Brock Vereen

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Defensive Back
Hometown:
Valencia, Calif.
High School:
Valencia HS

Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)
2013 2012
2011
2010

2013 ? SENIOR SEASON: Named first team All-Big Ten by the coaches and was an honorable mention by the media. Game-By-Game: Led the team with eight tackles (six solo) against UNLV ? made seven tackles at New Mexico State ? broke up one pass and made four tackles against Western Illinois ? totaled three tackles against San Jose State ? made eight tackles (6 solo), forced one fumble, broke up one pass and recorded one interception against Iowa ? assisted on two tackles at Michigan ? started at cornerback at Northwestern, where he had four solo tackles and broke up one pass ? recorded four solo tackles and broke up one pass as a starting cornerback against Nebraska ? broke up one pass and made six tackles at Indiana ? made four tackles against Penn State and three against Wisconsin ? was in on three tackles at Michigan State.

2012 ? JUNIOR?SEASON: Played in all 13 games ? started seven games at safety including the final six of the regular season ? sixth on the team in tackles (64), third in pass breakups (9) and also made two interceptions ? named Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Saw action as a reserve at UNLV and had four tackles ? made his second career interception at UNLV and his first since 9/10/11 against New Mexico State ? had four tackles against New Hampshire ? notched four tackles against Western Michigan ? had two tackles and one pass breakup against Syracuse ? saw limited action at Iowa due to an injury ? recorded his first start of the season and recorded seven tackles and a pass breakup vs. Northwestern ? made three solo tackles at Wisconsin ? tied for the team lead in tackles with seven and broke up two passes vs. Purdue ? tied for team-high with nine tackles and also broke up one pass vs. Michigan ? had one solo tackle and assisted on one sack at Illinois ? recorded eight tackles, including one for a loss, and two pass breakups at Nebraska ? made four tackles and had a 30-yard interception return vs. Michigan State ? led team with 10 tackles vs. Texas Tech.

2011 ? SOPHOMORE?SEASON: Started at cornerback all 12 games ? recorded 67 tackles (46 solo, 21 assisted) ? tallied 3.5 tackles-for-loss ? forced one fumble ? grabbed one interception ? broke-up five passes. Game-by-Game: Led team with 13 tackles (10 solo) in season opener at USC ? tallied an interception, three tackles and a pass break-up versus New Mexico State ? recorded five tackles (three solo, two assists) and broke-up a team high three passes in victory against Miami (Ohio) ? garnered six tackles vs. North Dakota State ? tallied five solo tackles with one tackle-for-loss at Michigan ? tied for team-best seven tackles at Purdue ? assisted on four tackles vs. Nebraska ? notched five tackles in 22-21 victory against Iowa ? recorded six tackles and one pass break-up at Michigan State ? had five tackles vs. Wisconsin ? tallied five tackles at Northwestern ? garnered three tackles with two pass break-ups in victory against Illinois.

2010 ? FRESHMAN?SEASON: Appeared in nine games with four starts ? recorded 10 total tackles (seven solo). Game-by-Game: Appeared against Middle Tennessee State and South Dakota but did not record any stats ? earned his first-career start against USC, making four tackles ? started against Northern Illinois and made four tackles ? appeared against Wisconsin ? started at cornerback in Minnesota's win against Iowa and contributed two tackles.

HIGH?SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Valencia High School ? led his team to a 12-1 record in 2009 ? two-time All-CIF selection ? tallied 51 tackles, eight interceptions, two pass break-ups and one sack last season ? played wide receiver, registering 20 receptions for 474 yards and seven touchdowns ? ranked as the No. 66 cornerback in the country by Rivals.com ? listed as the No. 57 cornerback in the nation by ESPN ? ranked as the No. 166 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com ? earned a three-star ranking from Rivals and a two-star rating from Scout ? standout track and field athlete ? coached by Larry Muir.

PERSONAL: Born August 17, 1992 ? son of Venita and Henry Vereen ? father played football at UNLV, while mother played tennis at UNLV ? brother Shane was a running back at California and now plays for the New England Patriots ? held a 4.4 grade-point average in high school ? communication studies major.