COLORADO BUFFALOES MEL TUCKER - HEAD COACH • Named Colorado’s head coach on December 5th, 2018 after spending three years as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach for Georgia. • Tucker makes his head-coaching debut with the Buffs after compiling a 32-9 record as an assistant at Georgia, leading the team to its frst Southeastern Conference championship victory in 12 years. • Named the No. 14 recruiter in the country by 247Sports.com. • Coached 160 games in the National Football League from 2005 to 2012 for teams including the Cleve- land Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Chicago Bears. • Recruited four NFL frst-round draft picks and coached fve. • Holds a total coaching career record of 101-29, including 10 bowl games. • Began his career in 1997 as a graduate assistant at Michigan State under Mark Dantonio. • Recruited to Wisconsin by Coach Barry Alvarez, and lettered three times at cornerback and safety from 1990-1994. • Graduated from Wisconsin in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Business Management. LAVISKA SHENAULT JR. - JUNIOR WR • Selected to 2019 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List, Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team by Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, College Football, and Street & Smith. • Named Preseason All-American First-Team by Phil Steele and College Football News, second-team by Street & Smith and third-team by Athlon Sports. • Ranked No. 6 prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft by Matt Miller on Bleacher report, No. 19 Mel Kiper Jr.’s frst Big Board for the 2020 NFL Draft, and 2019 Player to Watch by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. • Led the nation in receptions per game (9.6) and named No. 2 receiver in the country by USA Today and Phil Steele, No. 6 according to Sporting News. • Shenault received honors for midseason All-American First Team by the Associated Press, the Athletic, CBS Sports, ESPM, Pro Football Focus and Rivals, All-American Second Team by Pro Football Focus, and fourth-team by Phil Steele. • Earned 2018 All-Pac-12 First Team and Associated Press Second-Team Honors. • Received the team’s most valuable player award, the frst sophomore since Linebacker Jason Sykes in 1999, and the ffth-ev- er sophomore to receive this award. • 112.3 receiving yards per game led the Pac-12 and was fourth nationally. • Rushed a total of 115 yards and earned fve scores, the only player in the nation to score at least fve times both rushing and receiving and the second person to do so at Colorado. • Ranked 20th in career receptions, 21st in career yards, third in single-season catches, ninth in yards, and is the seventh player to have a 1,000-yard season with the Buffs. NATE LANDMAN - JUNIOR LB • Named to Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team by Phil Steele and All-Pac-12 Second Team by Athlon Sports. • Received the Dave Jones Award for outstanding defensive player and named to the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation All-Colorado First-Team, alongside Mustafa Johnson. • Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, All-Pac-12 Second Team by Associated Press and Phil Steele, and Midseason First-Team All-American honors by Pro Football Focus. • Led the Buffs in total tackles (104) and tackles per game (8.7), with both marks good for seventh in the Conference, respectively. • Posted 65 solo tackles this season, the most on the team and the eight-most in the conference. • Earned Academic All-Colorado honors from the Colorado Chapter National Football Foundation his freshman season. • Landman was born in Zimbabwe, Africa, where his father Shaun played international rugby. His brother, Brendan, played tight end as a true freshman at Arizona State in 2014 before transferring, and his sister, Ocean Trail, swam at Oregon State from 2009-2013. 2019 PAC-12 FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY 5.