2011 Football Roster
Roster
Brandon Maye
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mobile, AL
CAREER:
Transferred to Mississippi State in the summer of 2011 after completing his degree at Clemson . . . Had 231 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, an interception, 27 quarterback pressures, four pass breakups, five caused fumbles, and three recovered fumbles over 35 games (33 starts) in three years on the field at Clemson . . . Six career caused fumbles were tied for most among active Tigers . . . First-team Academic All-ACC in 2008, 2009 and 2010 . . . Named to 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2010:
Had 41 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks in nine games (eight starts) . . . Lead team in tackles per game in ACC contests (5.7) . . . Return to the lineup paralleled Clemson’s improvement on defense at midseason . . . Missed first two games of the year with a knee injury . . . Missed the Georgia Tech game with a calf injury and missed the Wake Forest game with a concussion suffered in the first half of the Florida State game . . . Had 10 tackles, including nine first hits, at Boston College . . . Posted nine tackles against #23 N.C. State . . . Recorded four tackles against #17 South Carolina.
2009:
Established a single-season record for caused fumbles with five, he was third in the ACC both on a per game basis and in total caused fumbles . . . Was 30th nationally in caused fumbles per game . . . Finished 16th in the ACC in tackles per game, he was eighth going into the bowl game, but played just three snaps in that game due to an injury and did not have a tackle . . . CoSIDA Academic All-District selection for 2009, only Tiger to make that team . . . Honorable mention All-ACC linebacker in 2009 . . . Had two caused fumbles against Virginia to tie a school mark for a game . . . ACC Defensive Lineman-of-the-Week for the season opener against Middle Tennessee when he had 14 tackles . . . Also named the team’s defensive MVP for that performance . . . Eight tackles at Georgia Tech in the regular season meeting and 13 in the ACC Championship game . . . Had seven tackles at Miami, including his first sack of the year, in Clemson’s win over the #8 Hurricanes . . . Had 11 tackles in the win over N.C. State and 11 in the win over Virginia . . . Had 44 tackles over the last four games prior to the bowl game . . . Had team-best 103 tackles entering the Music City Bowl, but finished third on the team because he played just three snaps against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl due to injury . . . Had at least four tackles in each of the first 13 games of the season.
2008:
Started 12 games at linebacker . . . Second in the ACC in recovered fumbles (3); he was first in recovered fumbles per game in ACC contests, as all three were in ACC games . . . tied for 25th in the ACC in tackles per game in the regular season, but was first among freshmen . . . 11th in the nation in recovered fumbles per game . . . Tied the Tiger record with two recovered fumbles against Georgia Tech . . . Had a recovered fumble at Boston College . . . had 12 tackles against #24 Alabama; the 12 tackles were the most in school history by a freshman in his first game . . . Defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against S.C. State and Duke . . . Had four double-figure-tackle games . . . Had 11 stops against Maryland, a season-high 13 tackles at #21 Wake Forest, and 10 tackles against Duke . . . Had nine tackles at Virginia . . . Had a caused fumble against S.C. State . . . Played at least 29 snaps in every game he has appeared in . . . Had two sacks, one against S.C. State and one against Duke.
2007:
Sat out his true freshman season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated as the #76 linebacker in the nation by Scout.com . . . #29 player in Alabama by Rivals.com . . . Played in the Max Emfinger All-America game and selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game . . . First-team all-region pick . . . Had 120 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, five sacks, two interceptions, and five recovered fumbles as a senior at Davidson High School . . . Chose Clemson over Memphis, South Carolina, and Southern Mississippi.
PERSONAL:
Born Mar. 28, 1989 . . . Cousin Chris Hughes is a current member of the Bulldog football squad.
