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  Brandon Hardin

Brandon Hardin

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawai'i

High School:
Kamehameha

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 215

Position:
CB

Experience:
2V

Meet Brandon Hardin

2010: For a cornerback, Brandon has exceptional size ... enters the year the projected starter at right cornerback ... started three games last season ... a standout on special teams ... one of the top overall athletes on the roster, including one of the fastest ... likely the tallest starting CB in the Pac-10. 2009: Brandon rotated into the game on a regular basis and played nearly as much as the starters ... three starts ... made first career interception and start in the same game at Arizona State ... set a career-high with six tackles at California ... led the team with 11 special teams tackles ... offseason surgery on his wrist ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention. 2008: Played a majority of the season with cast on his broken hand and a sprained wrist on the other arm ... 13 tackles for the season, including three vs. California. 2007: Redshirt.

KAMEHAMEHA: Two-year starter and three-year letterman playing for former OSU graduate assistant coach Kanani Souza ... first team all-state as a senior and played in the Goodwill Game ... second team all-state as a junior ... three-year letterman in track as a jumper and sprinter ... won six medals at the 2007 state tack meet, including gold in the 100 meters ... helped the program win the 2005 state title in both football and track.

PERSONAL: Born October 30, 1989 in Kealakekua, Hawai'i ... son of Kevin Hardin and Christine Young ... has two siblings ... member of the National Honor Society and was on the school's academic honor roll numerous times ... selected for the Hawai'i High School Hall of Honor for his achievements in the classroom, and in football and track ... chose OSU because "it's a big school with a small-town feeling; I feel that I can flourish on and off the football field" ... majoring in business administration.

HARDIN'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FR FF BrUp Int KB

2009 20 9 28 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0 4 1 0

2008 6 7 13 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 26 16 42 0.5-0 0.0-0 1 0 4 1 0

HARDIN'S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 - played in all 13 games)

Tck TFL BrUp

Portland State 2 0.0-0 0

UNLV 1 0.0-0 0

Arizona State 4 0.0-0 1

Stanford 4 0.0-0 1

USC 1 0.0-0 0

UCLA 4 0.0-0 1

California 6 0.0-0 0

Washington 3 0.0-0 1

Washington St. 2 0.0-0 0

Oregon 1 0.0-0 0

BYU 1 0.0-0 0

HARDIN'S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2008 - played in all 13 games)

Tck TFL BrUp

Stanford 1 0.0-0 0

Hawai'i 1 0.5-0 0

USC 2 0.0-0 0

Arizona State 2 0.0-0 0

UCLA 1 0.0-0 0

California 3 0.0-0 0

Arizona 1 0.0-0 0

Oregon 2 0.0-0 0

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