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R-SOPHOMORE • 1L • 6-0 • 205 JACKSON, TENN. • JACKSON CHRISTIAN H.S. 2013 - R-FRESHMAN
• Games/Starts: 11/0 • Played in 11 games on special teams • Made two tackles on kick coverage with stops vs. Western Kentucky (9/7) and at Florida (9/21)
2012 - FRESHMAN
• Redshirt season, did not play in any games
HIGH SCHOOL
• 247sports: 4-star (No. 212 prospect nationally, No. 25 overall wide receiver, No. 4 prospect in Tennessee) • ESPN: 4-star (No. 16 overall wide receiver, No. 2 prospect in Tennessee, No. 47 prospect in Southeast) • Rivals: 4-star (No. 130 prospect nationally, No. 19 overall wide receiver, No. 3 prospect in Tennessee) • Scout: 3-star (No. 48 overall wide receiver) • Two-time All-State selection at Jackson Christian • Compiled career figures of 171 catches for 2,569 yards and
23 touchdowns • As a senior, recorded 31 receptions for 519 yards and five touchdowns • Also played linebacker, registering 31 tackles • As a junior, caught 58 passes for 1,102 yards and eight TDs • Defensively, had 57 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions • Played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl • Named to the 2011 Super Southeast 120 by the Mobile (Ala.) Register • Selected to the ESPNU150 • Also a Rivals250 and Top247 member • Also played basketball • Coach at Jackson Christian: Matt Underwood
GENERAL STAFF PLAYERS REVIEW
DRAE BOWLES
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Drae Alexander Bowles • Born May 31, 1993 • Majoring in Communication Studies
A.J. BRANISEL TIGHT END
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SOPHOMORE • 1L • 6-4 • 224 S. EUCLID, OHIO. • NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL LATIN SCHOOL 2013 - FRESHMAN
• Games/Starts: 10/0 • Played in first 10 games this season and made three catches for 28 yards, including first career touchdown • Suffered torn ACL in practice on Nov. 20 and missed final two games of 2013 • Big first-down catch on fourth down for 28 yards vs. #6 Georgia (10/5) helped set up late go-ahead TD • Hauled in first career touchdown on a 2-yard catch vs. South Alabama (9/28) • First collegiate catch vs. Austin Peay (8/31)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Coached by Byron Morgan at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School • Rated 3-star by Rivals (No. 29 overall tight end, No. 46 overall prospect in Ohio) • Rated 3-star by 247Sports (No. 43 overall tight end, No. 54 overall prospect in Ohio) • Rated 3-star by ESPN (No. 18 overall tight end, No. 49 overall prospect in Ohio) • Rated 3-star by Scout (No. 48 overall tight end) • Earned first team all-district, all-conference and all-Ohio honors as a junior in 2011 • Also was an honorable mention all-district and second team all-conference selection in 2010
• Helped the Lions reach the Division III playoffs during his senior season, making 27 catches for 402 yards and seven touchdowns • Recorded 35 receptions for 536 yards and six touchdowns as a junior • That followed a sophomore campaign in which he had 17 catches for 411 yards and two touchdowns
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Aaron Jeffrey Branisel • Born: July 24, 1995 • Son of Ron and Jenny Branisel • Majoring in Arts and Sciences
CAREER STATISTICS Receiving 2013
GP/GS No Yds Avg Per/G TD Long High Yd 10/0 3 28 9.3 2.8 1 8-UGA 28-UGA
CAREER HIGHS Catches Receiving Yards Touchdowns
1 vs. three times, last vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 28 vs. Georgia, 10/5/13 1 vs. South Alabama, 9/28/13
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