AUBURN, Ala. – A lifelong Auburn fan, wide receiver Colby Stafford has lived an experience that most Auburn fans can only dream of achieving.
“My whole life, I’ve always been a huge Auburn fan. I grew up going to the games,” the Mobile product recalls. “When I was 2 years old, I went to the 2004 Sugar Bowl. And I remember when I was really young, we went to a game against Furman, and after the game, my dad had brought the toilet paper rolls and we went to roll the trees at Toomer’s. I remember that as being a very cool experience. I went to all the home games in 2013, and that was the best you could experience. Could anything have been better?
“Growing up as a big fan but never really thinking I would get the chance to play here – after that, seeing it all come together has been really cool. This has been a remarkable experience.”
Stafford, who was second team all-state and first team all-Coastal Region while playing at UMS-Wright High School, joined the Auburn program in January of 2022.
“I only played two years of football in high school,” he said. “I had played football when I was little, but when I was in sixth grade, I cracked my skull playing in the backyard and didn’t think I would be able to play anything again. A few years went by, and I finally convinced my mom to let me play again. I played my last two years of high school.