Jesse Brubaker

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Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-3
Weight:
285
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Wylie, Texas
High School:
Wylie East

Tulsa – A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter … received a medical hardship in 2014 … started as a true freshman in 2013 at defensive tackle and again in 2015 at tackle and in 2016 at defensive end … made the move from tackle to end in the spring 2016 … has played in 38 career games and has 35 starts … has 109 career tackles, 21 TFLs for -85 yards, five PBUs and two interceptions … both of his interceptions we returned for touchdowns … 2016 – Played in all 13 games and started 12 games … had 57 tackles, 13.5 TFLs for -60 yards, 5.5 sacks for -49 yards, two interceptions, both returned for TDs, one PBU, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference for tackles for lost yards … his first career start at defensive end came at #4-ranked Ohio State, where he totaled a career-best eight tackles and had a fumble recovery … totaled three tackles, one sack for -7 yards and had a 66-yard interception return for a TD against Central Michigan in the Miami Beach Bowl … his first INT return for a touchdown came in the season opener against San Jose State, when he returned it 24 yards for the score … had five stops against Cincinnati and Navy … in the two games (Memphis & ECU) before the Navy contest, he compiled five TFLs for -37 yards, including three sacks for -34 yards … registered three tackles, including two sacks for -28 yards vs. East Carolina … shared the team-lead with seven tackles at Memphis, while adding three TFLs for -9 yards, including a sack for -6 yards … had five tackles and one TFL for -1 yard vs. Tulane … all three of his tackles at Fresno State was a TFL for a total of -4 yards … 2015 – Played in all 13 games and started 12 contests … had 30 tackles, 4.5 stops for -17 yards, two forced fumbles, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery … totaled three stops, 1.5 TFLs for -7 yards, including one sack for -5 yards against FAU in the season opener … had a career-best seven tackles against Houston … 2014 – Played in only one game due to injury … received a medical hardship … suffered an orbital bone fracture to his left eye during a bye week practice before the Texas State game … did not play in the first two games after missing a good portion of preseason camp with an injury … played in the FAU game and registered two tackles, then suffered the season-ending injury … 2013 – Played in 11 games and started the first 10 games of his true freshman season … missed the season finale with an injury … compiled 20 tackles, 2.5 TFLs for -6 yards and had three pass deflections … had a season-best four tackles against both UTEP and UTSA.

High School – Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Wylie East High School … started at tight end for three years and at defensive tackle his senior campaign … helped lead his team to a 9-4 record and third round of the Class 4A state playoffs as a senior … had 50 tackles, 10 TFLs and four sacks his senior season … caught 43 passes for 540 yards and three TDs as a senior, while catching 22 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns his junior season … earned all-state honors on offense and defense … had 480 receiving yards and three TDs as a junior … was a first-team all-district and third-team all-state tight end as a junior … was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 113^th prospect in Texas and the No. 32 tight end in the nation … high school coach was Joe Lepsis.

Personal – Favorite NFL team is the Pittsburgh Steelers … J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans is his favorite NFL player … enjoys hunting and fishing … baseball is the sport other than football that he enjoys playing … his cousin, J.T. Brubaker, is a pitcher in the Pittsburg Pirates organization … his son's name is Barrett … parents names are Jesse and Lori, stepmom is Susan … has already received his degree in exercise & sports science … born December 21, 1994.