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Bryan Andrews

Player Profile
Hometown:
Lima, OH

High School:
Lima

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 263

Position:
Defensive End

Birthdate:
05/05/1983

Experience:
4VL

Seasons:
2003-06

Final Bio in PDF Format

2006: An athletic, playmaking defensive end who tied for the team lead in tackles for loss with 8.5... his 4.5 sacks ranked second on the team... played in 13 games and started four... made 26 tackles as a fifth-year senior, including 15 solo stops... made two sacks in the season opener against Syracuse... had 1.5 tackles for loss against Duke... posted a season-high six tackles at Connecticut, including 2.5 for loss and a half-sack... also posted sacks against Ole Miss and in the FedEx Orange Bowl against Louisville... drew starting assignments against Syracuse, Duke, Connecticut and Ole Miss.

2005: Played in 11 games and started the final three... made 27 tackles, including 19 solo stops... recorded 4.5 tackles for loss, including a half-sack... batted down two passes and forced one fumble... ranked second on the team among defensive linemen in tackles and tackles for loss... his most productive performance came at Georgia Tech with five solo tackles, including one for loss... had one tackle against Vanderbilt and forced a fumble... broke up two passes at Nebraska... had one tackle against East Carolina... made three stops against Maryland with a tackle for loss... made one tackle against Clemson... recorded two stops at Florida State... posted four solo tackles at Boston College with a tackle for loss... made two tackles against NC State... had four tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss at Duke... had four tackles including one for loss against Miami.

2004: Started the season opener at Clemson, but suffered a lingering ankle injury that limited him for the first half of the season... played in nine games and started one... recorded 16 tackles including one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss... had seven tackles with five solo stops against Virginia Tech with a sack and a tackle for loss... had four tackles at Clemson... posted two tackles against Florida State and NC State... had an assisted tackle for loss against North Carolina A&T.

2003: Saw action in all 12 games, starting two... finished the year with 15 tackles, including three tackles-for-loss and two sacks... made his collegiate debut at Boston College... recorded his first career tackle against NC State... tallied two solo stops versus East Carolina... had his best all-around game of the season at Duke, earning his first career start and tallying three tackles, a PBU and sack... recorded three solo stops, including a TFL (-6 yards)... recorded two stops in his second start at Florida State... had one tackle, a 14-yard sack, versus Clemson... posted two solo tackles against Connecticut... had one solo stop versus Maryland.

2002: Redshirted the season as a true freshman.

Background: A nationally-recognized recruit out of Lima HS, the alma mater of WFU assistant coach Jeff Mullen... named a 2001 Parade All-American, ranking as one of the top eight linebackers in the country... was Wake Forest's first Parade All-American since James Brim in 1984... named to the Associated Press All-Ohio first team as a junior and senior... rated the 26th-best linebacker in the nation and 11th-best prospect in Ohio by Rivals100... earned district Defensive Player of the Year honors... named to the All-Northwest District team three years... totaled 95 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and five sacks during his senior year... played one snap on offense, catching a 52-yard touchdown pass... played in the North-South and "Big 33" all-star games... coached by Matt Kemper... also played basketball for Lima HS, averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds a game... earned All-Northwest District basketball honors as a junior.

Personal: Majoring in communication, minoring in journalism... born May 5, 1983 in Lima, Ohio... son of Bruce Andrews and Julie McGill... has four younger siblings, Bridney, Nikkia Cotton, Shauntea Cotton and Elizabeth.

Career Statistics
	G-GS	Tck	TFL	Sks	Int	PBU	FR	FF
2003	12-2	15	3/25	2/19	0 	1	0	0
2004	9-1	16	1.5/13	1/10	0	0	0	0
2005	11-4	27	6.5/17	.5/2	0	2	0	1
2006	13-4	26	8.5/45	4.5/38	0	0	0	0
Career	45-11	81	19.5/103	8/69	0	3	0	1

Career Highs Tackles: 7, vs. Virginia Tech, 10/9/04 Solo Tackles: 5, vs. Virginia Tech, 10/9/04; at Georgia Tech, 11/4/05