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Jersey Number 2
Brandon Bouyer-Randle
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Battle Creek, Mich.
- High School:
- Battle Creek Central
Bio
2021 SEASON (SENIOR)
Saw action in 10 games with five starts at linebacker during his final year as a Red Raider … made the start in the first four games of the season and then again midway through the year against Kansas State … missed the final three games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Mississippi State, due to injury … finished the year with 19 tackles (12 solo), including 1.0 that went for a loss … had three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries on the year as well … totaled at least three tackles in five games overall with four games of four stops … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with a season-high four tackles in three of the first four games against Houston (9/4), Florida International (9/18) and at Texas (9/25) … sandwiched a three-tackle performance in between against Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … victory over Houston also included a pair of key pass breakups … one of those two breakups ultimately led to an Eric Monroe interception during Texas Tech’s second-half comeback … got to the quarterback twice for hurries against FIU to go along with another pass breakup … notched three tackles again later in the year in victory at Kansas (10/16), which included his lone stop for a loss … recorded one tackle in his final start of the year versus Kansas State (10/23) … SENIOR DECISION: chose to enter the transfer portal for his final collegiate season.
2020 SEAS0N (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Appeared in nine games with three starts during his first season as a Red Raider … finished seventh on the team with 33 tackles, which included a sack … also had four pass breakups, which ranked tied for third on the team … added a quarterback hurry as well … recorded at least two tackles in seven of his nine games played … notched at least five tackles in four of those games … earned the start at the Will linebacker spot over the first three games of the season … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began his Red Raider career with six tackles, a quarterback hurry and three pass breakups in the season opener versus Houston Baptist (9/12) … his three pass breakups marked the most for a Tech linebacker since John Saldi knocked down four passes in the 2002 Tangerine Bowl victory over Clemson … snapped a career high with seven tackles in the Big 12 opener against Texas (9/26) … had three tackles at Kansas State (10/3), which featured his first career sack as a Red Raider … sack gives him now 5.5 for his career dating back to his time at Michigan State … recorded six tackles at Iowa State (10/10) and then against versus Oklahoma (10/31) … final pass breakup of the season came versus the Cyclones … posted two tackles in win over West Virginia (10/24) in between those two games and then again at TCU (11/7) … closed the season with a tackle in the finale versus Kansas (12/5).
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Limited to only four games as a junior due to injuries … totaled five tackles on the year in his final season as a Spartan … closed his Michigan State career with 31 total tackles, including 6.0 for a loss and 4.5 sacks over 30 games played and one start ... signed with Texas Tech in December 2019 in order to participate in spring football practices ... granted an NCAA waiver following the season to give him two years of eligibility with the Red Raiders.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore, including one start early in the year at Arizona State … recorded 21 tackles overall with 5.0 going for a loss, including 3.5 sacks … marked his most tackles in a season during his Michigan State career … added two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries as well … inserted for a total of 269 snaps … began the year with a career-high five tackles versus a Utah State program that was led by now-Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells … posted three tackles the following week in first career start versus Arizona State … also had multi-tackle performances against Indiana, Maryland and Nebraska … both tackles versus Maryland went for a sack (1.5) in a strong showing that also included a forced fumble … knocked loose his other fumble on the season earlier in the year versus Indiana … recovered a fumble, meanwhile, against Michigan, which set up a Spartan touchdown on the ensuing drive … ended the year with a tackle in the Redbox Bowl versus Oregon.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Played in all 13 games during first year as a Spartan … primarily saw action as a rush defensive end … inserted for a total of 204 snaps on the year, registering five tackles overall … one of those tackles went for a sack, which came against Western Michigan … recorded his first career fumble recovery later in the year versus Maryland.
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Battle Creek Central High School in Battle Creek, Mich. … considered one of the top outside linebacker prospects in the country coming out of high school … two-year starter on both sides of the ball, seeing time at defensive end and outside linebacker defensively as well as at wide receiver … recorded 79 tackles in 2015, including 10.0 that resulted in a loss … performance features eight sacks as well as four fumble recoveries, two of which that were returned for touchdowns … named to the Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State first team as a senior … also recognized on the Detroit Free Press Dream Team … garnered All-League and All-City honors following the season as well … helped lead the Bearcats to a share of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Division title … participated in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl following senior season, registering a solo tackle and a pass break-up for the East team … collected All-SMAC honors again as a junior after posting 50 tackles, including two sacks … accounted for 600-plus all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns that season … also lettered in basketball and track and field … won the All-City titles in the 110 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles and 4x200 meter relay and qualified for the state meet in all three events his senior year … set the conference record in the long jump at 23-1 as a junior … qualified for the state meet in both the long jump and 300 meter hurdles his junior year … three-star prospect according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … listed as the No. 24 outside linebacker nationally by 247Sports, No. 25 by Rivals and No. 87 by ESPN … rated among the state of Michigan’s top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 6), Lansing State Journal (No. 8), Rivals (No. 11), 247Sports (No. 11), The Detroit News (No. 12) and ESPN (No. 26).
PERSONAL
Brandon Bouyer-Randle … son of Aroson and Deanna Randle … mother was a five-time All-American and three-time ACC Champion during her time as a track and field student-athlete at Clemson … she was inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 and was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 … his grandfather, Corey Bouyer, is in the Ferris State Athletics Hall of Fame for track and field … his uncle, Willie, was a three-year letterwinner as a wide receiver at Michigan State (1986-88) before briefly playing with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL … graduated from Michigan State with a degree in advertising management ... enrolled in the MBA program through the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business.
