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Rosevelt Colvin

Purdue · Edge Rusher · 1995-98

PRS
74
SPD
65
STR
71

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Colvin was a first-team all-conference pick in 1998.

In the Purdue record book, Colvin ranks No. 1 in career sacks. Colvin's 1998 season ranks No. 1 in program history for sacks.

Colvin was the No. 111 overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 5th-highest edge rusher rating at Purdue since 1990 and No. 50 among all edge rushers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1997
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 1998
    • Third-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 1999
    • No. 111 overall pick, NFL Draft

Purdue Record Book

  • No. 1 in career sacks
  • No. 1 in single-season sacks (1998)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Purdue Teammates

  1. 93Drew Brees1997-2000QB
  2. 88Tim Stratton1998-2001TE
  3. 80Brian Alford1994-97WR
  4. 74Akin Ayodele1999-2001EDGE
  5. 72Billy Dicken1994-97QB
  6. 72Chris Daniels1996-99WR
  7. 71Mike Alstott1992-95RB
  8. 70Adrian Beasley1996-99S
  9. 70Chike Okeafor1994-98LB
  10. 70David Nugent1996-99EDGE

Full Purdue all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 91Corey MooreVirginia Tech · 1996-99EDGE
  2. 91Corey SimonFlorida State · 1996-99EDGE
  3. 91Grant WistromNebraska · 1994-97EDGE
  4. 91Tedy BruschiArizona · 1992-95EDGE
  5. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  6. 90Courtney BrownPenn State · 1996-99EDGE
  7. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE
  8. 90Jamal ReynoldsFlorida State · 1997-2000EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Rosevelt Colvin) 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.