2023 Football Roster

19 Colton Theaker

  • Position Kicker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 199
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arroyo Grande, Calif.
  • High School Arroyo Grande HS
  • Prev School Cal Poly / Allan Hancock College

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
RS-SOPHOMORE (2022):
Appeared in all 13 games as the kickoff specialist…kicked off 67 times and recorded 41 touchbacks, fifth-most in the Pac-12 Conference…named WSU Special Teams Player of the Week, kicked off five times and recorded four touchbacks in win over Idaho…kicked off four times and recorded two touchbacks in win at No. 19 Wisconsin…made seven kickoffs with career-high six touchbacks against Colorado State…made seven kickoffs with five touchbacks against No. 15 Oregon…matched career-high with six touchbacks on all six kickoffs in win at Arizona…had touchbacks on all three kickoffs against Fresno State in LA Bowl.

ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE
SOPHOMORE (2021):
Played in nine games on the season and led team in scoring with 45 points…converted 8-of-18 field goal attempts and 21-of-22 extra points…also served as team’s punter, averaging 41.6 yards per punt, while 19 of his punts were fair caught and four went for touchbacks…season-best 50-yard FG at Long Beach…had season-long punt of 60 yards in win at San Bernardino Valley, one of four punts of 50-plus yards.

CAL POLY
SOPHOMORE (2020):
Started all three games at kicker…led team in scoring with 16 points…converted all three field goal attempts and all seven extra points….season-long 39-yard FGs against Southern Utah and Eastern Washington…also connected on 20-yard FG against UC Davis.

FRESHMAN (2019): As a true freshman played all 11 games handling Cal Poly’s kicking duties ... made all 34 of his extra-point kicks and seven of 13 field goals ... one of five kickers in Cal Poly’s Division I history to make 100 percent of his PAT attempts ... longest field goal was 52 yards at UC Davis ... also made a 44-yarder at Idaho and 42 yards versus North Dakota ... averaged 59.9 yards on 54 kickoffs with 22 touchbacks and just two kicks out of bounds ... average yard line for opponents to start their drives was the 26-yard line.

HIGH SCHOOL
Under head coach Michael Hartman at Arroyo Grande High School, Theaker made all of his 45 PAT attempts and was 10 of 15 on field goals with a long of 52 yards during SENIOR season ... also averaged 34.1 yards on 28 punts and 63.8 yards on 66 kickoffs with 55 touchbacks ... helped Eagles to 8-4 overall mark, third-place Mountain League finish and into the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Central Section Division 1 playoffs ... earned first-team All-Mountain League honors as a kicker and landed on CalHi Sports’ All-State Medium Schools First Team ... as a JUNIOR made 38 of 39 PATs and seven of 10 field goals ... also played defense in 2017 with 36 tackles … was named to the All-Pac 5 League and All-CIF-Southern Section Division 2 first team ... made 45 of 49 PAT kicks and six of seven field goals with a long of 44 yards as a sophomore ... career totals are 128 of 133 PAT kicks and 23 of 32 field goals ... ranked as the No. 10 prospect by Chris Sailer Kicking… also played soccer for the Eagles, earning first-team All-Pac 8 and MVP honors … member of school’s Honor Roll and an Advanced Placement student … earned football team’s Leiter Award for his leadership and also earned his team’s highest GPA … also participated in Young Life Club and played for the Santa Barbara Soccer Club 

PERSONAL 
Son of John (deceased) and Kelli Theaker ... one brother, Lucas, and one sister, Olivia ... born in Modesto, Calif.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2022Junior

    Kicker
    6'3" 198 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2023Senior

    Kicker
    6'3" 199 lbs
    19