| 1980 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Sandy Armstrong | LB | 6-3 | 230 | Los Angeles (Fremont) | Calif. |
| Mike Berk | OL/DL | 6-5 | 275 | Van Nuys (Birmingham) | Calif. |
| Mike Bubak | OL/DL | 6-4 | 240 | Lansford (Panther Valley) | Penn. |
| Alan Chrite | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Detroit (Chadsey) | Mich. |
| Darryl Curry | RB | 5-11 | 170 | Rancho Cordova | Calif. |
| Kent Davis | DB | 6-2 | 190 | Miami (Jackson) | Fla. |
| Dan DeRose | LB | 6-1 | 218 | Pueblo (East) | Colo. |
| Jeff Donaldson | DB/RB | 6-0 | 190 | Ft. Collins | Colo. |
| Guy Egging | TB | 5-11 | 186 | Broomfield | Colo. |
| Randy Essington | QB | 6-3 | 205 | Whittier (Monte Vista/U.S. International) | Calif. |
| Scott Hardison | LB | 6-4 | 218 | Pomona (Nogales) | Calif. |
| Graham Harrison | DL | 6-4 | 260 | Los Angeles (Fremont/L.A. Valley JC) | Calif. |
| Terry Irvin | LB | 6-2 | 195 | Los Angeles (St. Bernards) | Calif. |
| Kelley Johnson | WR/RB | 5-8 | 155 | Carlsbad | N.M. |
| Jerome LaNier | RB | 6-1 | 220 | Denver (Washington/Ranger JC) | Colo. |
| Allan Larson | DB/WR | 6-1 | 185 | Portland (Jesuit) | Ore. |
| Mark Morgan | OL | 6-5 | 240 | Golden | Colo. |
| Ron Nery | OL | 6-8 | 255 | Boise (Meridan) | Idaho. |
| Dave Nickels | DL | 6-2 | 250 | Battle Ground | Wash. |
| Andy Ponseigo | LB/TE | 6-2 | 210 | Littleton (Arapahoe) | Colo. |
| Doug Pratt | OL | 6-4 | 255 | St. Charles (Howell) | Mo. |
| Vince Rafferty | OL/DL | 6-3 | 245 | Longmont | Colo. |
| Romano Robinson | WR/RB | 5-10 | 185 | Pacific Palisades (Palisades/College of Sequoias) | Calif. |
| Lee Rouson | RB | 6-2 | 190 | Greensboro (Page) | N.C. |
| Victor Scott | DB | 6-0 | 190 | East St. Louis | Mo. |
| Derek Singleton | RB/WR | 5-11 | 180 | Santa Monica | Calif. |
| Walter Stanley | RB/WR | 5-11 | 170 | Chicago (South Shore) | Ill. |
| Mike Sylvester | OL/DL | 6-4 | 260 | Aliquippa (Center Township) | Penn. |
| Steve Vogel | QB | 6-4 | 200 | Colorado Springs (Air Academy) | Colo. |
| Mark Washington | DL | 6-5 | 237 | Compton | Calif. |
| 1981 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Loy Alexander | SE | 6-0 | 175 | Dallas (Pinkston) | Texas |
| Rick Arnold | HB | 6-1 | 190 | Downey (Pius X) | Calif. |
| Terry Babbit | OG | 6-3 | 240 | Lawton | Okla. |
| Ron Brown | HB | 6-0 | 175 | Pasadena (John Muir) | Calif. |
| Wayne Carroll | OLB | 6-2 | 200 | Pasadena (John Muir) | Calif. |
| Andy Cottingham | PK | 6-1 | 180 | Aurora (Smoky Hill) | Calif. |
| Shawn Dantzler | TE | 6-3 | 217 | Pasadena (John Muir) | Calif. |
| Lee Dudick | G | 6-4 | 245 | Wilkes-Barre (GAR Memorial) | Penn. |
| Felipe Elizondo | NT | 6-2 | 250 | Lubbock (Coronado) | Texas. |
| Olen Francis | TE | 6-4 | 215 | Baytown (Sterling) | Texas. |
| William Gulley | C | 6-1 | 255 | Houston (Forest Brook) | Texas |
| Dave Hestera | TE | 6-4 | 225 | Arvada (Pomona/Wyoming) | Colo. |
| Junior Ili | NT | 6-1 | 268 | LaPuente (Nogales) | Calif. |
| David Johnson | QB | 6-4 | 200 | Dallas (White) | Texas |
| Richard Johnson | HB | 5-9 | 195 | Los Angeles (San Pedro/L.A. Harbor JC) | Calif. |
| Robert Johnson | CB | 5-10 | 170 | Tucson (Eastern Arizona JC) | Ariz. |
| Elton Jones | ILB | 6-2 | 215 | Dallas (S. Oak Cliff) | Texas |
| LaMarr Landrum | HB | 5-11 | 175 | Winston-Salem (Parkland) | N.C. |
| Brian Lewis | C | 6-3 | 235 | Greensboro (Page) | N.C. |
| Cliff Madison | QB | 6-1 | 185 | Lon Angeles (Crenshaw) | Calif. |
| Derek Marshall | QB | 6-2 | 190 | Novato | Calif. |
| Jim McCarty | DL | 6-4 | 225 | Verona (Villanova U.) | N.J. |
| Brian Miles | HB | 6-0 | 192 | Pueblo (Central) | Colo. |
| Donald Muncie | NT | 6-2 | 242 | Washington (Trinity) | Penn. |
| Hugo Navarez | SE | 5-11 | 175 | Downey (Pius X) | Calif. |
| Neal Patrick | OLB | 6-2 | 207 | Aurora (Gateway) | Colo. |
| Tony Rettig | SS | 5-10 | 185 | Los Angeles (Locke/West L.A. JC) | Calif. |
| Clyde Smith | OLB | 6-3 | 210 | Midland (Lee) | Texas |
| Mike Williams | ILB | 6-1 | 195 | Odessa (Permian) | Texas |
| Chris Yurkow | DB | 6-1 | 170 | Philadelphia (Frankford/Villanova U.) | Penn. |
| 1982 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Shaun Beard | G | 6-2 | 250 | Lake Isabella (Kern Valley/Bakersfield CC) | Calif. |
| Calvin Beaty | G | 6-2 | 250 | Pasadena (Weequahic/Pasadena CC) | Calif. |
