Brandon Simmons Profile - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

28 Brandon Simmons

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Bedford Heights, Ohio
	High School: Bedford City

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190
	Position: Wide Receiver

Expected to transition to wide receiver position in 2009 ... enters campaign listed as a backup, but will see plenty of playing time ... won the starting cornerback job in preseason prior to his sophomore season ... showed steady improvement ... smart player with good instincts ... a hard worker ... has good size and is very athletic. 2008 (Junior): Starting cornerback ... earned nine starts and played in all 11 games ... tallied 33 tackles ... registered team-high eight pass breakups, more than twice as many as any other teammate ... season-high six tackles at Marist and vs. Lafayette ... shared a sack with Will Braaf at Marist ... recovered a fumble and returned it 13 yards vs. Duquesne. 2007 (Sophomore): One of five Bison defensive players to start all 11 games ... finished with 54 tackles, sixth-most on the team ... broke up three passes and intercepted one ... had a 25-yard interception return against Lafayette ... made season-high eight tackles (all solo) in season-ending win over No. 18 Fordham ... also had four six-tackle games ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week after the Colgate game. 2006 (Freshman): Saw action in two varsity contests in the middle of the year, against Marist and Penn ... made one tackle and broke up a pass ... missed some time due to injury ... played in both junior varsity games and collected eight tackles. Bedford City High School: Earned three letters each in football, basketball and track and field ... captained football and track teams ... on gridiron was a two time All-Lake Erie League performer both athletically and academically ... also earned both honors in track and basketball. Personal: Full name is Brandon E. Simmons ... born Dec. 3, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Wayne Simmons ... has three siblings, Clorena Simmons, Wayne Simmons and Nicole Dickson ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member in 2008 ... majoring in economics.

 Simmons' Career Defensive Statistics
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
2006	2/0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2007	11/11	32	22	54	2-2	1-25	3	0	0
2008	11/9	18	15	33	1-3	0	8	0	1
Totals	24/20	51	37	88	3-5	1-25	12	0	1