Brandon Spikes

Infobox CollegeFootballPlayer


name=Brandon Spikes
|width=
caption=
school=Florida Gators
currentnumber=51
currentposition=Linebacker
class=Junior
major=Social & Behavioral Sciences
birthdate=birth date and age|1987|9|3
birthplace=Shelby, North Carolina
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=245
highschool=Crest Senior High School,
Shelby, North Carolina
pastschools=
* Florida Gators (2006-present)
highlights=
* First-Team All-SEC (2007)
bowlgames=
* 2006 BCS National Championship
rivals=65519

Brandon Spikes (born September 3, 1987 in Shelby, North Carolina) is an American football linebacker for the Florida Gators. He is one of the best linebackers in college football and is expected to be a high draft pick in either the 2009 NFL Draft or 2010 NFL Draft. [ [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=66482 nfldraftscout.com] ]

Early years

Spikes played his high school football for Crest Senior High School in Shelby, North Carolina. Coming out of high school he was considered one of the best linebacker prospects, and was rated the number one prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com and sixth overall best player in the country according to Scout.com. He was also selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

College career

Spikes chose to play for Florida over many other colleges including Alabama, North Carolina State, and Virginia Tech. Spikes saw limited action in 2006, playing in nine games and recording 15 tackles as the backup to Brandon Siler. He did help the Florida Gators win the BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State. In 2007 he became a starter after Siler was drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. He started all 13 games at middle linebacker recording 131 tackles, which was second in the SEC. He also earned First-Team All-SEC along with teammate Tim Tebow. [ [http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_uf/2007/12/tebow-spikes-ma.html Tebow, Spikes make first-team All-SEC] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2006&player_id=90 Florida Gators bio]