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  Brian Duncan
Brian Duncan

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.

High School:
Tara

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 240

Position:
Linebacker

Birthdate:
02/22/1988

Experience:
3L

Major:
General Business

2009 - JUNIOR SEASON
Posted eight tackles and forced a fumble in the bowl win over Michigan State ... had five solo tackles and a tackle for loss in the win over Baylor ... led the Red Raider with six solo tackles in the win over Oklahoma ... also had a pass breakup ... had seven solo tackles, including two tackles for loss, at Oklahoma State ... logged five solo tackles in the win over Kansas ... made six solo tackles versus Texas A&M... led the team with eight tackles in the win at Nebraska ... had three tackles and a tackle for loss in the win over Kansas State ... led the Red Raiders with eight solo tackles against New Mexico ... also had a tackle for loss and two pass breakups ... had a career high 15 tackles, including 10 solo, at Houston ... also had two pass breakups ... led the team with 11 tackles against Texas ... recorded four total tackles, three of them being solo stops against North Dakota.

2008 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
All-America Sophomore Team Honorable Mention (CollegeFootballNews.com) ... All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (AP, Big 12 Coaches) ... led the team with 94 tackles on the season ... posted five tackles against Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl, including a half tackle for a loss ... had five solo stops and a tackle for loss in the win against Baylor ... grabbed second INT of the season to set up go ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter ... posted 10 stops at Oklahoma ... led the team with 11 tackles against Oklahoma State ... seven solo tackles and two diving pass breakups against Texas ... five tackles and a pass breakup at Kansas ... five tackles and a tackle for loss at Texas A&M ... had six tackles, including five solo, against Nebraska ... led all players with 12 tackles at Kansas State ... also forced a fumble ... five solo stops against the Minutemen ... had five tackles, including four solo, against SMU ... also has a pick and two pass breakups ... second on the team with a career-high 12 tackles at Nevada ... made one of the biggest plays of the night against Eastern Washington, grabbing an interception on the game's first offensive play ... tied third with six solo tackles and led the team with two pass breakups.

2007 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Freshman All-America Third Team by College Football News ... All-Big 12 Conference Freshman Team ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... came up big against Virginia in the Gator Bowl with seven tackles, including five solo stops ... had four tackles in win over Oklahoma ... finished with seven tackles (four solo) at Texas ... tied for second on the defense with seven tackles at Baylor ... paced the defense for the second time this season, making eight tackles (six solo) including one for loss against Colorado ... made seven stops (five solo) at Missouri ... finished fourth on the defense with seven tackles (four solo), also registering a pass breakup and a hurry in Tech's 35-7 defeat of Texas A&M ... started for the second consecutive week and again led the defense with nine tackles (seven solo) in Tech's 42-17 defeat of Iowa State ... earned his first career start against Northwestern State and led the defense with five tackles (all solo) from the strongside linebacker position.

2006 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season ... scout team participant ... showed his athletic ability and instincts in the team's weekly Thursday night underclassmen scrimmages during the season.

TARA HIGH SCHOOL
Tara High School in Baton Rouge, La. ... Three-Star Recruit (Rivals.com) ... No. 50 inside linebacker nationally (Rivals.com) ... No. 27 overall prospect in Louisiana (Rivals.com) ... District 7-4A MVP after logging 114 tackles during senior season ... also named to Class 4A All-State first team ... state finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman national award given for academic achievement ... earned first-team all-district and all-state honors after posting 74 tackles, including 16 for loss, six sacks, two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup as a junior ... benches 315, squats 495 and runs a 4.6 forty ... received offers from Baylor, Memphis, Vanderbilt, Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State ... High School Coach: David Prescott.

PERSONAL
Brian Duncan ... born February 22, 1988, in Baton Rouge, La. ... son of Melanie and Mitchell Duncan ... majoring in business administration.