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  Brett Greenwood

Brett Greenwood

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Bettendorf, IA

High School:
Pleasent Valley HS

Weight:
200

Position:
DB

Birthdate:
09/14/1987

Hawk Item - - One of four juniors named to 2009 Leadership Group . . . one of three sophomores named to 2008 Leadership Group . . . only redshirt freshman named to 2007 Leadership Group.

2009 Pre-season Honors - - Named pre-season third team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele's College Football . . . 2009 - - listed as first team free safety following spring practice.

2008 Honors - - Honorable mention all-Big Ten by league media . . . third team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele's College Football . . . Win During the Week Award, defense . . . 2008 - - Recorded 68 tackles, including 30 solo tackles and 38 assists, along with two interceptions and six pass break-ups . . . listed as first team free safety following spring practice . . . started at free safety in 46-3 opening win over Maine as defense allowed just 83 passing yards and 220 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. Maine . . . started at free safety in 42-0 win over Florida International, recording two assisted tackles as defense allowed just 56 rushing yards and 218 yards total offense . . . started at free safety in 17-5 win over Iowa State as defense allowed just 73 rushing yards . . . recorded five tackles, including three solo stops, along with one interception and a pass break-up, vs. ISU . . . started at free safety in 21-20 loss at Pittsburgh, recording five solo tackles and one pass break-up . . . started at free safety in 22-17 loss to Northwestern . . . recorded seven tackles vs. Northwestern, including three solo stops and four assisted tackles . . . started at free safety in 16-13 loss at Michigan State as defense held second leading rusher in the nation to 91 net rushing yards . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. MSU . . . started at free safety in 45-9 win at Indiana as defense allowed just 95 rushing yards and 286 yards total offense . . . recorded three tackles, including two solo stops, vs. the Hoosiers, along with interception and 31 yard return that led to Iowa's first points in the first period . . . started at free safety in 38-16 win over Wisconsin . . . recorded five tackles vs. the Badgers, including two solo stops and three assists, along with two pass break-ups . . . started at free safety in 27-24 loss at Illinois as defense allowed just 60 net rushing yards . . . recorded one solo tackle and three assisted tackles at Illinois . . . started at free safety in 24-23 win over third-ranked Penn State as defense allowed just 289 yards total offense. . . career-best 12 tackles vs. Penn State, including two solo tackles and 10 assists, along with one pass break-up . . . started at free safety in 22-17 win over Purdue as defense allowed just 86 net rushing yards . . . career-high 14 tackles vs. Purdue, including six solo stops and eight assists . . . started at free safety in 55-0 win at Minnesota as defense allowed just seven rushing yards and 134 yards total offense in posting second shutout of the season . . . recorded two assisted tackled and one pass break-up vs. Minnesota . . . started at free safety in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina as defense allowed just 43 net rushing yards . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist vs. South Carolina.

2007 Honors - - Named to Freshman all-Big Ten team selected by The Sporting News . . . Academic all-Big Ten . . . Next Man in Award, defense . . . 2007 - - Listed as co-first team cornerback following spring practice . . . saw action in win over Northern Illinois, but had no statistics as defense allowed just 21 rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . saw action in win over Syracuse, recording one solo tackle and one pass break-up as defense allowed just 24 rushing yards and 103 yards total offense . . . did not see action in loss at Iowa State . . . saw action in loss at Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in loss to Indiana, but had no statistics . . . started at free safety in loss at Penn State for first career start . . . recorded five tackles at Penn State, including three solo stops and one tackle for loss, and also had first career interception and three-yard return . . . started at free safety in win over 18th-ranked Illinois as defense held top rushing team in the conference to 137 net rushing yards and 287 yards total offense . . . recorded seven tackles vs. Illinois, including six assists . . . came up with the play of the game vs. Illinois, collecting second career interception at the Iowa goalline with 1:12 remaining to secure 10-6 win, his second interception in as many weeks . . . started at free safety in loss at Purdue, matching career-best with seven tackles, all solo . . . started at free safety in double OT win over Michigan State . . . recorded career-high eight stops vs. MSU, along with career-best two pass break-ups . . . started at free safety in win at Northwestern as defense allowed just three points, seven rushing yards and 124 yards total offense in the second half . . . collected six tackles at Northwestern, including four solo stops . . . started at free safety in win over Minnesota, recording four solo tackles, three assists and two pass break-ups . . . started at free safety in loss to Western Michigan, recording two solo tackles, two assists and one pass break-up.

2006 - - Redshirted after joining squad as a walk-on.

High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors as a junior and senior as a defensive back . . . first team all-conference as wide receiver and defensive back as a senior . . . first team all conference defensive back and third team all-conference quarterback as a junior . . . third team all-conference defensive back as a sophomore . . . Career - - career totals include 1,076 rushing yards, 686 passing yards and 783 yards receiving . . . totaled 16 rushing touchdowns, eight receiving touchdowns and had four touchdown passes . . . recorded 13 interceptions as free safety . . . as a senior recorded 56 receptions for 783 yards and eight TDs, along with six interceptions on defense . . . passed for 643 yards and rushed for 521 yards as a junior quarterback, with four interceptions on defense . . . holds school record for receptions in a season (56) . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . earned three varsity letters in football and basketball and four letters in track and field . . . member of prep basketball team that reached Class 4A state championship game as a senior.

Personal - - Born 9/14/87 . . . Interdepartmental Studies (Business) major . . . four-year member of prep Honor Roll . . . parents are Michele and Dave Greenwood . . . attended same high school as LB Pat Angerer and WR Colin Sandeman . . . high school coach was Ed Morrissey.

Career Bests
Tackles:	8 vs. Michigan State, 10/27/07
Solos:	7 at Purdue, 10/20/07
Assists:	2, twice, last at Northwestern, 11/3/07
PBU:	2, twice, last vs. Minnesota, 11/10/07
INT:	1, twice, last vs.Illinois, 10/13/07
FF:

Career Statistics Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Scks Int-Yds. PBU FF RF Freshman 25 20 45 1/1 0/0 2-12 5 0 0 Sophomore 30 38 68 0/0 0/0 2-31 6 0 0 Career 55 58 113 1/1 0/0 4-43 11 0 0
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