Last year, one of the biggest stories of Air Force’s recruiting class was luring good, quality players from Colorado. That isn’t always the case for the Falcons, whose depth chart for the Military Bowl had just one Colorado player, linebacker Jamil Cooks. That’s 43 out-of-state players on the first and second team, and one from in state.

“When you look back through the years, whenever we’ve had really good football teams at the Air Force Academy, almost invariably we’ve had a couple Colorado kids that have played significantly or been starters,” Calhoun said on signing day last year. “We’re going to know every kid in the state.”

This year, there won’t be the same impact from in state on Air Force’s recruiting class. Among the known recruits Air Force has commitments from, only one comes from Colorado.

The good news for the Falcons is that one in-state player could be pretty good. Cornerback Gavin McHenry, from Chaparral High School in Parker, also had offers from Connecticut and Wyoming, but chose to go to Air Force instead. He’s tall, at 6-foot, and one of the top sprinters in Colorado prep track and field.

“Gavin is a great kid in addition to being a talented athlete,” said John Vogt, his high school coach. “I think he is definitely going to be a good player at Air Force Academy.”

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