Brendan Dewan

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Austin, Texas
High School:
Westlake

2005: Returning starting linebacker ... fifth-year senior ... the most experienced player on the Duke roster having been on the field for 2,076 plays in his career ... along with Brian Greene, has started more games Â— 30 Â— than any other active Duke player ... one of six active players in the ACC to have started 30 or more games entering the 2005 season ... also the program’s active leader in career tackles with 234 stops ... a valuable member of Duke’s special teams units over the past three seasons ... athletic linebacker with good speed ... has secured five or more tackles in 29 of 31 career games ... has five career double figure tackle games to his credit ... enters the 2005 season with a career average of 7.6 tackles per contest ... ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.

2004: Played in and started all 11 contests ... finished second on the team with 84 tackles ... named Duke’s Co-Outstanding Linebacker along with Giuseppe Aguanno ... added five tackles for loss and one interception ... posted a career-high 15 tackles against Clemson, and was honored as the ACC Player of the Week following the 16-13 victory over the Tigers ... in the season finale, registered 12 tackles versus North Carolina ... had nine stops at Georgia Tech and eight-tackle outings against The Citadel, Virginia and Florida State ... recorded six or more tackles in nine of Duke’s 11 outings ... averaged 9.4 tackles per game over the final seven weeks of the season ... lone interception of the year came at Wake Forest ... on the gridiron for at least 57 total plays in all 11 games en route to amassing 738 total snaps for the year ... named to the Academic All-ACC team.

2003: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts ... finished third on the team and 21st in the ACC in tackles with 91 ... also picked up 2.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and an interception ... closed the year on a high note by registering 12 tackles and an interception in Duke’s 30-22 win over North Carolina ... interception against the Tar Heels came with just under 10 minutes remaining in the final period while the tackle total matched his career best effort ... had 11 stops in the Northwestern contest and nine tackles at Tennessee ... had five or more tackles every week and seven or more stops in eight of 12 games ... fumble recoveries came versus Rice and Georgia Tech ... on the field for 804 total plays for the season including a season-high 82 against Rice.

2002: Played in and started eight games ... began the season with a bang by recording 12 tackles and three tackles for loss while returning an interception 28 yards for a touchdown as Duke defeated East Carolina ... touchdown came midway through the second period and gave the Blue Devils a 20-0 lead ... also recovered a fumble against the Pirates and was named the ACC Rookie of the Week for his efforts ... five days later, suffered a foot injury that caused him to miss the next four games ... returned to action in week six against Virginia ... posted nine tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and a caused fumble versus Clemson ... despite missing four games, was on the field for 534 snaps.

2001: Did not see game action.

Prior to Duke: Ranked as the 31st-top running back prospect in Texas by TexasPrepFootball.com ... helped Westlake High School to a 14-1 overall record and an appearance in the Texas Class 5A Division I state championship game ... Westlake ended the year ranked 21st in the final USA Today national poll ... served as team captain in 2000 ... gained over 2,000 career rushing yards with 41 TDs ... played for Ron Schroeder ... attended same high school as current San Diego Charger quarterback Drew Brees.

Personal: Majoring in biological anthropology and anatomy while minoring in earth and ocean sciences ... son of Diane and Stephen Dewan ... born September 26, 1982.