Colorado linebacker Kofi Taylor-Barrocks enters transfer portal

Colorado linebacker Kofi Taylor-Barrocks has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned.

Taylor-Barrocks spent the 2023 season with the Buffaloes, where he played sparingly as a true freshman. He appeared in just one game, making his debut against Arizona in mid-November.

Now he’ll seek a new home out of the transfer portal.

Prior to enrolling at Colorado, Kofi Taylor-Barrocks was a three-star prospect and the No. 1,417 overall recruit in the 2023 recruiting class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings.

He also checked in as the No. 139 linebacker in the class and did not have a state ranking, as he hailed from the NFL Academy in London.

Colorado loses defensive lineman to portal

Along with Kofi Taylor-Barrocks, Colorado defensive lineman Bishop Thomas has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned. Thomas only spent one season with the Buffaloes.

In his lone season at Colorado, Thomas appeared in eight games and tallied six tackles, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery. Thomas’ best game of the season came in Colorado’s win over Arizona State when he recorded three tackles.

Thomas was reportedly dismissed from the program after being suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. Before transferring to Colorado, Thomas spent one season at Florida State. He played in two games for the Seminoles, securing one tackle. He ultimately opted to use his redshirt that season.

Bishop Thomas played high school football at Bishop Moore Catholic (FL), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 560 overall recruit in the 2022 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Thomas is the 42nd Colorado player to enter the transfer portal during or since the 2023 campaign. However, the program has also added 34 players via the portal, earning the No. 1 spot in On3’s Transfer Portal Team Rankings.

On3’s Grant Grubbs also contributed to this report.