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Jersey Number 49
Brandon Hereford
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 226
- Hometown:
- Glen Allen, Va.
- High School:
- Glen Allen
- Major:
- Health Services Administration
Bio
2017 as a Senior: Played in 11 games, making nine starts at linebacker… Third Team All-CAA Linebacker… VaSID Second Team All-State... Received John David Krauss Memorial Award... Had 65 total tackles (29 solo), to go with 4.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one interception, a defensive touchdown, two pass breakups and four quarterback hurries… Season-high 11 tackles at Delaware (Sept. 30) and in FCS Quarterfinals against Weber State (Dec. 8)… Also had nine tackles and a career-high 1.5 sacks at Rhode Island (Nov. 4)… Had a pick-six against Villanova (Oct. 14)… Had a full sack at Delaware and at Elon (Nov. 18)… Had five or more tackles in six games and three or more in 10 outings... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016).
2016 as a Junior: Played in 13 games, making six starts at linebacker… Had 96 total tackles (53 solo), to go with 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries… Ranked tied for fifth in the CAA in total tackles and 10th in tackles per game (7.4)... Season-high 12 tackles (7 solo) and 2.0 tackles for loss against Central Connecticut State (Sept. 10)… Tallied 11 tackles, including career-best 10 solo stops, at North Carolina (Sept. 17)… Had nine tackles (7 solo), 1.5 TFL and a sack at Maine (Sept. 24)… Accrued eight tackles in four games… Produced five or more tackles in 12 games and at least four in all 13 outings... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2017).
2015 as a Sophomore: Played in all 12 games, making three starts... Had 52 total tackles (27 solo), to go with 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one pass breakup... Career-high 13 tackles (7 solo) against Villanova (Nov. 21)... Made nine tackles versus Lehigh (Sept. 12) and eight stops at Delaware (Nov. 14)... Tallied five or more tackles in five games... Recorded first career sack against Lehigh.
2014 as a Freshman: Played in four games, primarily on special teams... Had five total tackles, including one solo... Season-best three tackles in regular-season finale win over Elon (Nov. 22)... Also produced a pair of tackles in FCS First Round Playoffs game versus Liberty (Nov. 29).
High School: Graduated in 2014 from Glen Allen... Earned 2013 All-Region 4A South Team Second Team Defense and First Team All-Conference 20 as a utility player after leading Glen Allen to winning four games for the first time in its three-year varsity football history and earning its first-ever playoff berth.
Personal: Full name is Brandon Wesley Hereford... Majoring in health services administration.
2016 as a Junior: Played in 13 games, making six starts at linebacker… Had 96 total tackles (53 solo), to go with 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries… Ranked tied for fifth in the CAA in total tackles and 10th in tackles per game (7.4)... Season-high 12 tackles (7 solo) and 2.0 tackles for loss against Central Connecticut State (Sept. 10)… Tallied 11 tackles, including career-best 10 solo stops, at North Carolina (Sept. 17)… Had nine tackles (7 solo), 1.5 TFL and a sack at Maine (Sept. 24)… Accrued eight tackles in four games… Produced five or more tackles in 12 games and at least four in all 13 outings... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2017).
2015 as a Sophomore: Played in all 12 games, making three starts... Had 52 total tackles (27 solo), to go with 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one pass breakup... Career-high 13 tackles (7 solo) against Villanova (Nov. 21)... Made nine tackles versus Lehigh (Sept. 12) and eight stops at Delaware (Nov. 14)... Tallied five or more tackles in five games... Recorded first career sack against Lehigh.
2014 as a Freshman: Played in four games, primarily on special teams... Had five total tackles, including one solo... Season-best three tackles in regular-season finale win over Elon (Nov. 22)... Also produced a pair of tackles in FCS First Round Playoffs game versus Liberty (Nov. 29).
High School: Graduated in 2014 from Glen Allen... Earned 2013 All-Region 4A South Team Second Team Defense and First Team All-Conference 20 as a utility player after leading Glen Allen to winning four games for the first time in its three-year varsity football history and earning its first-ever playoff berth.
Personal: Full name is Brandon Wesley Hereford... Majoring in health services administration.
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