Brandon Scherff

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Denison, Iowa High School: Denison

Height / Weight: 6-5 / 310 Position: OL Birthdate: 12/26/1991

Hawk-Item - - Only redshirt freshman named to 2011 Leadership Group.

2011 - - Named to Big Ten Conference all-Freshman team by BTN.com.

2011 - - Saw first action of career in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech, playing left guard . . . did not see action in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State . . . saw action at left guard in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh as offense gained 475 yards total offense . . . saw action at left guard in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe as offense gained 453 yards total offense and allowed no sacks . . . saw action at left guard in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . saw action at left guard in 41-31 win over Northwestern as offense gained 379 yards total offense and allowed no QB sacks . . . saw action in 45-24 win over Indiana as offense gained 456 yards total offense . . . started at left guard for first career start in 22-21 loss at Minnesota as offense gained 446 yards total offense . . . started at left guard in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . started at left guard in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . saw action at left guard in 31-21 win at Purdue as offense gained 408 yards total offense . . . saw action in 20-7 loss at Nebraska . . . did not see action in Insight Bowl.

2010 - - Redshirted.

High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors on offense as a senior . . . second team all-state on defense as a junior . . . earned first team all-district honors on offense as a senior and on defense as a junior . . . Career - - offensive and defensive lineman in final two seasons after playing quarterback as a sophomore . . . collected 31 solo tackles and 51 assists with 16 tackles for loss as a senior . . . had 200 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions as a junior, along with 30 solo tackles and 45 assists on defense . . . passed for 1,200 yards as a sophomore . . . team captain as a senior, helping team advance to state playoffs . . . varsity letterman in baseball since freshman season, earning first team all-district, all-conference and all-state honors . . . helped prep baseball team advance to state tournament as a junior . . . also second team all-conference basketball selection as a junior and earned varsity letter in tennis as a freshman . . . also competes in track, earning all-state recognition as well . . . won state title in shot put as a sophomore, while placing third as a freshman and second as a junior . . . placed second in shot put at Drake Relays as sophomore and junior . . . holds school shot put record . . . placed fifth in state meet as a junior in discus.

Personal - - Born 12/26/91 . . . open major . . . academic all-district in football . . . parents are Cindy and Bob Scherff . . . high school coach was Dave Wiebers.