Colsen Gatten

Position:
Linebacker
Height/Weight:
6-1 / 215
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Central Catholic

2026: Incoming linebacker.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four seasons at Central Catholic under head coach Ryan Lehmeier … rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com … listed as the No. 28 prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports.com and No. 30 by ESPN.com … charted as the No. 51 inside linebacker prospect by ESPN.com … a four-year starter for the Vikings who earned first team all-conference honors the last three seasons … team captain as a senior … a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 and Pennsylvania Football Writers’ Class 6A All-State selection following senior year … as a senior, registered 101 tackles, 15.0 TFL and 9.0 sacks … guided the Vikings back in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 6A state championship game … during junior year, carded 70 tackles, 10.0 TFL and 7.0 sacks … helped Central Catholic to the 2024 PIAA Class 6A state championship game and 12-3 overall record … guided the Vikings to the 2024 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) championship, its first since 2020 … as a sophomore, booked 66 tackles with 6.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks in helping Central Catholic to a 10-2 record … earned a letter as a freshman, when the Vikings went 7-5 and advanced to the playoffs … high school teammate of current Duke linebacker Bradley Gompers.

PERSONAL: Son of Noelle and Aaron Gatten … father is a WPIAL Hall of Famer who was a three-year letterman (1997-98, 2000) at Penn State and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.