Jack Colletto (born November 19, 1998) is an

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and

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for the

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. He was the recipient of the 2022

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, given to the most versatile player in college football.

Early life and high school

Colletto grew up in

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and attended

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, where he played baseball, basketball, and football. He was named the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after passing for 2,846 yards and 27 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,253 yards and 21 touchdowns. While Colletto was recruited by some Division I schools, he opted to enroll at

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College career

Colletto began his college career at

. As a freshman, he completed 39-of-67 pass attempts for 548 yards and four touchdowns and rushed 43 times for 185 yards and nine touchdowns. Colletto committed to transfer to

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after his freshman season. Colletto spent his first season primarily as the Beavers' backup quarterback and was used in short-yardage situations. He made one start, which was a 41-34 win over Colorado in which he completed six of 14 pass attempts for 35 yards and one interception and ran for two touchdowns. Colletto was moved to linebacker during spring practices in 2019. He played in four games before redshirting the season, playing both linebacker and also seeing time as a rushing quarterback. Colletto continued to play linebacker as well as fullback as a redshirt junior. He was named second team All-

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in 2021 after rushing for 144 yards and eight touchdowns and making eight tackles with one forced fumble and an interception on defense. Colletto won the

as the most versatile player in college football in 2022.

References

External links

Oregon State Beavers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colletto, Jack Living people Players of American football from Washington (state) American football linebackers Oregon State Beavers football players Arizona Western Matadors football players American football fullbacks American football quarterbacks People from Camas, Washington Year of birth missing (living people)