Brad Herman Class: Sophomore Hometown: Metamora, IL High School: Metamora HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 242 Position: TE Birthdate: 12/29/1989

Hawk Item - - One of seven true freshmen to see action in 2008.

2009 - - Not listed on two-deep following spring practice.

2008 - - Saw action in 46-3 opening win over Maine, but had no statistics as offense rushed for 245 yards and gained 457 yards total offense . . . saw action in 42-0 win over Florida International, but had no statistics as offense rushed for 241 yards and gained 512 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 17-5 win over Iowa State . . . did not see action in 21-20 loss at Pittsburgh . . . did not see action in 22-17 loss to Northwestern . . . did not see action in 16-13 loss at Michigan State . . . saw action in 45-9 win at Indiana, but had no statistics as offense rushed for 227 yards and gained 422 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-16 win over Wisconsin as offense gained 254 rushing yards, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-24 loss at Illinois, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 24-23 win over third ranked Penn State . . . did not see action in 22-17 win over Purdue . . . saw action in 55-0 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as offense rushed for 222 yards and gained 483 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina.

High school honors - - IHSFCA first team all-state, Chicago Tribune first team all-state, Champaign News Gazette first team all-state and rivals.com first team all-state as a senior... central Illinois/Peoria Regional Player of the Year as a senior... first team all-area as a sophomore... first team all-conference as a junior... Career - - Collected 110 tackles as a senior, including 14.5 tackles for loss... tallied three interceptions... caught 21 passes for 578 yards and six touchdowns (27.5 yards per catch) as a tight end his senior year... also lettered three times in track... three-year member of the academic honor roll.

Personal - - Born 12/29/89. . . Communications Studies major . . . parents are Lisa and Scott. . . high school coach: Pat Ryan.