Brandon Maye (born March 28, 1989) was an
American football linebacker at
Clemson University. He also attended
Mississippi State University
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after graduating from
Clemson.
High school career
A native of
Mobile, Alabama
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, Maye attended
Davidson High School, where he had 120 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, five sacks, two interceptions, and five recovered fumbles as a senior. He was a first-team all-region pick and was selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game.
Considered a three-star recruit by ''
Rivals.com'', Maye was ranked No. 29 among the top prospects from Alabama. However, he was overlooked by both
Alabama and
Auburn
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. Maye eventually chose Clemson over
Memphis,
South Carolina, and
Southern Miss.
College career
After
redshirting in 2007, Maye started twelve games for the
Tigers in 2008, and recorded 87 tackles, the most by a Clemson freshman since
Anthony Simmons had 150 in 1995. With his tackle total he also led all
Atlantic Coast Conference
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freshmen in 2008. Maye also registered five tackles for loss, two sacks and nine quarterback pressures.
Maye subsequently earned All-Freshman honors, as he was named to ''FWAA′s'' Freshman All-America team
and ''College Football News′'' All-Freshman second team.
After finishing his sociology degree at Clemson, Maye transferred to Mississippi State to play his final season, while enrolling in MSU's sports administration graduate program.
References
External links
Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
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1989 births
Living people
Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
American football linebackers
Clemson Tigers football players
Mississippi State Bulldogs football players