| Kevin Bowman | WR | 6-3 | 195 | Sacramento (Burbank/Sacramento CC) | Calif. |
| Dale Cogan | G | 6-5 | 265 | Roseville (Case Roble/Sacramento CC) | Calif. |
| Eric Coyle | OL/DL | 6-2 | 245 | Longmont | Colo. |
| Jay Drescher | G | 6-5 | 240 | Holyoke (Dodge City CC) | Colo. |
| Don Fairbanks | DT/TE | 6-4 | 210 | Lakewood (Alameda) | Colo. |
| Dwayne Faciane | FB | 6-1 | 220 | Carson (St. Anthony/Long Beach CC) | Calif. |
| John Firm | G | 6-3 | 255 | Saugus (College of the Canyons) | Calif. |
| Steve Heron | C | 6-3 | 220 | West Covina (Bishop Amat/Mt. SAC JC) | Calif. |
| Randy Hogbin | OT | 6-4 | 240 | Fullerton (Troy/Fullerton JC) | Calif. |
| Tim Lancelot | LB/OG | 6-1 | 208 | Wheat Ridge | Colo. |
| Bob Lawrence | OT | 6-5 | 225 | Evergreen | Colo. |
| Steve Markstrom | OT | 6-6 | 215 | Ft. Collins (Rocky Mountain) | Colo. |
| Chris McLemore | RB | 6-2 | 200 | Las Vegas (Valley) | Nev. |
| Danny McMillen | LB | 6-5 | 205 | Colorado Springs (Wasson) | Colo. |
| Joe O'Brien | OT | 6-5 | 230 | Adel (Ellsworth CC) | Iowa. |
| Tom Polich | TE | 6-5 | 230 | Pasadena (San Marina/Pasadena CC) | Calif. |
| Barry Remington | LB | 6-4 | 218 | Boulder (Fairview) | Colo. |
| Darin Schubeck | LB | 6-3 | 195 | Lakewood | Colo. |
| Conley Smith | FS | 6-2 | 185 | Tucson (Amphitheatre) | Ariz. |
| George Smith | LB | 6-3 | 235 | Waimanalo (Kialuka/E. Arizona JC) | Hawaii |
| Mike Tagliola | RB | 5-11 | 178 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Bill White | C | 6-3 | 245 | Albuquerque (San Dia/Dodge City CC) | N.M. |
| Solomon Wilcots | CB | 6-0 | 170 | Riverside (Rubidoux) | Calif. |
| Dennis York | RB/DB | 5-11 | 208 | Pueblo (East) | Colo. |
| 1983 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Craig Beverly | DL | 6-4 | 265 | Houston (Jones/Long Beach CC) | Texas |
| Lance Carl | WR | 6-2 | 180 | Ft. Madison | Iowa |
| Brad Cochran | DB | 6-3 | 198 | Royal Oak (Rice/Michigan) | Mich. |
| Morris Copeland | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Miami (Edison) | Fla. |
| Dave DeLine | PK | 5-11 | 160 | Denver (Mullen) | Colo. |
| Jon Embree | TE | 6-3 | 190 | Englewood (Cherry Creek) | Colo. |
| Jeff Glenn | OL | 6-6 | 260 | Arvada (Pomona) | Colo. |
| Tim Harper | OL/DL | 6-6 | 265 | Kahoka | Mo. |
| Barry Helton | QB | 6-3 | 185 | Simla | Colo. |
| Chuck Hill | DL | 6-1 | 235 | Rubidoux | Calif. |
| Darryl Johnson | RB | 5-9 | 180 | Denver (George Washington/LA Harvard JC) | Colo. |
| Curt Koch | DL | 6-6 | 225 | Littleton | Colo. |
| Reid Long | OL | 6-4 | 220 | Fountain Valley | Calif. |
| Eric McCarty | FB-ILB | 6-2 | 225 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Joe McCreary | OL | 6-5 | 250 | Unionville (Putnam Country) | Mo. |
| John Nairn | DB | 6-1 | 175 | Ann Arbor (Pioneer) | Mich. |
| Mickey Pruitt | RB/DB | 6-2 | 190 | Chicago (Robeson) | Ill. |
| Ed Reinhardt | TE | 6-5 | 225 | Littleton (Heritage) | Colo. |
| Pat Ryan | OL | 6-4 | 250 | Hyannis (Barnstable) | Mass. |
| Kurt Searcy | DL | 6-4 | 240 | Castle Rock (Douglas County/Snow College) | Colo. |
| Peter Shinnick | OL | 6-3 | 250 | Columbia (Hickman) | Mo. |
| Sam Smith | TB | 6-2 | 187 | Aurora (Hinkley) | Colo. |
| Tim Stefan | DL | 6-0 | 220 | Cleveland (St. Ignatius) | Ohio |
| Tommy Streeter | DB | 6-4 | 208 | Miami (Northwestern) | Fla. |
| David Tate | WR | 6-1 | 175 | Denver (Mullen) | Colo. |
| Rick Wheeler | QB | 6-3 | 180 | Englewood (Cherry Creek) | Colo. |
| Paul Wilk | LB | 6-4 | 240 | El Segundo | Calif. |
| Troy Wolf | WR | 6-4 | 185 | Arvada | Colo. |
| 1984 Recruiting Class | |||||
| John Bennett | DB | 6-0 | 185 | Houston (Smiley/San Francisco CC) | Texas |
| Jo Jo Collins | SE | 6-2 | 175 | Pomona | Calif. |
| Phil Cross | TE-DL | 6-4 | 195 | Arvada | Colo. |
| Dean Davis | OT | 6-5 | 270 | Scottsbluff | Neb. |
| Don DeLuzio | LB | 6-3 | 210 | Arvada (Pomona) | Colo. |
| Dion Dyson | TB | 6-1 | 192 | Chicago (Julian) | Ill. |
| Keith English | SE-P | 6-3 | 185 | Greeley (West) | Colo. |
| Drew Ferrando | SE | 6-0 | 180 | Menlo Park | Calif. |
| Derek Fullmer | DB | 6-3 | 190 | Boulder (Fairview) | Colo. |
| William Harvey | WB | 6-3 | 175 | Dallas (Pinkston) | Texas |
| Mark Hatcher | QB | 6-2 | 180 | Pasadena (John Muir) | Calif. |
| Miles Kusayanagi | LB | 6-2 | 230 | Covina (Royal Oak/Mt. SAC JC) | Calif. |
