Career Highs: 7 carries at No. 5 Auburn in 2006
*26 yards at No. 5 Auburn in 2006
*Long rush of 17 yards at No. 5 Auburn in 2006
*3 receptions (3x), last vs. No. 9 Florida in 2006
*31 receiving yards vs. No. 9 Florida in 2006
*Long reception of 27 yards (2x), last vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech in 2006
2008: Graduated in December with a degree in Consumer Economics
*Named the team’s offensive captain and earned the team’s Leon Farmer Award for dedication to the strength and conditioning program
*Earned the team’s David Jacobs Award as a player who by example portrayed courage, spirit, character and determination
*Appeared in nine games
*Caught a pass for six yards in win at No. 11 LSU
*Resumed full playing duties vs. Tennessee making one carry for a one-yard TD and catching on pass for 10 yards
*Returned to action vs. No. 8 Alabama on special teams
*Missed first four games of 2008 recovering from surgery to repair a fracture of the navicular bone in his left foot
*Named Best Blocking Back in the SEC by The Birmingham News
*Missed spring drills while rehabbing foot injury
2007: Appeared in 13 games making 11 starts with 17 carries for 24 yards and five TDs and 11 receptions for 59 yards and one TD
*One carry for a three-yard TD and at Georgia Tech
*Had two receptions including a 1-yard TD catch vs. No. 9 Florida
*One carry for one-yard TD and caught one pass for eight yards at Vanderbilt
*Rushed four times for six yard and one TD vs. W. Carolina
*Carried twice for 19 yards and caught two passes for 48 yds in spring game
*Recipient of the Wallace Butts Football Scholarship
2006: Seven starts at fullback
*Became the first fullback to lead the team in scoring since 1957 (Theron Sapp) with 60 points (rushed for eight TDs and caught two)
*Career-high 26 yards on seven carries in road win over No. 5 Auburn
*Career-high three receptions for 31 yards against Florida
*Team went 9-4 including a Chick-fil-A Bowl win
*Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship
*Missed spring drills due to shoulder surgery
2005: Cast into starting role before season after injury to Des Williams
*Played in all 13 games with seven starts and scored three TDs
*Named Most Improved Running Back following spring drills
*Offensive Newcomer of the Year Award
*SEC Academic Honor Roll
*Recipient of Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship
*Part of 10-3 SEC Championship team
2004: Redshirted
*Team went 10-2 capped by an Outback Bowl victory
High School: Greater Atlanta Christian, coached by Jimmy Chupp...Super Southern 100 and Class AA All-State by Atlanta Journal...Rivals.com #3 FB in the nation and #13 overall pick in Georgia...SuperPrep All-Dixie Team, Fox Sports Net All-South second team...TheInsiders.com South Hot 100...Atlanta Touchdown Club Player of the Week...2003 Linebacker of the Year in Gwinnett County...As a senior, 130 tackles, 13 tackles for-a-loss, 10 quarterback pressures, 3 fumble recoveries, 103 rushes for 852 yards and 15 touchdowns...All-Region/All-County as a junior (147 tackles and 650 yards rushing)...Finished 2nd in the state in the 110 hurdles
Personal: BRANNAN SOUTHERLAND; Born: Nov. 12, 1985; Major: Consumer Economics.
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Rushing |
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Year
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G/GS |
Att. |
Yards |
Per/Att. |
Per/Gm.
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TD |
LG |
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2005 |
13/7 |
18 |
26 |
1.4
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2.0 |
3 |
5 AU |
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2006 |
13/7 |
46 |
120
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2.6 |
9.2 |
8 |
17 AU |
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2007 |
13/11 |
17
|
24 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
5 |
3 SC/WCU/GT
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2008 |
9/0 |
2 |
1
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0.5 |
0.1 |
1 |
1 UF |
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Total |
48/25 |
83
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171 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
17 |
17 AU
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Receiving |
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Year |
G/GS |
Rec. |
Yards
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Per/Rec. |
Per/Gm. |
TD |
LG |
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2005 |
13/7 |
8
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57 |
7.1 |
4.4 |
2 |
14 MSU
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2006 |
13/7
|
14 |
157 |
11.2 |
12.1 |
2
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27 UT |
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2007
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13/11 |
11 |
59 |
5.4 |
4.5
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1 |
11 OM |
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2008 |
9/0 |
2 |
16 |
8.0
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1.8 |
0 |
10 UT |
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Total |
48/25 |
35 |
289
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8.6 |
6.0 |
5 |
27 UT |
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Courtesy: Georgia Sports Communications
