2019 Football Roster
Roster
Berry, Brandon

Jersey Number 97
Brandon Berry
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 244
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Griffin, Ga.
- High School:
- Griffin
Bio
Career Overview: Joined the Orange in 2017 and was immediately inserted into the defensive end rotation ... In 36 games (six starts), tallied 51 tackles (26 solo), eight tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Spent his first two years at Highland Community College in Kansas … Rated the No. 11 weakside defensive end in the junior-college ranks, according to 247Sports.com composite ... Redshirted the 2015 season at Highland ... Three letters.
Senior Year (2019):Â Winner of the Ted Dailey Award as the team's most improved defensive player ... Appeared in all 12 games and led the Orange with 5.5 sacks ... Additionally, carded 19 tackles (eight solo), 6.5 tackles for loss and caused one fumble ... Four multi-tackle games ... Defensive captain for the season opener at Liberty (8/31) and made one tackle ... Collected three tackles against Clemson (9/14) ... Tallied a season-best five tackles, including a career-high 2.5 sacks, and forced a fumble versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had one sack for a loss of eight yards at NC State (10/10) ... Against Pittsburgh (10/18), logged four tackles, including two for lost yardage, and one sack ... Extended his streak of consecutive games with a sack to four with a takedown of quarterback Alex Hornibrook at Florida State (10/26) ... Made two tackles versus Boston College (11/2).Â
Junior Year (2018): Played in 12 games … Collected four tackles and one sack … Made two tackles against Wagner (9/8) … Registered two tackles, including a sack of quarterback Ian Book for a 3-yard loss, against Notre Dame (11/17).
Sophomore Year (2017): Played in all 12 games, starting six ... Carded 28 tackles (16 solo), including a half tackle for loss, and recovered one fumble ... Started his Orange debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) and made one tackle ... Against Middle Tennessee (9/9), tallied four tackles and recovered a fumble ... Recorded a personal-best seven tackles in road games at NC State (9/30) and at Miami (10/21).
Freshman Year (2016 at Highland CC): Played in 11 games at defensive end … Named to the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Second Team … Recorded 60 tackles (30 solo) … Led Highland with 21 tackles for loss … Tied for sixth nationally with 12.5 sacks … Made six tackles, including a season-high three sacks, versus Iowa Central (9/17) … Logged a season-high nine tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble against Iowa Western (10/22) … Tied his season-best with nine stops versus Ellsworth (11/12).
2015 (at Highland CC): Redshirt season.
High School: Defensive lineman for head coach Jarrett Laws … Named to the Associated Press Class AAAA All-State Second Team and 4-AAAA All-Region First Team as a senior in 2014.
Personal: Joseph Brandon Berry … Born in January 1996 in Griffin, Georgia … Son of Anita and Joseph Berry … One sister … Human development and family science major.
Senior Year (2019):Â Winner of the Ted Dailey Award as the team's most improved defensive player ... Appeared in all 12 games and led the Orange with 5.5 sacks ... Additionally, carded 19 tackles (eight solo), 6.5 tackles for loss and caused one fumble ... Four multi-tackle games ... Defensive captain for the season opener at Liberty (8/31) and made one tackle ... Collected three tackles against Clemson (9/14) ... Tallied a season-best five tackles, including a career-high 2.5 sacks, and forced a fumble versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had one sack for a loss of eight yards at NC State (10/10) ... Against Pittsburgh (10/18), logged four tackles, including two for lost yardage, and one sack ... Extended his streak of consecutive games with a sack to four with a takedown of quarterback Alex Hornibrook at Florida State (10/26) ... Made two tackles versus Boston College (11/2).Â
Junior Year (2018): Played in 12 games … Collected four tackles and one sack … Made two tackles against Wagner (9/8) … Registered two tackles, including a sack of quarterback Ian Book for a 3-yard loss, against Notre Dame (11/17).
Sophomore Year (2017): Played in all 12 games, starting six ... Carded 28 tackles (16 solo), including a half tackle for loss, and recovered one fumble ... Started his Orange debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) and made one tackle ... Against Middle Tennessee (9/9), tallied four tackles and recovered a fumble ... Recorded a personal-best seven tackles in road games at NC State (9/30) and at Miami (10/21).
Freshman Year (2016 at Highland CC): Played in 11 games at defensive end … Named to the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Second Team … Recorded 60 tackles (30 solo) … Led Highland with 21 tackles for loss … Tied for sixth nationally with 12.5 sacks … Made six tackles, including a season-high three sacks, versus Iowa Central (9/17) … Logged a season-high nine tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble against Iowa Western (10/22) … Tied his season-best with nine stops versus Ellsworth (11/12).
2015 (at Highland CC): Redshirt season.
High School: Defensive lineman for head coach Jarrett Laws … Named to the Associated Press Class AAAA All-State Second Team and 4-AAAA All-Region First Team as a senior in 2014.
Personal: Joseph Brandon Berry … Born in January 1996 in Griffin, Georgia … Son of Anita and Joseph Berry … One sister … Human development and family science major.
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