| Texas Longhorns–No. 92 | |
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| Position | EDGE |
| Class |  |
| Major | Physical Culture & Sports |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
Colton Vasek is an American college football defensive end for the Texas Longhorns.
Vasek grew up in Austin, Texas and attended Westlake High School. [1] He had 71 tackles and 14 sacks as a senior. [2] Vasek was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Oklahoma over offers from Oregon, Texas, and Texas Tech. [3] He later flipped his commitment to Texas. [4]
In 2023, Vasek suffered a back injury before the start of his freshman season with the Texas Longhorns and redshirted that year. [5] In 2024 as a redshirt freshman, Vasek played in 11 games and had seven tackles and two sacks. [6]
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vasek's father, Brian, played college football at Texas from 1991 to 1995. [7] His younger brother, Connor, currently plays defensive end at Westlake and is committed to play college football at Air Force. [8]