DENVER - Colorado School of Mines quarterback John Matocha has received an invitation to the Denver Broncos' rookie mini camp.

The greatest touchdown producer in college football history, Matocha graduated from Mines as one of the top quarterbacks in NCAA Division II history, throwing for 15,006 career yards and 162 touchdowns, rushing for 1,982 yards and 28 touchdowns, and compiling the best quarterback rating in D-II history at 172.4. He ranks first all-time in college football history in passing and total (191) touchdowns, and is second in D-II history total offensive yards (17,006), and third in passing yards. In 2023, he passed for 4,298 yards and 43 touchdowns in 15 games while completing 71 percent of his passes; he also ran for a career-high 4.2 yards per attempt with five touchdowns. 

A three-year all-American, which included the Harlon Hill Award as the national player of the year in 2022, Matocha led Mines to 50 wins as a four-year starter, winning four consecutive RMAC titles, three straight NCAA regional championships, and the program's only two appearances in the NCAA Division II national championship game. He was a three-time First-Team Academic All-American, including the Academic All-American of the Year in 2022-23 as D-II's top student-athlete, and earned a long list of career accolades including four all-RMAC nods and three NFFCC Colorado Offensive Player of the Year awards as the state's top player. Matocha has two degrees from Mines, a bachelor's and master's, both in computer science. 

The Broncos have a crowded quarterback room but without a clear starter after drafting Oregon's Bo Nix #12 overall, signing free agent Jarrett Stidham, trading for the Jets' Zach Wilson, and retaining practice squad quarterback Ben DiNucci. The rookie mini camp will take place in early May with dates and times yet to be set.