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2024 Football Roster

12 Brandon Tyson

12 Brandon Tyson

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Whiteville, N.C.
  • Highschool:
    Whiteville
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 223

Summary

Biography

2024 (RS Sophomore):
  • Played in seven games, starting three times, before injury ended his season
  • Had 25 tackles, 3.0 for loss and a sack. Added a quarterback hurry and an interception
  • Had six tackles in a game twice, doing so back-to-back against ETSU and Richmond
  • Had a sack against Western Carolina and a tackle for loss at North Carolina Central
  • Picked off a pass against North Carolina Central
  • Had a quarterback hurry against New Hampshire
  • Phil Steele preseason third team All-CAA

2023 (RS Freshman):
  • Second Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele
  • Started all 11 games for Elon
  • Third on the team with 73 tackles, second with 9.0 tackles for loss, and added 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries
  • Had a career-best 14 tackles at Villanova, along with 2.0 tackles for loss
  • Added 11 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss against Hampton, as well as forcing a fumble
  • Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week after his performance against Hampton
  • Had a forced fumble against William & Mary to go with nine tackles
  • Recovered a fumble at Gardner-Webb
  • Had at least three tackles in every game on the season

2022 (Freshman):
  • Played in three games

Personal: 
  • Full name is Brandon Lee Tyson
  • Son of Meishelle Tyson
  • One sister, Kali

High School:
  • Played four years, earning three varsity letters, at Whiteville High School
  • Team went 11-1 as a senior
  • Posted 102 tackles on defense and rushed for 1,240 yards and 32 touchdowns as well
  • Earned his conference's Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior and named all-conference as a junior
  • Two-year team captain
  • Member of the honor roll
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2024
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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2022Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 224 lbs
    42
  • 12

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 222 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 223 lbs
    12
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