Brandon Mebane life and biography

Brandon Mebane is a defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks. He attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. He played college football at California.

Selected with the 22nd pick (85th overall) in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

* Tallied career-high six tackles at Green Bay (12/27/09).
* Posted a career-high in tackles (39, 31 solo) and 5.5 sacks in 2008.
* Took over starting duties vs. St. Louis (10/21/07) after Chuck Darby (knee) was placed on injured reserve.
* Made first career sack vs. Cincinnati (9/23/07).

COLLEGE:

Played in 41 games at California, starting 31. Collected 109 tackles (60 solos), 14.5 sacks for minus 87 yards and 16.5 stops for losses totaling 116 yards. Caused and recov- ered a fumble, adding two pass deflections and a safety. Ranks tied for 14th on the school’s career record list with 14.5 quarterback sacks. His seven quarterback sacks in 2005 tied for 15th on Cal’s season-record list

PERSONAL:

Earned Super Prep and Prep Star All-American honors as a senior at Crenshaw High School. Was rated the No. 24 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com, which also ranked him No. 55 on its California Top 100 players list and No. 67 on its WestTop 100 chart. First-team Best of the West pick by the Long Beach Press-Telegram, as well as All-West Region first-team by Sports Illustrated. Was also an All-State choice in 2002. Was selected 2001 Los Angeles City Defensive Player of the Year and was a three-time All-City, All-Central City and All-League selection. Recorded 75 tack- les, 13 sacks and two fumble recoveries on defense and ran for five touchdowns at fullback as a senior, adding 2002 Los Angeles Central City Player of theYear honors. As a junior, post- ed 78 tackles and 19 sacks. Also performed as a shot putter in track. Social Welfare major.

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