Player Bio: Brigham Farrand - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Brigham Farrand

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Green Pond, N.J.
	High School: Morris Knolls

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 212
	Position: Linebacker

Veteran member of the Bison linebacker unit ... moving to linebacker after playing at safety for first three years ... battling Casey Williams for the lead role at the "renegade" position ... regardless, likely to see plenty of field time on defense and special teams ... physical player who runs well ... was a standout running back in high school ... had a 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the 2007 Orange vs. Blue spring game. 2008 (Junior): Appeared in seven games, starting vs. Colgate ... registered 18 tackles against Raiders, equaling Sam Nana-Sinkam for the most by a Bison in 2008 ... tied for seventh on squad with 39 total stops ... named team's Defensive Player of the Week following Colgate contest. 2007 (Sophomore): Season began slowly due to a bout of mono, but after missing most of preseason camp bounced back for a solid season before an ankle injury sidelined him for the season's final two games ... despite playing in just eight games still finished fourth on the team with 61 tackles (38 solo) ... broke up four passes and forced a fumble ... had eight or more tackles five times, including back-to-back 10-tackle performances against Georgetown and Holy Cross ... had nine stops, all solo, against Colgate. 2006 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact on defense, playing safety in the final 10 games of the season, with starts in the final nine ... finished as Bucknell's fourth-leading tackler with 72 (42 solo) ... broke up six passes and intercepted one ... first career start was a memorable one, as he made 11 tackles, recovered a fumble and picked off a pass at the 1-yard line and returned it 36 yards vs. Cornell ... earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors following that performance ... logged eight or more tackles five times ... had 10 stops at Holy Cross ... ranked ninth in the Patriot League in tackles, second among freshmen (to teammate Sam Nana-Sinkam). Morris Knolls High School: Lettered four times in track and field, three times in football and once in wrestling ... played football for coach Bill Regan ... Associated Press First Team All-State selection ... named to all-state second team by the Star Ledger ... Heisman High School Award recipient ... helped lead team to 12-0 record and a state championship ... named first team all-area, all-county and "best two-way player" by the Daily Record ... as a senior rushed for 1,525 yards and 21 TDs ... averaged 9.5 yards per carry and had 1,800 total yards ... as a linebacker had 66 total tackles, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception. Personal: Full name is Brigham Conn Farrand ... born Sept. 24, 1987 in Denville, N.J. ... parents are George and Beverly Farrand ... has a sister Amanda and brother Cole ... has an uncle who played middle linebacker at Wyoming and an aunt who was a 19-time swimming All-American at East Stroudsburg ... major is economics.

 Farrand's Career Defensive Statistics
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
2006	10/9	42	30	72	1-1	1-36	6	0	2
2007	8/7	38	23	61	1.5-5	0	4	1	0
2008	7/1	23	16	39	0-0	0	3	0	0
Totals	25/17	103	69	172	2.5-6	1-36	13	1	2