| Ken Lightner | OL | 6-3 | 265 | Hastings (Adams Central/Riverside CC) | Neb. |
| Bernie Meador | OL | 6-4 | 250 | San Diego (University/SD Mesa CC) | Calif. |
| Bret Mersola | TB | 5-10 | 195 | Burbank (John Burroughs) | Calif. |
| Bryan Osterhaus | QB | 6-2 | 200 | Houston (Cypress-Fairbanks) | Texas |
| Todd Owen | TE-DE | 6-5 | 218 | Evergreen | Colo. |
| Kevin Pauline | LB | 6-2 | 212 | Lakewood | Colo. |
| Lyle Pickens | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Reseda (Birmingham/Los Angeles Valley JC) | Calif. |
| Jim Quackenbush | LB | 6-2 | 218 | Colorado Springs (Palmer) | Colo. |
| Rodney Rogers | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Houston (Jesse Jones/Houston) | Texas |
| Scott Rasmussen | DT | 6-4 | 240 | Concord (De La Salle) | Calif. |
| Derrick Smith | LB | 6-5 | 235 | San Jose(Independence/San Jose CC) | Calif. |
| Jim Smith | OT | 6-6 | 215 | Aurora (Hinkley) | Colo. |
| Trevor Smotherman | S/WR | 6-3 | 185 | Loveland | Colo. |
| Tom Stone | QB | 6-4 | 210 | Boulder (Fairview) | Colo. |
| Alan Strait | QB | 6-1 | 195 | Denver (Mullen) | Colo. |
| John Sudo | C | 6-5 | 220 | Florence | Colo. |
| Anthony Weatherspoon | FB | 6-1 | 235 | La Habra | Calif. |
| James Webb | OL | 6-4 | 235 | Kirkwood (Butler CCC) | Mo. |
| 1985 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Cleo Bates | RB | 5-11 | 155 | Pasadena | Calif. |
| Mike Baudendistel | ILB/P | 6-2 | 215 | St. Louis (Mehlville) | Mo. |
| Jeff Cantrell | SS/TE | 6-3 | 205 | Colorado Springs (Palmer) | Colo. |
| Bill Coleman | OT | 6-4 | 215 | Thornton (Northglenn) | Colo. |
| Tom Dunn | OLB | 6-3 | 240 | Las Vegas (Western) | Nev. |
| Jim Farrell | TB | 6-1 | 185 | Anaheim (Esperanza) | Calif. |
| Scott Faulkner | OT | 6-4 | 235 | Houston (Cypress Creek) | Texas |
| Greg Gould | OT | 6-6 | 245 | Colorado Springs (Mitchell) | Colo. |
| Scott Hanna | S | 6-3 | 185 | St. Louis (Parkway West) | Mo. |
| Randy Hartzler | OT | 6-6 | 245 | Harrisonville | Mo. |
| Cole Hayes | TE/P | 6-1 | 215 | Las Vegas (Chaparral) | Nev. |
| Michael Jones | DT | 6-1 | 215 | San Diego (Morse) | Calif. |
| Terry Jones | DE | 6-4 | 215 | Aurora (Smoky Hill) | Colo. |
| Erich Kissick | RB/DB | 6-0 | 195 | Overland Park (Shawnee Mission West) | Kan. |
| Dennis Kling | OT/DT | 6-5 | 240 | Fort Collins (Rocky Mountain) | Colo. |
| Jeff Knabenshue | RB/DB | 5-10 | 175 | Aurora (Smoky Hill) | Colo. |
| Greg Knight | OT | 6-5 | 240 | Riverside (Rubidoux) | Calif. |
| Keith Pontiflet | WR | 6-1 | 170 | Anaheim (Esperanza) | Calif. |
| Steve Quartaro | TE | 6-5 | 225 | Dallas (Hillcrest) | Texas. |
| Barry Quinlin | FB/LB | 6-1 | 215 | Brush | Colo. |
| Tom Reinhardt | DT | 6-2 | 215 | Littleton (Heritage) | Colo. |
| Brad Robinson | DT | 6-3 | 230 | Aurora (Smoky Hill) | Colo. |
| Dave Sanders | TB | 5-8 | 175 | Bakersfield | Colo. |
| 1986 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Sal Aunese | QB | 6-0 | 190 | Oceanside (Vista) | Calif. |
| Dave Brown | OLB | 6-2 | 215 | Riverside (Arlington) | Calif. |
| J.J. Flannigan | RB | 5-11 | 185 | Pomona | Calif. |
| Joe Garten | OL | 6-3 | 250 | Placentia (Valencia) | Calif. |
| Lamarr Gray | OC/LB | 6-2 | 255 | Pomona | Calif. |
| Pete Harston | DL | 6-6 | 240 | Littleton (Heritage) | Colo. |
| Rob Hutchins | LB | 6-1 | 200 | Colorado Springs (Mitchell) | Colo. |
| Tim James | QB | 6-3 | 195 | San Dimas | Calif. |
| Terry Johnson | LB | 6-1 | 205 | Kansas City (Center) | Mo. |
| Dave McCloughan | RB/DB | 6-0 | 175 | Loveland | Colo. |
| Darrin Muilenburg | OL | 6-4 | 260 | Lakewood | Colo. |
| M.J. Nelson | RB/DB | 5-10 | 155 | Simi Valley | Calif. |
| O.C. Oliver | RB | 5-11 | 185 | Houston (Clements) | Texas |
| John Perak | TE | 6-6 | 225 | Sherman Oaks (Notre Dame) | Calif. |
| Paul Rose | OLB | 6-3 | 200 | Littleton (Columbine) | Colo. |
| Oakland Salavea | DL | 6-6 | 235 | Oceanside | Calif. |
| Michael Simmons | RB/FB | 5-9 | 190 | Kirkwood | Mo. |
| Ariel Solomon | DL | 6-6 | 237 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Mark Vander Poel | OL | 6-8 | 270 | Chino | Calif. |
| Arthur Walker | OLB/DL | 6-5 | 235 | Houston (Washington) | Texas |
| Marc Walters | QB | 6-2 | 180 | Carson | Calif. |
| Chuck Weatherspoon | RB | 5-9 | 210 | La Habra | Calif. |
