Brandon Heath

Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
Palm Beach Lakes

2009 Season
Athletic linebacker who continues to make big plays... played in 10 games and made eight starts at linebacker... season was limited due to an ankle sprain... finished sixth on the team with 48 tackles and also picked off a pair of passes... credited with four tackles and two tackles for loss against Rutgers... had eight tackles at USF... finished with five tackles in win over Syracuse... recorded three tackles at West Virginia... finished with six tackles and an interception return for a touchdown in win over Arkansas State... had four tackles at Cincinnati... returned to action at Connecticut with three tackles... did not play against Southern Miss or Pitt... finished with four tackles at Utah... had eight total tackles, including two for loss against Kentucky... finished with three solo tackles, including one for a loss, and one interception in the Cards' win over Indiana State.

2008 Season Played in nine games... finished the year with then a career-high 20 tackles... did not play against West Virginia, Syracuse or USF due to injury... had two tackles, including one for loss, and a pass-breakup against MTSU... season-high seven tackles against Memphis... had four total tackles, including three solo, in win over K-State... scored first career TD on a fumble recovery in the end zone against Tennessee Tech... finished with four tackles against Tennessee Tech.

Palm Beach Lakes High School
Played for Don Sanzo at Palm Beach High School... three-year starter... led the team with seven interceptions... averaged 6.0 tackles per game... team captain... two-time first-team All-State performer... named the Defensive Player of the Year in Palm Beach County... preseason Player of the Year choice by the Sun-Sentinel... selected to play in the Outback All-Star Game... tabbed the fourth-best player in the state by the Orlando Sentinel... ranked on Florida's Top 100 list... recorded 35 catches as a senior... listed by ESPN.com as one of the top 100 high school players in the nation... ranked 58th and the eighth best player in the state of Florida ... recorded 72 tackles, including three for a loss and two sacks, as well as notching eight interceptions during his senior campaign... also played wide receiver, pulling in 32 receptions for 520 yards and 10 touchdowns... named Class 6A First Team All-State by the Florida Sports Writer's Association.

Personal
Son of Kimberly Heath... born 7/17/88... justice administration major.

Career StatisticsYear    GP  S   A   T   TFL Sacks   FR  FF  Int PB2007    11-1    8   2   10  1.0-1   0-0 0-0 0   0-0 12008    9-0 11  9   20  1.5-2   0-0 1-0 0   0-0 22009    10-8    26  22  48  5.5-8   0-0 0-0 0   2-25    0Totals  30-9    45  33  78  8.0-11  0-0 1-0 0   2-25    3
2009 Game-By-Game StatisticsOpp         S   A   T   TFL Sacks   FR  FF  Int PBIndiana State   3   0   3   1.0-1   0-0 0-0 0   1-0 0Kentucky    4   4   8   2.0-3   0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Utah            2   2   4   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Connecticut 2   1   3   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Cincinnati  1   3   4   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Arkansas State  3   3   6   0.5-1   0-0 0-0 0   1-25    0West Virginia   1   2   3   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Syracuse    3   2   5   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0USF         3   5   8   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Rutgers         4   0   4   2.0-3   0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0
2008 Game-By-Game StatisticsOpp         S   A   T   TFL Sacks   FR  FF  Int PBKentucky    0   0   0   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0TN Tech         2   2   4   0-0 0-0 1-0 0   0-0 0Kansas St   3   1   4   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0UConn           1   0   1   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Memphis         2   5   7   0.5-1   0-0 0-0 0   0-0 1MTSU            2   0   2   1-1 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 1Pittsburgh  0   0   0   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Cincinnati  1   1   2   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0 0Rutgers         0   0   0   0-0 0-0 0-0 0   0-0     0