Colby Johnson holds the WLB · Depth spot in Colorado Buffaloes’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Colby Johnson is a true freshman linebacker from Sammamish, Washington who attended Eastlake High School. Johnson played three varsity seasons and earned All-League honors following both his junior and senior campaigns. In his final high school game against Bellevue, he recorded 11 tackles, three for loss, one sack, and forced a fumble. A consensus three-star recruit, Johnson is ranked No. 1,666 nationally and No. 152 among linebackers in the 2026 class by the 247 Composite. He also competed in track and field, posting a personal best of 10.87 in the 100m dash.

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