Saw action in 10 games with five starts at linebacker during his final year as a Red Raider … made the start in the first four games of the season and then again midway through the year against Kansas State … missed the final three games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Mississippi State, due to injury … finished the year with 19 tackles (12 solo), including 1.0 that went for a loss … had three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries on the year as well … totaled at least three tackles in five games overall with four games of four stops … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with a season-high four tackles in three of the first four games against Houston (9/4), Florida International (9/18) and at Texas (9/25) … sandwiched a three-tackle performance in between against Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … victory over Houston also included a pair of key pass breakups … one of those two breakups ultimately led to an Eric Monroe interception during Texas Tech’s second-half comeback … got to the quarterback twice for hurries against FIU to go along with another pass breakup … notched three tackles again later in the year in victory at Kansas (10/16), which included his lone stop for a loss … recorded one tackle in his final start of the year versus Kansas State (10/23) … SENIOR DECISION: chose to enter the transfer portal for his final collegiate season.
2020 SEAS0N (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Appeared in nine games with three starts during his first season as a Red Raider … finished seventh on the team with 33 tackles, which included a sack … also had four pass breakups, which ranked tied for third on the team … added a quarterback hurry as well … recorded at least two tackles in seven of his nine games played … notched at least five tackles in four of those games … earned the start at the Will linebacker spot over the first three games of the season … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began his Red Raider career with six tackles, a quarterback hurry and three pass breakups in the season opener versus Houston Baptist (9/12) … his three pass breakups marked the most for a Tech linebacker since John Saldi knocked down four passes in the 2002 Tangerine Bowl victory over Clemson … snapped a career high with seven tackles in the Big 12 opener against Texas (9/26) … had three tackles at Kansas State (10/3), which featured his first career sack as a Red Raider … sack gives him now 5.5 for his career dating back to his time at Michigan State … recorded six tackles at Iowa State (10/10) and then against versus Oklahoma (10/31) … final pass breakup of the season came versus the Cyclones … posted two tackles in win over West Virginia (10/24) in between those two games and then again at TCU (11/7) … closed the season with a tackle in the finale versus Kansas (12/5).
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Limited to only four games as a junior due to injuries … totaled five tackles on the year in his final season as a Spartan … closed his Michigan State career with 31 total tackles, including 6.0 for a loss and 4.5 sacks over 30 games played and one start ... signed with Texas Tech in December 2019 in order to participate in spring football practices ... granted an NCAA waiver following the season to give him two years of eligibility with the Red Raiders.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore, including one start early in the year at Arizona State … recorded 21 tackles overall with 5.0 going for a loss, including 3.5 sacks … marked his most tackles in a season during his Michigan State career … added two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries as well … inserted for a total of 269 snaps … began the year with a career-high five tackles versus a Utah State program that was led by now-Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells … posted three tackles the following week in first career start versus Arizona State … also had multi-tackle performances against Indiana, Maryland and Nebraska … both tackles versus Maryland went for a sack (1.5) in a strong showing that also included a forced fumble … knocked loose his other fumble on the season earlier in the year versus Indiana … recovered a fumble, meanwhile, against Michigan, which set up a Spartan touchdown on the ensuing drive … ended the year with a tackle in the Redbox Bowl versus Oregon.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Played in all 13 games during first year as a Spartan … primarily saw action as a rush defensive end … inserted for a total of 204 snaps on the year, registering five tackles overall … one of those tackles went for a sack, which came against Western Michigan … recorded his first career fumble recovery later in the year versus Maryland.
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT MICHIGAN STATE)
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Battle Creek Central High School in Battle Creek, Mich. … considered one of the top outside linebacker prospects in the country coming out of high school … two-year starter on both sides of the ball, seeing time at defensive end and outside linebacker defensively as well as at wide receiver … recorded 79 tackles in 2015, including 10.0 that resulted in a loss … performance features eight sacks as well as four fumble recoveries, two of which that were returned for touchdowns … named to the Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State first team as a senior … also recognized on the Detroit Free Press Dream Team … garnered All-League and All-City honors following the season as well … helped lead the Bearcats to a share of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Division title … participated in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl following senior season, registering a solo tackle and a pass break-up for the East team … collected All-SMAC honors again as a junior after posting 50 tackles, including two sacks … accounted for 600-plus all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns that season … also lettered in basketball and track and field … won the All-City titles in the 110 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles and 4x200 meter relay and qualified for the state meet in all three events his senior year … set the conference record in the long jump at 23-1 as a junior … qualified for the state meet in both the long jump and 300 meter hurdles his junior year … three-star prospect according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … listed as the No. 24 outside linebacker nationally by 247Sports, No. 25 by Rivals and No. 87 by ESPN … rated among the state of Michigan’s top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 6), Lansing State Journal (No. 8), Rivals (No. 11), 247Sports (No. 11), The Detroit News (No. 12) and ESPN (No. 26).
PERSONAL
Brandon Bouyer-Randle … son of Aroson and Deanna Randle … mother was a five-time All-American and three-time ACC Champion during her time as a track and field student-athlete at Clemson … she was inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 and was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 … his grandfather, Corey Bouyer, is in the Ferris State Athletics Hall of Fame for track and field … his uncle, Willie, was a three-year letterwinner as a wide receiver at Michigan State (1986-88) before briefly playing with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL … graduated from Michigan State with a degree in advertising management ... enrolled in the MBA program through the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business.
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