John Pastore

CAREER HONORS • 2024 Academic All-Big 12 2024: Earned playing time in nine games as a reserve offensive lineman and on field goal/extra point protection… Saw action on 114 offensive snaps – including a career-high 28 at Tulane – while he was in for 42 special teams plays... Earned Academic All-Big 12 honors. 2023: Saw time as a reserve offensive lineman against Baylor, seeing time on 10 offensive snaps. 2022: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Erie under head coach Jeff Giger... Regarded as the 35th-best offensive guard and fourth-best overall player in the state of Colorado for the Class of 2022 by ESPN... Helped lead the Tigers to a 13-1 record and trip to the state championship as a senior... Blocked four field goals as a junior – the most in Colorado for a single season – as he earned second team all-state, first team all-conference and first team all-region accolades... Also competed in basketball and track and field... Prepped at same high school as current Wildcat quarterback Blake Barnett. PERSONAL: John Pastore (pronounced pass-TOR-ee) was born December 24, 2003, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado... Son of Darren and Krista Pastore... Has two brothers, Anthony and Vinny... Majoring in business administration.