| Darrin Young | OLB | 6-2 | 210 | Commerce City (Adams City) | Colo. |
| 1987 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Eric Bieniemy | RB | 5-9 | 185 | West Covina (Bishop Amat) | Calif. |
| Jon Boman | LB | 6-4 | 225 | Las Vegas (Chaparral) | Nev. |
| Charles Fishero | OL | 6-6 | 270 | San Diego (Morse) | Calif. |
| Eric Hannah | PK | 6-0 | 195 | Mission Viejo (Capistrano Valley) | Calif. |
| Russell Heasley | OL | 6-4 | 245 | Bakersfield (West) | Calif. |
| George Hemingway | FB | 6-2 | 225 | Colton | Calif. |
| Jay Leeuwenburg | C | 6-3 | 230 | Kirkwood | Mo. |
| Kanavis McGhee | OLB | 6-6 | 230 | Houston (Wheatley) | Texas |
| Mike Motley | OLB | 6-2 | 230 | Houston (Forest Brook) | Texas |
| Mike Pritchard | RB | 5-11 | 175 | Las Vegas (Rancho) | Nev. |
| Joel Steed | DL | 6-3 | 280 | Denver (Hinkley) | Colo. |
| Alfred Williams | DL | 6-6 | 230 | Houston (Jesse Jones) | Texas |
| 1988 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Doug Adkins | DB | 5-10 | 185 | Hackensack | N.J. |
| David Arterberry | FB | 6-2 | 210 | Littleton (Mullen) | Colo. |
| Joe Avila | DT | 6-7 | 260 | Ashland (Blazer) | Ky. |
| Matt Bell | RB | 5-10 | 180 | Denver (Thomas Jefferson) | Colo. |
| Greg Biekert | LB | 6-3 | 210 | Longmont | Colo. |
| Steve Bishop | OT | 6-6 | 290 | Barrington (Barrington/Harper JC) | Ill. |
| Pat Blottiaux | PK | 6-0 | 190 | Anaheim (Servite) | Calif. |
| Chad Brown | LB | 6-4 | 220 | Pasadena (John Muir) | Calif. |
| Tim Euting | TE | 6-4 | 230 | Plano | Texas |
| Deon Figures | DB | 6-1 | 170 | Compton (Serra) | Calif. |
| Mike Gavin | OG | 6-4 | 295 | Burbank (Reavis) | Ill. |
| Rick Grunden | DL | 6-5 | 270 | Coeur d'Alene | Idaho |
| Darian Hagan | QB | 5-10 | 185 | Los Angeles (Locke) | Calif. |
| Eric Hamilton | QB | 5-11 | 175 | Inglewood (Serra) | Calif. |
| Jim Hansen | DT | 6-6 | 230 | Seattle (Tyee) | Wash. |
| Julian Hayward | DB | 6-2 | 160 | Dallas (Duncanville) | Texas |
| Marc Jones | SE | 6-1 | 180 | Oceanside (Vista) | Calif. |
| Clint Moles | OT | 6-8 | 270 | Winter Park | Fla. |
| Tate Nelson | DB | 6-2 | 180 | Santa Monica | Calif. |
| John Parrella | TE | 6-5 | 235 | Grand Island (Central Catholic) | Neb. |
| Pat Patterson | TE | 6-4 | 255 | Fontana (Bishop Amat/Mt. SAC) | Calif. |
| Jason Perkins | DT | 6-4 | 240 | Boise | Idaho |
| Marcus Reliford | RB | 5-9 | 185 | Orchard Lake (St. Mary's) | Mich. |
| Neil Schlesener | C | 6-4 | 265 | Riverside (Poly/Riverside CC) | Calif. |
| Vincent Smith | OT | 6-5 | 320 | Los Angeles (Locke) | Calif. |
| Bruce Young | FS | 5-10 | 200 | Carson (Banning/Long Beach CC) | Calif. |
| 1989 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Tamasi Amituanai | NT | 6-4 | 305 | Oceanside (Vista) | Calif. |
| Ronnie Bradford | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Commerce City (Adams City) | Colo. |
| Jeff Brunner | FB | 6-3 | 240 | Sterling | Colo. |
| Bryan Campbell | DT | 6-5 | 255 | Lynwood | Calif. |
| Dennis Collier | RB | 5-11 | 190 | San Bernardino (Eisenhower) | Calif. |
| Dwayne Davis | RB | 6-2 | 190 | Gulfport | Miss. |
| Brian Dyet | DT | 6-5 | 220 | Arvada (Pomona) | Colo. |
| Marcellus Elder | DT | 6-6 | 275 | Long Beach (Poly) | Calif. |
| Sean Embree | TE | 6-4 | 225 | Englewood (Cherry Creek) | Colo. |
| Richard Fisher | ILB | 6-3 | 220 | Sugarland (Clements) | Texas. |
| Roman Foster | QB | 6-2 | 180 | Los Angeles (Dorsey) | Calif. |
| James Hill | RB | 5-11 | 195 | Colorado Springs (Widefield) | Colo. |
| Roger Ivey | OL | 6-4 | 265 | Loveland (Goshen) | Ohio |
| John Katovsich | ILB | 6-3 | 220 | Corona Del Mar | Calif. |
| Greg Lindsey | DB | 6-2 | 185 | Carson | Calif. |
| Greg Loest | DT | 6-5 | 240 | Broomfield | Colo. |
| Mike Motley | OLB | 6-2 | 225 | Houston (Forest Brook/Taft JC) | Texas |
| Scott Phillips | ILB | 6-3 | 210 | Monument (Lewis-Palmer) | Colo. |
| Leonard Renfro | DT | 6-5 | 280 | Detroit (St. Mary's) | Mich. |
| Chuck Snowden | RB | 6-2 | 195 | Boulder (Fairview) | Colo. |
| Ronnie Woolfork | QB | 6-4 | 210 | Detroit (Ford) | Mich. |
| 1990 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Blake Anderson | DB | 6-1 | 175 | Palos Verdes | Calif. |
| Norm Barnett | LB | 6-2 | 230 | Pueblo (South) | Colo. |
| Tony Berti | LB | 6-6 | 240 | Thornton (Skyview) | Colo. |
