Trystan Colon
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Trystan Colon
| image = Trystan Colon-Castillo.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Colon in 2021
| current_team = Detroit Lions
| number = 67
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|23}}
| birth_place = Webb City, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 313
| high_school = Webb City
| college = Missouri (2016–2019)
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2023}}–{{NFL Year|2024}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Freshman All-SEC Team (2017)
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 51
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 15
| statlabel3 =
| statvalue3 =
| pfr = ColoTr01
}}
Trystan Colon (born March 23, 1998), formerly known as Trystan Colon-Castillo, is an American professional football center for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.
Early life
Colon was born in Webb City, Missouri to Heriberto "Eddie" and Neysa Rosaria Colon. His mother moved from Puerto Rico to go to college at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin and his father followed shortly after. His dad died in a motor vehicle accident in Joplin when Trystan was one year old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/tiger_kickoff/his-dads-smile-how-trystan-colon-castillo-was-shaped-by-the-father-he-never-knew/article_930211be-0630-11ea-b8c7-dbeacd43f27f.html|title=His dad's smile: How Trystan Colon-Castillo was shaped by the father he never knew|first=Bennett|last=Durando|date=November 15, 2019|website=Columbia Missourian}}
He was a three-year varsity football player for the Webb City High School Cardinals, during the 2013 through 2015 seasons as an offensive lineman. He contributed to two class 4 state championship teams and one runner-up team, that tallied an overall record of 43–2, and included a 15–0 season in 2014.Webb City Cards Statistics, 1985-2022, Webb City Sentinel, webbcity.net, Foos, Bob, January 2023. He also played basketball in high school.
College career
He played college football at Missouri. He earned the team's Lifter of the Year after his redshirt season. Due to his success as a true freshman, Colon started 13 games the following year, making it onto the Southeastern Conference coaches' All-Freshman squad. He also was given the Team Underclassmen Leadership Award. He started the final 38 games of his three years playing after his redshirt year.{{Cite web|url=https://mutigers.com/sports/football/roster/trystan-colon-castillo/7257|title=Trystan Colon-Castillo - Football|website=University of Missouri Athletics}} He then started all 25 games for the Tigers in 2018 and 2019 but the team was ineligible to participate in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.{{Cite news |last=Skretta, Dave |date=January 31, 2019 |title=Missouri says it will appeal 'unfair' NCAA penalties for academic misconduct in football, baseball and softball programs |work=www.chicagotribune.com |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-missouri-ncaa-postseason-ban-20190131-story.html |access-date=April 27, 2020}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3
| weight = 313
| bench = 11
| arm span = 30 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Trystan Colon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/trystan-colon/3200434f-4c74-7687-5343-cc39a681538c |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Draft Scout Trystan Colon-Castillo College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1017274&DraftYear=2020 |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
After not being selected in the 2020 NFL draft, Colon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens.{{Cite web |last=Brown, Clifton |date=April 30, 2020 |title=Ravens Sign Three Undrafted Free Agents |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-sign-three-undrafted-free-agents |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}} He was waived on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Mink, Ryan |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-initial-53-man-roster-is-set |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brown, Clifton |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-announce-16-man-practice-squad |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}} He was elevated to the active roster on October 10, 2020, for the team's week 5 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.{{Cite news |last=Oyefusi, Daniel |date=October 10, 2020 |title=Ravens elevate center Colon-Castillo, safety Gilchrist to active roster for divisional game vs. Bengals |work=Yahoo.com |url=https://news.yahoo.com/ravens-elevate-center-colon-castillo-035900721.html |access-date=October 28, 2020}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2020, and made his first career start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 2, 2020, due in part to the Ravens' team-wide COVID-19 outbreak.{{Cite web |last=Oyefusi |first=Daniel |date=October 12, 2020 |title=Ravens sign C Trystan Colon-Castillo to 53-man roster, place LB Otaro Alaka on injured reserve |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-trystan-colon-castillo-otaro-alaka-injured-roster-20201012-5wbajsmstbavxj22vjugultbey-story.html |website=Baltimore Sun |access-date=October 12, 2020}}
