Brandon Westphal

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Class: Junior Hometown: Bolingbrook, Ill. High School: Bolingbrook HS

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 225 Position: LB Experience: 2L

2011: Appeared in 10 games, all as a reserve... recorded three tackles, including one tackle-for-loss ... had one tackle in each game against Eastern Illinois, Morehead State and at Missouri State.

2010: Played in all 11 games ... finished the season with 11 tackles, all coming on special teams ... all 11 of those special teams tackles came on the kickoff coverage team ... posted a career-high three stops in the win at No. 20 South Dakota State ... had a pair of solo tackles in the Homecoming win over No.14 North Dakota State.

2009: Redshirted.

Bolingbrook HS: A two-sport athlete who competed in both football and track and field ... an all-state special mention selection as a senior ... earned Southwest Suburban Conference All-Conference honors senior year ... recorded 65 total tackles a senior, along with two interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one quarterback sack ... member of two-straight Southwest Suburban Conference regular-season championship teams ... placed fifth in the indoor 4x400-meters at the IHSA State Track and Field Championships as a junior ... conference champion in the 400-meter dash as a sophomore and set a school record for the 4x200-meter run ... coached in football by John Ivlow.

Personal: Born November 20, 1990, in Bolingbrook, Ill. ... the son of Brian Westphal and Gayle Fountain ... one of three children ... his grandfather, Charles Westphal, played football at Montana State-Billings ... intended major is business administration.