| Darnell Brooks | RB | 5-10 | 165 | Denver (Thomas Jefferson) | Colo. |
| Sean Brown | TE | 6-3 | 235 | Granada Hills (LAVC) | Calif. |
| Ken Browne | DL | 6-5 | 260 | Scarborough (Wexford) | Ont. |
| DeShannon Campbell | LB | 6-5 | 230 | Houston (Yates) | Texas |
| Christian Fauria | TE | 6-4 | 205 | Northridge (Crespi) | Calif. |
| Jim Harper | PK | 6-0 | 180 | Valencia (Hart/LAVC) | Calif. |
| Chris Hudson | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Houston (Worthing) | Texas |
| Dolyn Jackson | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Denver (Manual) | Colo. |
| Charles Johnson | WR | 6-0 | 185 | San Bernardino (Cajon) | Calif. |
| Vance Joseph | WR | 6-0 | 185 | New Orleans (Shaw) | La. |
| Kent Kahl | RB | 6-2 | 195 | Fort Morgan | Colo. |
| Erik Mitchell | WB | 5-10 | 165 | Los Alamitos | Calif. |
| Thomas Mixon | OL | 6-5 | 285 | Houston (King) | Texas |
| Corey Smith | DL | 6-4 | 270 | New Orleans (St. Augustine) | La. |
| Rico Smith | WR | 6-2 | 185 | Compton (Paramount/Cerritos) | Calif. |
| Rudy Stearnes | OL | 6-3 | 245 | LaMarque | Texas |
| Chris Stortz | OL | 6-7 | 270 | Kenner (Curtis) | La. |
| Dan Todd | OL | 6-4 | 265 | Santa Ana (Foothill) | Calif. |
| Derek West | OL | 6-8 | 245 | Arvada (Pomona) | Colo. |
| Michael Westbrook | WB | 6-4 | 210 | Detroit (Chadsey) | Mich. |
| 1991 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Thomas Barber | FB | 6-2 | 240 | Miami (Carol City) | Fla. |
| Mitch Berger | P | 6-3 | 210 | Delta (Tyler JC) | B.C. |
| Kendall Bussey | RB | 6-3 | 215 | Marrero (Shaw) | La. |
| DeShannon Campbell | LB | 6-5 | 230 | Houston (Yates) | Texas |
| T.J. Cunningham | WB | 5-11 | 180 | Aurora (Overland) | Colo. |
| Haromma Dickerson | FB | 6-2 | 215 | Kansas City (Harmon) | Kan. |
| Kerry Hicks | DL | 6-5 | 230 | Salt Lake City (Highland) | Utah |
| Lee Hipp | OL | 6-4 | 265 | Texas City | Texas |
| Darius Holland | DL | 6-4 | 250 | Las Cruces (Mayfield) | N.M. |
| Dolyn Jackson | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Denver (Manual). | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | LB | 6-4 | 230 | Vista (Carlsbad) | Calif. |
| Jon Knutson | LB | 6-4 | 230 | Great Falls (Russell) | Mont. |
| Clint Moore | DT | 6-4 | 285 | Longmont | Colo. |
| Daryl Price | OLB | 6-5 | 230 | Beaumont (Central) | Texas |
| Michael Rice | TE | 6-2 | 230 | Angleton | Texas. |
| Sam Rogers | OLB | 6-4 | 240 | Detroit (WL.A. JC) | Mich. |
| Tim Ross | DB | 6-2 | 195 | Simi Valley (Royal) | Calif. |
| Mark Smith | OL | 6-3 | 280 | Fresno (Clovis/Fresno CC) | Calif. |
| Kordell Stewart | QB | 6-3 | 200 | Marrero (John Ehret) | La. |
| Bryan Stoltenberg | C | 6-2 | 265 | Sugarland (Clements) | Texas |
| Lamont Warren | TB | 6-1 | 185 | Inglewood (Dorsey) | Calif. |
| 1992 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Gerald Ancar | OL | 6-4 | 265 | Gretna (Shaw) | La. |
| Nathan Campbell | RB | 5-10 | 185 | Houston (Alief-Elsik) | Texas |
| Rae Carruth | WR | 6-0 | 185 | Sacramento (Valley) | Calif. |
| Shannon Clavelle | DL | 6-4 | 270 | New Orleans (Walker) | La. |
| Pat Corcoran | OL | 6-4 | 280 | Bay City (Central) | Mich. |
| Shay Davis | WR | 6-0 | 170 | Lakewood (Green Mountain) | Colo. |
| Koy Detmer | QB | 6-1 | 160 | Mission | Texas |
| Keenan Gardner | TE | 6-4 | 215 | Barstow | Calif. |
| Maurice Henriques | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Houston (Hastings) | Texas |
| Heath Irwin | OL | 6-4 | 255 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Greg Jones | OLB | 6-5 | 205 | Littleton (Kennedy) | Colo. |
| Matt Jones | OL | 6-7 | 320 | Bucyrus | Ohio |
| James Kidd | WR | 5-8 | 160 | Elk Grove | Calif. |
| Matt Lepsis | OL | 6-5 | 250 | Frisco | Texas |
| Jeff Nabholz | ILB | 6-4 | 220 | Chesterfield (Central) | Mo. |
| Chris Naeole | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Kaaawa (Kahuku) | Hawaii |
| Steve Rosga | WR/DB | 6-2 | 185 | Roseville (Hall) | Minn. |
| Matt Russell | ILB | 6-2 | 230 | Fairview Heights (East) | Ill. |
| Rashaan Salaam | RB | 6-1 | 200 | San Diego (LaJolla Country Day) | Calif. |
| Dalton Simmons | DB | 6-1 | 180 | Marrero (John Ehret) | La. |
| Kyle Smith | DL | 6-6 | 265 | Torrington | Wyo. |
| Thadus Swazer | OLB | 6-4 | 235 | Denver (Montbello) | Colo. |
