Brendan Beal

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Linebacker
Hometown:
Bangor, Pa.
High School:
Florida

Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)
2012

2012 ? JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 11 games, making 16 tackles ? suffered a season-ending injury at Nebraska, causing him to miss the Michigan State and Texas Tech games ? made his Minnesota and collegiate debut at UNLV and made three tackles ? also made three tackles at Iowa, vs. Purdue and vs. Michigan.

2011: Did not see action, missing season with a knee injury.

2010: Sat out of competition due to NCAA transfer.

2008-09: Redshirted his first season at the University of Florida after suffering an ACL injury ? did not see action for the Gators in 2009, missing season with injury.

HIGH?SCHOOL: Parade All-American ? EA Sports second-team All-American on defense ? AP Class AAAA first-team all-state selection as a senior ? Participant in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ? USA Today High School first-team Defensive All-American ? Gatorade Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year ? Selected to the All-EasternPAFootball.com Big School team ? Led Liberty with 148 tackles (18 for a loss) while forcing eight fumbles and collecting 10 sacks in his senior year ? Picked up 151 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior while picking off two passes ? Racked up a career-high 17 tackles against Easton ? Garnered 121 tackles among six sacks and an interception as a sophomore at Roxbury High School ? Ranked as the second-best inside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com ? Member of the ESPN 150 class ? Four-star recruit by Rivals.com and earned five-star billing from Scout.com.

PERSONAL: Son of Craig and Bettina Beal ? born Oct. 12, 1989 ? has two sisters, Kailee and Amanda ? business and marketing education major.