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2010 Played in 11 games (3 starts) making 13 tackles (six solo) with 3.5 tackles for a loss of 17 yards, two sacks and broke up two passes, forced two fumbles and had two quarterback hurries on the season... made two tackles (one solo) and posted 1.5 tackles for a loss with one quarterback hurry against Northwestern in the TicketCity Bowl (1/1) at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas... broke up one pass against Houston (11/27)... collected two tackles (both solo) with one sack for a loss of 10 yards, broke up one pass and forced a fumble against Weber State (11/20)... made three tackles (one solo) and forced one fumble at Texas A&M (10/30)... recorded first career sack (six-yard loss) and had four tackles (one solo) at New Mexico (9/11)...made career debut with a tackle (solo) on SMU’s (9/5) second drive of the game during the season opener. 2009 Redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL Three-star (Rivals.com, Scout.com) defensive end from Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Austin, Texas ... PrepStar All-Midlands Region ... No. 40 defensive end nationally, per Scout. com ... No. 52 defensive end nationally, according to Rivals.com ... tough, imposing presence ... good short area quickness and explodes to the ball ... Class 4A All-State second team ... possesses good size, athleticism and plays aggressive ... senior season was first at defensive end ... totaled over 100 tackles for the second-straight season ... had 153 tackles and five sacks as a junior and showed his athleticism with two interceptions ... clocked at 4.6 in the 40 ... also received offers from Utah, Toledo, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Minnesota and New Mexico ... High School Coach: Demo Odems. PERSONAL Kerry Hyder Jr. ... born May 2, 1991, in Austin, Texas ... Kerry Hyder and Jacqueline Nash ... has five siblings ... cousin, Chris Houston, plays for the Detroit Lions ... majoring in restaurant, hotel and institutional management. CAREER STATISTICS TACKLES G UA A Total 2010 11 6 7 13 2011 12 29 13 42 2012 13 42 14 56 TOTAL 36 77 34 111 SACKS 2010 2011 2012 TOTAL
TFL Yds 3.5 17 5.0 10 14.0 47 22.5 74
G UA A Total Yds 11 2 0 2.0 16 12 1 1 1.5 4 13 5 1 5.5 29 36 8 2 9.0 49
PD 2 3 4 9
FF FR Blkd 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0
BRANDEN JACKSON
LB • 6-4 • 248 • Sophomore/1L McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport 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 per-game 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… an undeclared major at Texas Tech. CAREER HIGHS Tackles______________________________________ 7, vs. Kansas (2012) Tackles For Loss__________________________________________ None Sacks _______________________________________________ None Interceptions___________________________________________ None Fumbles Recovered________________________________________ None * Indicates most recent high
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