| Deren Tadlock | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Kenny Wilkins | S | 6-4 | 215 | Mesa (Westwood) | Ariz. |
| 1993 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Ayyub Abdul-Rahman | QB | 6-1 | 190 | Oakland (Skyline) | Calif. |
| Jeff Blackmon | TE | 6-5 | 230 | Rye | Colo. |
| Desmond Dennis | OLB | 6-4 | 245 | Oxon Hill (Carroll) | Md. |
| Kevin Ellison | DL | 6-4 | 240 | Houston (Westbury) | Texas |
| Mike Forney | WR | 6-5 | 205 | Colorado Springs (Sierra) | Colo. |
| John Hessler | QB | 6-3 | 190 | Brighton | Colo. |
| Vili Maumau | DL | 6-2 | 280 | Honolulu (St. Louis) | Hawaii |
| Tennyson McCarty | DL | 6-3 | 250 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Ron Merkerson | ILB | 6-3 | 230 | Las Vegas (Clark) | Nev. |
| Andy Mitchell | P | 6-2 | 185 | Littleton | Colo. |
| Ben Nichols | OL | 6-5 | 255 | Springfield (Glendale) | Mo. |
| Ryan Olson | DL | 6-2 | 260 | Lakewood (Green Mountain) | Colo. |
| Stacy Patterson | DL | 6-3 | 270 | Macon (Jones Country) | Ga. |
| Mike Phillips | OLB | 6-4 | 200 | Marrero (John Ehret) | La. |
| Phil Savoy | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Washington (Carroll | ) D.C. |
| Melvin Thomas | DL | 6-4 | 280 | New Orleans (Lawless) | La. |
| Aaron Wade | OL | 6-7 | 300 | Wheat Ridge | Colo. |
| Andrew Welsh | OL | 6-6 | 260 | Walnut Creek (De LaSalle) | Calif. |
| Allen Wilbon | ILB | 6-1 | 230 | Dallas (Kimball) | Texas |
| 1994 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Chris Anderson | WR | 6-4 | 220 | LaPorte | Texas |
| Marlon Barnes | RB | 5-10 | 190 | Memphis (Millington) | Tenn. |
| Tyronee Bussey | OLB | 6-4 | 235 | Detroit (DePorres) | Mich. |
| Terrell Cade | OLB | 6-4 | 210 | San Diego (Lincoln) | Calif. |
| Rafael Cooper | RB | 6-0 | 190 | Detroit (Chadsey) | Mich. |
| Elton Davis | DB | 5-9 | 185 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Lendon Henry | RB | 6-1 | 200 | Port Arthur (Jefferson) | Texas |
| Coleman Johnson | OL | 6-2 | 290 | Riverside (Poly) | Calif. |
| Mike Lorentz | DL | 6-4 | 265 | Thornton | Colo. |
| Aaron Marshall | DL | 6-4 | 220 | Chicago (Lane) | Ill. |
| Leon Merritt | HB | 6-3 | 235 | Detroit (Ford) | Mich. |
| Clifton Peters | TE | 6-3 | 220 | Pauls Valley | Okla. |
| Robert Portis | DB | 5-8 | 155 | Concord (DeLaSalle) | Calif. |
| Herchell Troutman | RB | 5-8 | 185 | Naples (Barron Collier) | Fla. |
| Leodes Van Buren | WR | 6-0 | 190 | Newbury Park | Calif. |
| Marcus Washington | S | 6-3 | 205 | Colorado Springs (Harrison) | Colo. |
| Nick Ziegler | OL | 6-6 | 230 | Huntington Beach | Calif. |
| 1995 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Daniel Angus | TE | 6-7 | 230 | Memphis (Harding) | Tenn. |
| Dwayne Cherrington | TB | 5-10 | 175 | Santa Ana | Calif. |
| J'Juan Cherry | CB | 6-0 | 190 | Berkeley | Calif. |
| Shane Cook | OT | 6-7 | 270 | Lakewood (Bear Creek) | Colo. |
| Tavon Cooper | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Glendale (Peoria) | Ariz. |
| Zeb Cornist | DT | 6-5 | 260 | Lewisville | Texas |
| Kane Cullum | OT | 6-5 | 285 | Tarzana (Crespi) | Calif. |
| Damon Dickey | TB | 5-10 | 180 | San Diego (Mira Mesa) | Calif. |
| David Gates | DT | 6-1 | 280 | San Diego (Morse) | Calif. |
| Brody Heffner | TE | 6-5 | 215 | Del Mar (Torrey Pines) | Calif. |
| Ryan Johanningmeier | OT | 6-6 | 255 | Louisville (Centaurus) | Colo. |
| Fred Jones | DT | 6-3 | 280 | San Diego (St. Augustine) | Calif. |
| Corey Kish | OT | 6-5 | 275 | Boulder | Colo. |
| Chris Morgan | G | 6-3 | 300 | Killeen | Texas |
| Hannibal Navies | OLB | 6-3 | 215 | El Cerritos (Berkeley) | Calif. |
| Clyde Sanders | DE | 6-3 | 275 | Sacramento (Grant) | Calif. |
| Martin Simmons | TE | 6-4 | 255 | Lewisville | Texas |
| Brandon Southward | OLB | 6-5 | 220 | Colorado Springs (Mitchell) | Colo. |
| Robert Toler | QB | 6-2 | 185 | Long Beach (Poly) | Calif. |
| Jeremy Weisinger | QB | 6-2 | 205 | Uvalde | Texas |
| Shane Willems | G | 6-4 | 280 | Arlington (Sam Houston) | Texas |
| 1996 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Tom Ashworth | OT | 6-6 | 240 | Englewood (Cherry Creek) | Colo. |
| Rashidi Barnes | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Berkeley | Calif. |
| Adam Bledsoe | QB | 6-5 | 210 | Yakima (Eisenhower) | Wash. |
| Elan Edwards | DB | 6-1 | 175 | Longmont (Boulder) | Colo. |
