courtesy of Sports Information at The University of Colorado

2005 season: He enters the fall atop the depth chart at free safety.  Athlon selected him as a third-team member of its preseason all-Big 12 team, and he is one of 42 candidates on the preseason watch list for the inaugural Ronnie Lott Trophy.  He missed the last half of spring drills due to an injured knee; though a severe sprain, it did not require surgery and he was expected to be 100 percent for fall camp.
 
2004 season: He saw the first game scrimmage action of his career, earning the reputation of almost always being in the right position to make the play as he saw time at mainly free safety but had some snaps on the string side as well.  He played in all 13 games, with five starts including the Houston Bowl, with his first start coming in a win against Iowa State.  In 10 games on defense, he saw action for 473 snaps from scrimmage and racked up 28 tackles (15 solo), with two for losses.  He also had four third down stops, three passes broken up and an interception (he returned it 23 yards against Kansas State that set up a CU field goal).  He had a career-high seven tackles, with two solo, in the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma, and he had six in the two wins leading up to the game, against K-State (five solo) and at Nebraska (four unassisted).  He capped off the year by being named the most valuable player on defense in the 33-28 win over UTEP in the bowl game, as he had two interceptions, four tackles (all solo), two third down stops and a pass deflection.  One pick led to a missed field goal try early in the third quarter, with the other coming with 11:10 remaining and the Miners at the CU47; it set up the winning points, as six plays later, the Buffs went ahead for good.  He was the team leader in special team points, as he won the annual competition with 13 on the strength of six tackles (four solo, two inside-the-20), three knockdown blocks, a recovered onside kick and an interception to thwart a 2-point PAT try by Nebraska.  He had a solid fall camp, ending the sessions second on the depth at free safety and a scholarship in hand, as the coaches awarded him one on September 1.  He had eight tackles (all solo) in the three main spring scrimmages.
 
2003 season: He played in six games on special teams only, the first five and the finale as he missed six games with a hand injury.  He had one knockdown block on return unit duty.  He moved from receiver over to defense for spring drills, where he practiced at free safety for the first time.  He had five tackles, including three solo and a third down stop at his new position in the three main scrimmages.
 
2002 season: He was to be moved to receiver (from quarterback) for spring practice, but he injured a knee in conditioning in February and did not participate in drills.  He was 100 percent by August, and made the move then; he dressed for nine games, but did not see any action.
 
2001 season: Redshirted; he practiced at quarterback the entire fall.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: He was the recipient of the 30th annual Fred Steinmark High School Athlete of the Year Award, presented by the Rocky Mountain News (one of the state’s most prestigious prep honors).  As a senior, he earned first-team all-state honors at both quarterback and defensive back.  He completed 80-of-155 passes for 1,928 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior (with only eight interceptions), also rushing for 450 yards and seven scores on 50 attempts.  On defense, playing strong safety, he made 60 tackles and had three interceptions, returning all three for touchdowns.  As a junior, he completed 55-of-130 passes for 1,101 yards and nine scores, and threw for 850 yards as a sophomore.  Limon was 10-3 his senior year, 9-3 his junior year, 3-5 his sophomore season and 9-1 his freshman campaign under coach Dave Grimes.  He lettered four times in baseball (shortstop/pitcher) and was a two-time first-team all-state selection, as he hit five home runs and batted .410 as a senior, when he was also 6-1 with a 2.34 earned run average.  He lettered four times as well in track (hurdles, relays), with career bests of 14.9 in the 110-meters and 40.01 in the 300-meters (both school records); he was second twice in the state meet in the 110 and third three times in the state in the 300.  He picked up three more letters in basketball (guard/forward), averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior when he was first-team all-state.  Thus, he earned 15 total varsity letters as a prep standout.

PERSONAL: Born February 10, 1983 in Hugo, Colo., and grew up on a ranch in eastern Colorado.  Hobbies include hunting and fishing.  A brother (Jim) played college football at Bethany, and a sister (Linn) played small college volleyball.  He was the recipient of a National Football Foundation Scholarship for his senior year.
 
Major: accounting and finance.  A first-team Academic All-Big 12 team member as a junior, he is also a four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.  He earned CU’s prestigious 4.0 Club Award for a perfect grade point average his second year in college.  He was the valedictorian of his senior class at Limon, as he was an honor roll student throughout high school in maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average, twice earning prestigious Army Reserve Scholar Athlete honors.