2012 Football Roster

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53 Brett Diamond

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 235
  • Hometown Chesterfield, Va.
  • High School Matoaca

Biography

2012: Don Hansen Third-Team All-Region … All-PSAC West First-Team … started 10 games at linebacker … tied for team lead with career-high 75 tackles and finished with 3.0 TFL … posted six tackles (four solo) against Hillsdale … tallied 11 stops (four solo) at Edinboro … collected nine tackles (two solo) and 1.0 TFL versus IUP … registered 11 stops (four solo) against West Chester … finished with nine tackles (three solo) and 1.0 TFL at Clarion … set career high with 12 stops (seven solo) versus Slippery Rock … posted eight tackles (five solo) at Mercyhurst … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2012-13) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013) … 2011: Medical redshirt … 2010: Football Gazette Third-Team All-Region … Daktronics Second-Team All-Region … All-PSAC West First-Team … preseason Honorable Mention All-American by Consensus Draft Services (CDS) … started all 12 games at linebacker … led team with 64 tackles (29 solo) … finished with 9.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, one interception and two pass break-ups … made eight tackles (two solo), 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack in season-opener at Saginaw Valley … registered three tackles (one solo), 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and returned an interception for a touchdown against East Stroudsburg … collected five tackles (three solo) with 1.0 TFL versus Lock Haven … tallied four stops (one solo) at Gannon ... posted four tackles (two solo) against Slippery Rock ... established a season high with 10 stops (seven solo) and added 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one pass break-up at Mercyhurst … tied season high with 10 tackles (three solo) and 2.5 TFL against IUP … finished with seven stops (four solo), 1.0 TFL and 0.5 sack at Edinboro … registered six tackles (four solo) versus Cheyney … tallied five stops (one solo) with 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against Bloomsburg in NCAA Playoffs … 2009: Football Gazette Third-Team All-Region … All-PSAC West First-Team … played in 14 games with 13 starts at linebacker … finished with 64 tackles (35 solo), 8.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, three interceptions and six passes defended … collected three tackles (two solo),1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one pass break-up against Saginaw Valley … made seven stops (three solo) with 1.0 TFL versus Bloomsburg … established season high with nine tackles (four solo) at West Chester … posted four stops (three solo) with 0.5 TFL and one pass break-up against Gannon … collected three tackles (one solo) with 0.5 TFL versus Clarion … finished with three stops (two solo) and 1.0 TFL at IUP … posted eight tackles (five solo) against Edinboro … made one interception at Slippery Rock … collected eight stops (four solo) with 1.0 TFL and one interceptions versus Mercyhurst … finished with three tackles (two solo) and 1.0 TFL at Shippensburg in PSAC Championship … posted two tackles (both assisted) and one pass break-up against Fayetteville State in NCAA Playoffs … made seven stops (five solo) with 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack and one interception at Shippensburg in NCAA Playoffs … collected four tackles (three solo) with 0.5 TFL at West Liberty in NCAA Playoffs … finished with three stops (one solo) and 0.5 TFL at Northwest Missouri State in NCAA Semifinals … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009) … 2008: Appeared in 13 games with eight starts at linebacker as a true freshman … registered 43 tackles (27 solo), 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one interception and one fumble recovery … posted three stops (all solo) at Clarion … finished with four tackles (three solo) in first career start versus Lock Haven … collected four stops (two solo) and one fumble recovery at Gannon … tallied six tackles (five solo) against Slippery Rock … had season-high eight stops (three solo) with an interception at Mercyhurst … made three tackles (two solo) with 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack against Seton Hill in NCAA Playoffs … collected four stops (three solo) and 1.5 TFL at Bloomsburg in NCAA Playoffs … made six tackles (three solo) against Minnesota Duluth in NCAA Semifinals

High School: Played at Matoaca … two-time first-team all-district, second-team all-state, first-team all-region, all-metro

On a Personal Note: Son of David and Belinda Diamond … majoring in exercise science and health promotion (performance enhancement and injury prevention) … earned bachelor’s degree in business administration (finance)

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Historical Player Information

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    2008Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 210 lbs
    53
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    2009Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2010Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2011Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    53
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    2012Redshirt Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    53