| Jason Entzminger | OT | 6-7 | 300 | Temple Hills (Carroll) | Md. |
| Odell George | OLB | 6-1 | 215 | Vista (Rancho Buena Vista) | Calif. |
| Javon Green | WR | 6-4 | 205 | Inglewood | Calif. |
| Robert Haas | DE | 6-5 | 230 | Boulder (Fairview) | Colo. |
| David Herrick | OL | 6-4 | 250 | San Diego (Mt. Carmel) | Calif. |
| Sean Jarne | DT | 6-6 | 270 | Yorba Linda (Esperanza) | Calif. |
| Ben Kelly | DB | 5-10 | 175 | Solon (Mentor Lake) | Ohio |
| Ian Loper | DE | 6-5 | 235 | San Diego (Point Loma) | Calif. |
| Eric McCready | WR | 6-4 | 185 | Cherry Hills Village (Cherry Creek) | Colo. |
| Brady McDonnell | TE | 6-5 | 250 | Quinn (Wall) | S.D. |
| Ryan Nunez | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Austin (Westlake) | Texas |
| Wes Pratt | DB | 6-5 | 215 | Kaneohe (Punahou) | Hawaii |
| John Sanders | DB | 5-11 | 165 | Phoenix (Thunderbird) | Ariz. |
| Marcus Stiggers | WR | 5-7 | 170 | Dallas (Lake Highlands) | Texas |
| Jesse Warren | DE | 6-5 | 240 | Dallas (Carter) | Texas |
| Damen Wheeler | DB | 5-10 | 165 | Sacramento (Valley) | Calif. |
| Marcus Williams Jr. | WR | 6-5 | 210 | Piedmont (Berkeley) | Calif. |
| Andrew Young | DB | 6-3 | 200 | Moreno Valley (Poly) | Calif. |
| 1997 Recruiting Class | |||||
| David Andrews | FB | 6-4 | 230 | Tucson (Sabino) | Ariz. |
| Justin Bannan | DE | 6-4 | 255 | Fair Oaks (Bella Vista) | Calif. |
| Damion Barton | TB | 5-11 | 180 | Corona (Centennial) | Calif. |
| Brad Bedell | OT | 6-6 | 295 | Arcadia (Mt. SAC) | Calif. |
| Albus Brooks | FS | 6-1 | 180 | Claremont | Calif. |
| Kyle Cabral | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Boulder (Fairview) | Colo. |
| Zimbalist Carter | CB/QB | 6-2 | 180 | Riverside (Poly) | Calif. |
| Cedric Cormier | WR | 5-11 | 175 | Houston (North Shore) | Texas |
| Dan Graham | TE | 6-3 | 220 | Denver (Thomas Jefferson) | Colo. |
| Ty Gregorak | MLB | 6-3 | 250 | Spokane (West Valley) | Wash. |
| Andre Gurode | G | 6-3 | 285 | Houston (North Shore) | Texas |
| Roman Hollowell | WR | 5-7 | 155 | Denver (Mullen) | Colo. |
| Erin Huizingh | OT | 6-8 | 255 | Tempe (McClintock) | Ariz. |
| Johnny Jackson Jr. | DE | 6-3 | 260 | San Diego (St. Augustine) | Calif. |
| Cortlen Johnson | TB | 5-9 | 185 | Florissant (Hazelwood Central) | Mo. |
| Miles Koon | TE | 6-5 | 240 | Flower Mound (Marcus) | Texas |
| Scott Nemeth | OLB | 6-2 | 220 | Aliso Niguel | Calif. |
| Victor Rogers | OT | 6-6 | 300 | Federal Way (Decatur) | Wash. |
| Marcques Spivey | TB | 6-3 | 220 | Aurora (Cherry Creek). | Colo. |
| Mike Wambolt | C | 6-4 | 285 | New Hall (Hart) | Calif. |
| Nate Wright Jr. | CB | 6-0 | 170 | San Diego (Point Loma) | Calif. |
| 1998 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Taylor Barton | QB | 6-3 | 205 | Portland (Beaverton) | Ore. Transferred to Washington. |
| Justin Bates | G | 6-4 | 270 | Arvada (Pomona) | Colo. |
| Tyler Brayton | DE | 6-6 | 240 | Pasco | Wash. |
| Christopher Cash | CB | 5-11 | 165 | Stockton (Franklin) | Calif. |
| Zac Colvin | QB | 6-4 | 200 | San Antonio (Lee) | Texas |
| Brandon Drumm | FB | 6-2 | 205 | Anchorage (Service) | Alaska |
| Joshua Foster | DE | 6-7 | 245 | Acton (Paraclete) | Calif. |
| Ryan Gray | G | 6-3 | 285 | Laguna Niguel (Aliso) | Calif. |
| Joel Harris | DT | 6-3 | 275 | Sugarland (Angleton) | Texas |
| Aaron Killion | ILB | 6-2 | 220 | Kingwood | Texas |
| Michael Lewis | FS | 6-2 | 195 | Richmond (Lamar) | Texas |
| Mark Mariscal | P/PK | 6-2 | 195 | Tallahassee (Lincoln) | Fla. |
| John Minardi | WR | 6-2 | 185 | Laguna Niguel (Santa Margarita) | Calif. |
| Mike Moschetti | QB/ATH | 6-0 | 190 | La Mirada (Mt. SAC) | Calif. |
| Andy Peeke | LB | 6-1 | 200 | Rancho Palos Verdes (Peninsula) | Calif. |
| Vince Reed | SS | 6-0 | 185 | Yorba Linda (Servite) | Calif. |
| Roderick Sneed | WR | 6-0 | 170 | Cedar Hill (North Mesquite) | Texas |
| Donald Strickland | CB | 5-10 | 175 | San Francisco (Riordan) | Calif. |
| Jashon Sykes | OLB | 6-3 | 220 | Los Angeles (Serra) | Calif. |
| Sam Taulealea | DT | 6-2 | 310 | Aiea (St. Louis) | Hawaii |
| Drew Wahlroos | OLB | 6-3 | 210 | Poway | Calif. |
| 1999 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Karl Allis | OL | 6-5 | 310 | Little Rock (Catholic) | Ark. |
