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Football Athlete Profile - Brett Denney

Brett Denney Defensive Line
6-4, 260, Sr.
Thornton, CO / Legacy HS

At BYU
SENIOR - (2009): Earned letterman honors as a senior ... started all 13 games at defensive end ... ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District ... had 41 tackles on the season, including 17 solo ... totaled 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks .. recovered a fumble against No. 3 Oklahoma ... forced a fumble in the Air Force game ... had a career-high 13 tackles against Air Force ... carried out the team flag prior to th... (More)

JUNIOR - (2008): Earned letterman honors as a junior ... started all 13 games at defensive end for the Cougars ... Academic All-MWC ... totaled 37 total tackles on the season, including 21 solo takedowns ... recorded eight tackles for a combined loss of 28 yards, 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries ... led the team with three fumble recoveries on the season, including recoveries against Northe... (More)

SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... saw action in all 13 games for the Cougars, including his first career start (at Wyoming) ... credited with 29 tackles, including 13 solo and 16 assisted tackles ... credited with a season-high five tackles in the Cougars' victory over Colorado State ... had a season-high three solo tackles in B... (More)

FRESHMAN - (2006): Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... earned letterman honors ... played in nine games during the season, including the Cougars' 38-8 victory over Oregon in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl ... credited with two tackles ... a significant contributor on a defensive unit that gave up only 14.7 points per game, ranking 10th nationally ... part of a defense that ranked fourth na... (More)

REDSHIRT - (2003): Redshirted as a true freshman.

Before BYU
Recorded 48 tackles, including nine sacks at Legacy HS his senior season ... credited with five fumble recoveries ... a four-year member of the National Honor Society ... a four-year academic letterwinner at Legacy HS ... a three-year letterwinner for coach Dominic Capra ... helped team to a 9-3 record as a senior ... won the league championship in both 2001 and 2002 ... named the regional defensi... (More)

Personal
Younger brother of former BYU defensive lineman John Denney (Miami Dolphins), and former All-MWC performer Ryan Denney (Buffalo Bills) ... served a Church mission in McAllen, Texas ... married to Kristy Mortensen ... an Eagle Scout ... parents are Craig and Sheri Denney ... recruited by Colorado, Colorado State, Washington, Stanford and Harvard.

Statistics 
YEAR  SOLO   AST   TOTAL  TFL/YDS    SACKS/YDS   INT/YDS   PBU   QBH   FR  FF
2006  1      1     2      0          0           0         0     0     0   0
2007  13     16    19     4.5/29     4/28        0         0     0     0   0
2008  21     16    37     8.0/28     1.5/9       0         1     4     3   0
2009  17     24    41     3.5/20     2.0/17      0         0     2     1   1
TOTAL 52     57    99     16.0/77    7.5/54      0         1     6     4   1


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