The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Colon on March 10, 2021.{{Cite news |last=Mink, Ryan |date=March 10, 2021 |title=Ravens Place Tenders on Gus Edwards and Two Other Free Agents |work=BaltimoreRavens.com |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-place-tenders-on-gus-edwards-and-two-other-free-agents |access-date=March 10, 2021}} He signed a one-year contract on April 18.{{Cite news |last=Alper, Josh |date=April 18, 2021 |title=Trystan Colon-Castillo, Kristian Welch re-sign with Ravens |work=NBCSports.com |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/04/18/trystan-colon-castillo-kristian-welch-sign-tenders-with-ravens/ |access-date=April 19, 2021}} The Ravens' announcement of this signing officially referred to him as Trystan Colon for the first time, per his request, and has remained the case since.{{cite tweet |author=Baltimore Ravens |author-link=Baltimore Ravens |user=Ravens |number=1383461324751994883 |date=April 17, 2021 |title=Trystan Colon and Kristian Welch have signed their exclusive rights tenders. https://t.co/DVgi4BQasi |language=en |access-date=December 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015202004/https://twitter.com/ravens/status/1383461324751994883 |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Zrebiec |first=Jeff |user=jeffzrebiec |number=1437548578537312256 |date=September 13, 2021 |title=Ravens go with a backup center in Trystan Colon as the 8th OL over Cleveland. And Geno Stone is the No. 4 S over Washington. Hayes' knee surely played into Ravens going with Ferguson as the 5th OLB. Hope is Jimmy Smith will be ready for Chiefs. Less sure on Wolfe's status. https://t.co/0VGkehvxsn |language=en |access-date=December 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012085035/https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiec/status/1437548578537312256 |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}
The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Colon on March 9, 2022.{{cite web|title=Ravens Extend Six Tenders, Including to Quarterback Tyler Huntley |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-extend-exclusive-rights-free-agent-tenders-tyler-huntley|author=Mink, Ryan|website=baltimoreravens.com|date=March 9, 2022}} He played a total of 20 games in his three seasons, 2020 through 2022, with the Ravens.{{Cite web |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Team Roster Pages. |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/team/players-roster/trystan-colon/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=Arizona Cardinals Official Website.}}
=New York Jets=
On March 22, 2023, Colon signed with the New York Jets.{{cite web|title=Jets Sign OL Trystan Colon|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-ol-trystan-colon|author=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=March 22, 2023}} On August 29, 2023, Colon was waived.{{cite web|title=Final Cuts: Jets Move 31 More to Get Their Roster to 53 Players|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-53-man-roster-2023-season|author1=Lange, Randy|author2=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=August 29, 2023}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On August 30, 2023, Colon was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Walter |date=August 30, 2023 |title=Cardinals claim players off waivers including former Eagles’ safety K’Von Wallace |url=https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2023/8/30/23852472/cardinals-claim-players-off-waivers-including-former-eagles-safety-kvon-wallace |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=Revenge of the Birds |language=en}} During the 2023 season, he played 14 games, four as a starter, most at left guard. On March 11, 2024, he signed a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |last=Balzar |first=H |date=March 20, 2024 |title=Complete contract details, salary cap breakdown for OL Trystan Colon |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/complete-contract-details-salary-cap-breakdown-for-ol-trystan-colon/ar-BB1k1p13 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=msn.com}}
=Detroit Lions=
On June 4, 2025, Colon signed with the Detroit Lions.{{cite web |last1=Risdon |first1=Jeff |title=The Lions are signing veteran OL Trystan Colon following Frank Ragnow's retirement |url=https://lionswire-eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/06/04/detroit-lions-roster-move-trystan-colon-frank-ragnow/84028589007/ |website=Lions Wire |access-date=5 June 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.detroitlions.com/team/players-roster/trystan-colon/ Detroit Lions bio]
- [https://mutigers.com/sports/football/roster/trystan-colon-castillo/7257 Missouri Tigers bio]
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