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2007 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in eight games and showed signs of promise during rookie campaign ... finished the season with 16 tackles, including a personal-best four stops in his debut against Northwestern State ... had redshirt tag removed for the NSU game to take advantage of his athletic ability ... had three stops each against Iowa State, Texas A&M ad Missouri ... recovered a fumble against the Tigers ... posted two tackles at Baylor and had a tackles against Virginia in the Gator Bowl.
PERMIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Permian High School in Odessa, Texas ... a versatile prospect who played both offense and defense for one of the premier high school programs in the state ... rated as a three-star player by Rivals.com...the No. 48 outside linebacker in the country according to ESPN.com ... named first-team All-District 3-5A at both the wide receiver and strong safety positions after his senior season ... placed second on the team with 45 catches for 824 yards and eight touchdowns as a wide receiver during his final campaign ... also racked up 73 tackles, including seven for loss, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries (returning one for a touchdown) on defense ... scored two touchdowns on offense and added an interception on defense in Permian's win over cross-town rival Midland Lee ... tallied 68 tackles and three interceptions as a junior in 2005 ... attended Texas Tech summer camp prior to his senior year ... chose Tech over SMU and TCU ... High School Coach: Darren Allman.
PERSONAL
Bront Bird ... born March 17, 1989, in Odessa, Texas ... son of Karlen and Lee Royce Bird ... has an older brother, Luke ... grandfather played basketball at West Texas State ... father also played basketball collegiately ... career goals are to run a successful business and be a good Christian father ... majoring in general business.
DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL Sack Int FR-FF PBU
2007 8 8-8-16 1.0 0.0 0 1-0 0
