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BRANDEN JACKSON
MALIK JENKINS
Defensive Line 6-4 • 270 • Junior-2L McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport
Linebacker 6-1 • 212 • Sophomore-1L Ennis, Texas/Ennis
2013 Played in all 13 games (13 starts) with 44 tackles (29 solo), 9.0 tackles for loss (43 yards), four sacks, three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry... ranked second on the team in sacks and third in tackles for loss... BIG 12 RANKINGS: 15th in sacks (4.0)... 17th in sacks/game (0.31)... made two tackles (both solo) with one tackle for loss (seven yards) helping the Red Raiders to a 37-23 upset over No. 14 Arizona State (12/30) in the National University Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego... had a streak of 20 consecutive games (2012-13) with at least one tackle snapped while not recording a tackle at Texas (11/28)... had five tackles (four solo) against No. 4 Baylor at AT&T Stadium in Arlington... recorded three tackles (all solo) with a sack for a loss of seven yards and broke up a pass against Kansas State (11/9)... sack was the first by a Red Raider since the West Virginia game... second on the team with seven tackles (six solo) with 0.5 tackles for a loss, one quarterback hurry and broke up one pass against No. 12 Oklahoma State (11/2)... tallied five tackles (one solo) with 1.0 tackles for a loss at No. 12 Oklahoma (10/26)... made a season-high six tackles (three solo) with 0.5 tackles for a loss at West Virginia (10/19)... collected five tackles (four solo) with 2.5 tackles for a loss and for the second straight game recorded a sack (loss of 7) against Iowa State (10/12)... recorded first career sack, notched a pair of tackles for a loss and broke up a pass at Kansas (10/5)... had one tackle (solo) against Texas State (9/21)... made three tackles (two solo) against No. 24 TCU (9/12)... recorded one tackle (solo) in home opener against Stephen F. Austin (9/7)... made season debut collecting four tackles (1 solo) with 0.5 tackles for a loss in season opener at SMU (8/30).
2013 Played in 12 games (0 starts) with eight tackles (6 solo) with one sack and one tackle for loss with one pass breakup… made two tackles (one solo) at Texas (11/28)… made one tackle (assisted) against No. 12 Oklahoma State (11/2)… made a season-high four tackles (all solo) in first career home game against Stephen F. Austin (9/7)… made career debut making one tackle (solo) with a pass breakup at SMU (8/30) in season opener. HIGH SCHOOL Ennis High School in Ennis, Texas... posted 116 tackles during senior season... earned first team all-district... three-star prospect by ESPN and 24/7 Sports... helped lead team to a 9-3 record in 2012... notched 10 sacks during junior season... life-long dream was to play at Texas Tech... comes from the same high school as Texas Tech all-time great Graham Harrell – the program’s all-time leading passer... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Houston, North Texas, Rice and Washington State... High School Coach: Jack Alvarez. PERSONAL Malik Jenkins... born October 15, 1994... son of Stacie McGraw and Chris McGraw... an undeclared major at Texas Tech. CAREER HIGHS Tackles:____________________________________ 4, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2013) Tackles For Loss: ______________________________ 1, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2013) Sacks: ____________________________________ 1, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2013) Interceptions: _______________________________________________ None Fumbles Recovered: ___________________________________________ None
2012 Played in 13 games (0 starts) with 19 tackles (17 solo, 2 assisted) with one forced fumble and one pass breakup… had at least one tackle in 10-of-13 games played… notched a solo tackle in the final three games of the season, including games at No. 24 Oklahoma State (11/17), against Baylor (11/24) and against Minnesota (12/28) in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at Reliant Stadium… had a season-high seven tackles (all solo) against Kansas (11/10)… collected a solo tackle against No. 23 Texas (11/3)… made two tackles (both solo) at No. 3 Kansas State (10/27)… had two tackles (one solo) at No. 21 TCU (10/20)… made one tackle (solo) against No. 4 West Virginia (10/13)… notched a tackle (solo) against No. 14 Oklahoma (10/6)… posted two tackles (one solo) at Texas State (9/8)... made career debut in season opener against Northwestern State (9/1). 2011 Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL McKeesport Area High School in McKeesport, Va… four-star prospect by Scout ... three-star by Rivals and ESPN.com ... ranked by Rivals as the No. 29 strongside defensive end nationally ... ranked by Scout as the No. 9 outside linebacker in the nation ... tabbed by ESPN.com as the No. 40 outside linebacker ... PrepStar All-East team ... No. 13 on Superprep Pennsylvania 32 ... No. 51 Superprep All-America Defensive Lineman ... led team to league championship… named first team all-conference… two-sport star at McKeesport High School as he averages 11 points pergame on the hardwood… High School Coach: Troy Blackwell. PERSONAL Branden Maurice Jackson… born November 11, 1992, in McKeesport, Pa… son of Bryant Boyd and Tonya Boma… has two older brothers, Ross and Bryant, and a younger sister, Tiffinique… enjoys going to church and playing basketball… majoring in criminology at Texas Tech. CAREER HIGHS Tackles__________________________________ 7 2x, vs. Oklahoma State (2013)* Tackles For Loss__________________________________ 2.5, vs. Iowa State (2013) Sacks_____________________________________ 1 3x, vs. Kansas State (2013)* Interceptions_______________________________________________ None Fumbles Recovered____________________________________________ None * Indicates most recent high
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