Brandon Maye

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Brandon Maye
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born: (1989-03-28) March 28, 1989 (age 35)
Mobile, Alabama
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolDavidson (Mobile, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2008 Freshman All-American (FWAA, CFN)

Brandon Maye (born March 28, 1989) was an American football linebacker at Clemson University. He also attended Mississippi State University after graduating from Clemson.

High school career[edit]

A native of Mobile, Alabama, Maye attended Davidson High School, where he had 120 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, five sacks, two interceptions, and five recovered fumbles as a senior. He was a first-team all-region pick and was selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Maye was ranked No. 29 among the top prospects from Alabama.[1] However, he was overlooked by both Alabama and Auburn.[2] Maye eventually chose Clemson over Memphis, South Carolina, and Southern Miss.

College career[edit]

After redshirting in 2007, Maye started twelve games for the Tigers in 2008, and recorded 87 tackles, the most by a Clemson freshman since Anthony Simmons had 150 in 1995. With his tackle total he also led all Atlantic Coast Conference freshmen in 2008. Maye also registered five tackles for loss, two sacks and nine quarterback pressures.

Maye subsequently earned All-Freshman honors, as he was named to FWAA′s Freshman All-America team[3] and College Football News′ All-Freshman second team.[4]

After finishing his sociology degree at Clemson, Maye transferred to Mississippi State to play his final season, while enrolling in MSU's sports administration graduate program.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rivals.com Alabama Top 30 2007". Rivals.com. February 26, 2007.
  2. ^ "Clemson linebacker has state ties". Huntsville Times. August 11, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "AON Insurance/FWAA Freshman All-America Team". FWAA. January 8, 2009.
  4. ^ Cirminiello, Richard (December 11, 2008). "2008 CFN All-Freshman Second & HM Teams". College Football News. Archived from the original on 2008-12-15.
  5. ^ "Brandon Maye transferring to Mississippi State Bulldogs from Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. March 21, 2011.

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