a first-team all-conference pick in 2005.

Klopfenstein was the No. 46 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 2nd-highest tight end rating at Colorado since 1990 and No. 19 among all tight ends of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2004
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2005
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2006
    • No. 46 overall pick, NFL Draft

Rating by Era

  • 2000-2004 eraTE72
  • 2005-2009 eraTE72

Colorado Teammates

  1. 90Daniel Graham1998-2001TE
  2. 86Jordon Dizon2004-07LB
  3. 83Chris Brown2001-02RB
  4. 74Abraham Wright2004-06EDGE
  5. 74Michael Lewis1998-2001S
  6. 74Terrence Wheatley2003-07CB
  7. 72Riar Geer2006-09TE
  8. 72Cortlen Johnson1999-2001RB
  9. 72Jimmy Smith2007-10CB
  10. 71Derek McCoy2000-03WR

Full Colorado all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 88D.J. WilliamsArkansas · 2006-10TE
  2. 88Aaron HernandezFlorida · 2007-09TE
  3. 88Chase CoffmanMissouri · 2005-08TE
  4. 88Fred DavisUSC · 2007TE
  5. 88Marcedes LewisUCLA · 2002-05TE
  6. 88Matt SpaethMinnesota · 2002-06TE
  7. 86Dennis PittaBYU · 2004-09TE
  8. 86Martin RuckerMissouri · 2004-07TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Joe Klopfenstein) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.