| Brandon Denson |
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• Career Stats
Fourth-year player enters preseason camp as one of the top starting candidates at WILL linebacker . . . made the transition from safety to linebacker during spring practice . . . recorded five tackles and a half tackle for loss in the spring game . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned his second letter by playing in all 13 games, primarily on special teams . . . collected 10 tackles, including two each vs. Indiana, Purdue and Penn State . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in the last eight games of the regular season in 2006, primarily on special teams . . . accumulated 47 production points on special teams . . . made one stop each vs. Northwestern and Penn State . . . selected Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Illinois and Michigan . . . made the transition from running back to strong safety during spring drills . . . 2005 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter at running back and cornerback for Coach Rufus Pipkins at Willow Run High School in Ypsilanti, Mich. . . . rushed for 750 yards as a senior, including a career-best 210 yards and three touchdowns in the 2004 season finale vs. Inkster . . . averaged 4.4 points and 8.7 rebounds as a power forward on the Willow Run basketball team in 2004-05 . . . four-year starter in center field for the Flyers' baseball team . . . led the ballclub in steals (10) as a junior . . . earned all-conference honors in track and field as a senior, competing in the 110 and 300 hurdles as well as the long jump . . . son of Dean Cook and Diana Denson . . . born July 22, 1987 . . . majoring in criminal justice.