| John Donahoe | WR | 6-0 | 170 | Rancho Santa Fe (Torrey Pines) | Calif. |
| Dryden Dunsmore | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Parker (Ponderosa) | Colo. |
| Pete Friedrich | DT | 6-4 | 270 | Steven's Point | Wis. |
| Jordan Gehring | OT | 6-7 | 325 | American Falls | Idaho |
| Josh Graham | DT | 6-3 | 275 | Denver (UNC/FRCC) | Colo. |
| Phil Jackson | DB | 6-1 | 170 | Colorado Springs (Sierra) | Colo. |
| Joey Johnson | LB | 6-3 | 200 | San Antonio (MacArthur) | Texas |
| Anwawn Jones | DE | 6-5 | 255 | Van Nuys (Northwestern/LAVC) | Calif. |
| Jake Jones | TE | 6-6 | 230 | Yucaipa | Calif. |
| Dan Major | OL | 6-6 | 280 | Redmond | Wash. |
| Derek McCoy | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Thornton | Colo. |
| Vince Mitchell | FB | 6-1 | 250 | Aurora (Mullen) | Colo. |
| Marcus Moore | TB | 6-0 | 180 | Westmont (Downers Grove) | Ill. |
| Medford Moorer | B | 6-2 | 180 | Los Angeles (Locke) | Calif. |
| Kory Mossoni | LB | 6-3 | 210 | Broomfield | Colo. |
| Gabe Oderberg | DE | 6-5 | 250 | Denver (Thomas Jefferson) | Colo. |
| Robbie Robinson | SS | 6-0 | 200 | Oceanside (Palomar JC) | Calif. |
| Francisco Tipoti | OL | 6-6 | 320 | Honolulu (McKinley) | Hawaii |
| 2000 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Corey Alexander | CB | 5-10 | 175 | Houston (Forest Brook) | Texas |
| Brandon Dabdoub | DT | 6-2 | 290 | Metairie (Rummel) | La. |
| J.P. diZerega | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Lakewood (Wheat Ridge) | Colo. |
| Jeremy Flores | P/PK | 5-10 | 170 | Willard (Scottsdale CC) | Mo. |
| Chad Gardner | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Orangevale (Granite Bay) | Calif. |
| Marwan Hage | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Montreal (Vanier Prep) | Quebec |
| Rudy Hage | DE | 6-4 | 245 | Montreal (Vanier Prep) | Quebec |
| Neal Hannifin | C | 6-2 | 290 | Cypress (Cerritos College) | Calif. |
| Marques Harris | ATH | 6-2 | 210 | Grand Junction | Colo. |
| Marcus Houston | TB | 6-2 | 205 | Denver (Thomas Jefferson) | Colo. |
| Rawle King | OL | 6-6 | 315 | Houston (Trinity Valley CC) | Texas |
| Wayne Lucier | OL | 6-4 | 295 | Salem (Northwestern) | Mass. |
| Allen Mackey | DB | 6-1 | 170 | Bakersfield | Calif. |
| Matt McChesney | DE | 6-5 | 275 | Longmont (Niwot) | Colo. |
| Craig Ochs | QB | 6-2 | 215 | Boulder (Fairview) | Colo. |
| Bobby Pesavento | QB | 6-5 | 230 | Schererville (Fort Scott CC) | Ind. |
| Bobby Purify | TB | 6-1 | 195 | Colorado Springs (Palmer) | Colo. |
| Devvin Richardson | DB | 5-11 | 195 | Chandler | Ariz. |
| Derek Stemrich | OL | 6-6 | 255 | Hesperia (Sultana) | Calif. |
| Clyde Surrell | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Aurora (Eaglecrest) | Colo. |
| Quinn Sypniewski | TE | 6-7 | 255 | Granger (Johnston) | Iowa |
| Sean Tufts | LB | 6-5 | 220 | Englewood (Cherry Creek) | Colo. |
| Jesse Wallace | TE | 6-4 | 220 | Kansas City (Blue Valley) | Mo. |
| Sam Wilder | DL | 6-5 | 260 | Dallas (First Baptist) | Texas |
| David Wilford | OL | 6-5 | 290 | Tustin (Santa Ana College) | Calif. |
| 2001 Recruiting Class | |||||
| Jeremy Bloom | WR | 5-9 | 160 | Loveland | Colo. |
| Dylan Bird | DE | 6-3 | 240 | Capistrano Beach (Saddleback JC) | Calif. |
| Chris Brown | RB | 6-3 | 225 | Naperville (Fort Scott CC) | Ill. |
| Brandon Caesar | ATH | 6-1 | 195 | Brousard (Avon) | Quebec |
| Mark Fenton | DL | 6-4 | 285 | Inglewood (Westchester) | Calif. |
| DeAndre Fluellen | DL | 6-1 | 300 | Houston (NEO) | Texas |
| Lee Foliaki | LB | 6-2 | 220 | Euless (Trinity) | Texas |
| James Garee | DL | 6-5 | 230 | Colorado Springs (Mitchell) | Colo. |
| Jahi Green | DE | 6-3 | 205 | Aurora (Overland) | Colo. |
| Robert Hodge | QB | 5-11 | 180 | Torrance (El Camino CC) | Calif. |
| Russell Lovett | ATH | 6-3 | 220 | Thornton (Horizon) | Colo. |
| Vaka Manupuna | DL | 6-1 | 270 | Kaneohe (St. Louis) | Hawaii |
| Gary Moore | OL | 6-7 | 350 | Aurora (Overland) | Colo. |
| Clint O'Neal | OL | 6-6 | 290 | Fort Worth (Weatherford) | Texas |
| Drew Shader | OL | 6-3 | 285 | Boulder (Mullen) | Colo. |
| Omar Stewart | CB | 5-11 | 190 | Northridge (College of Canyons) | Calif. |
| McKenzie Tilmon | DL | 6-3 | 285 | Irving (MacArthur) | Texas |
| Daric Wilhite | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Pueblo (South) | Colo. |