46   Brandon Brudzinski
Brandon Brudzinski

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Weston, Fla.

High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 216

Position:
Linebacker


Will look to earn playing time as a backup inside linebacker … Plays from sideline to sideline … Has very good football sense … Equally adept at defending both the pass and the run.

2001: Did not see any game action.

Before UMass: Played for coach George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … Totaled 134 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, five sacks and seven pass breakups during his senior season … Led team to 14-1 record as a senior, advancing to the Division 4A state championship game … Served as team captain during senior year, and was named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year … Named first team All-Broward County and first team All-State … Starter in the Dade County-Broward County All-Star Game.

Personal: Full name is Brandon M. Brudzinski … Son of Bob and Susan Brudzinski … Born July 7, 1982, in Long Beach, Calif. … Father played football at Ohio State University, and went on to play 13 seasons in the National Football League … Father played on three Super Bowl teams, with the 1979 Los Angeles Rams, 1982 Miami Dolphins and 1984 Miami Dolphins … Attended the same high school as UMass senior wide receiver Adrian Zullo, junior linebackers Jeremy Cain and Mike Ziccardi, sophomore wide receiver Joe Bruce and freshman tailback Justin Montgomery … Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.

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