Colorado School of Mines Pro Day. Always good when a QB throws 40 plus ball with NO incompletions. John Matocha was very impressive. pic.twitter.com/1bRETWR3Ae
— FairchildQBTraining (@FairchildQB) March 14, 2024
The Denver Broncos had scouts in attendance to watch quarterback John Matocha at the Colorado Mines’ pro day last month, according to local radio talent Miles Dunklin.
Matocha (5-11, 180 pounds) played four seasons with the Orediggers, completing 70.1% of his passes for 15,006 yards and 162 touchdowns, an NCAA record. (Mines is a small, Division II school. The Division I record is 155 touchdown passes, held by Case Keenum.)
Two other potential draft prospects at the pro day were Mines defensive linemen Kyle Bahnsen and Zach Hester. Other small-school prospects from the region also attended the pro day.
As a DII program, Mines rarely sends prospects to the NFL, but linebacker Marc Schiechl did play in the CFL and AFL after graduating from the school.
On hand this morning to see Pro Day at @MinesFootball.
Kyle Bahnsen, John Matocha & Zach Hester are working out for Mines, as well as players from Western Colorado, CSU Pueblo, Mesa, & Fort Lewis.
Scouts here from the Seahawks, Broncos & Jags to name a few. pic.twitter.com/fBVcW5lo85
— Miles (@milesdunklin) March 13, 2024
Two other Mines grads played in the NFL before the game’s modern era. Jack Colahan played tackle for the New York Yankees (the former NFL team, not the MLB club) in 1928 and Lloyd Madden played wingback and defensive back for the Chicago Cardinals in 1940.
Matocha will likely go undrafted later this month. The Broncos could be considering him as a rookie training camp invite. Matocha might also be a candidate to change positions after rushing for 1,982 yards and 28 touchdowns in college. He’s a similar size to Julian Edelman, who played quarterback in college before transitioning to wide receiver in the NFL.
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