2011-12 Football Roster

#99 Brandon Newman 2010-11 Football Roster

Nose Guard


Height 6'0"
Weight 300 lbs.
Class Junior
Hometown Louisville, KY
High School Pleasure Ridge Park
Brandon Newman - Football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

CAREER: Has seen action in one game through his first three seasons with Irish and enters spring ready to compete for playing time at nose guard.

2010 (JUNIOR): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Participated in one game and did not record a tackle … made Irish debut in San Antonio[apos]s Alamodome against Washington State as reserve defensive lineman.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … one of 11 players from Kentucky named to the 2007 All-Southern Team by the Orlando Sentinel … selected as a first-team Kentucky all-state performer by the Associated Press following his senior year … received second-team all-state honors following junior season from the Associated Press … named a second-team all-state selection following his junior and senior seasons by the Louisville Courier- Journal … selected to the Mobile Press-Register[apos]s Super Southeast 120 team as the 89th-best prospect in the region and eighth-best defensive tackle in the southeast … rated the second-best player in Kentucky by Rivals.com and the 22nd-best defensive tackle in the nation … ranked by Scout.com as the 16th-best defensive tackle in the country and the third-best player in Kentucky … recorded 41 tackles and three sacks as a senior … placed on the preseason Tremendous 26 team, as selected by Kentucky high school coaches, prior to his senior season … posted 68 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three blocked extra points and one blocked punt as a junior … totaled 126 tackles in his high school career, including 31.5 tackles for loss … four-year letterwinner in football and track and field … three-time captain of the football team … played football for coach Chris Wolfe at Pleasure Ridge Park … member of the National Honor Society … born Feb. 15, 1990 in Orange County Calif. … son of Lance Newman Sr. … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a film, television and theatre major.

Newman[apos]s Career Statistics

Tackles Fumbles
Year G-S TT UT AT TFL Scks FF FR PBU INT
2008 Did Not Play
2009 1-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
2010 Did Not Play
Total 1-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0