Kellen Brantley Class: Senior Hometown: Miami, FL High School: Hargrave Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 238 Position: Outside Linebacker Birthdate: 03/22/1981 Experience: 3VL

Returns to his starting post at outside linebacker for the third season ¡K runs very well ¡K capable of making big plays ¡K described by linebacker coach Brad Lambert as a ¡§productive player¡¨ ¡K a major component of the defensive unit ¡K tallied four tackles and an interception in the spring scrimmage.

2002
Started all 13 games ¡K one of just three current Demon Deacons to have started every game the last two seasons ¡K finished sixth on the team with 61 total tackles ¡K tied for second with five tackles for loss (-13 yards) ¡K also one sack, one interception (returned for a touchdown) and two pass breakups ¡K recorded five tackles (including three solo) against Northern Illinois ¡K recorded six tackles, including four solo stops, versus ECU ¡K recorded five stops at NC State, including four solo tackles ¡K recorded four tackles, including one solo stop and a tackle-for-loss (-2 yards) against Georgia Tech ¡K recorded six tackles against Duke, including two solo stops ¡K recorded Wake Forest¡¦s first interception return for a touchdown in four seasons, returning a pick 29 yards against the Blue Devils ¡K recorded three tackles and a PBU at Clemson, including a TFL of -2 yards ¡K recorded six tackles and a PBU in the win over North Carolina ¡K recorded four tackles, including a tackle-for-loss (-1 yard) versus Florida State ¡K tallied five tackles in the win over Navy ¡K recorded seven tackles, including six solo stops, at Maryland ¡K totaled six tackles and two tackles for loss (including a sack) in the win over Oregon in the Seattle Bowl.

2001
Started all 11 games at inside linebacker ¡K finished second on the team in tackles with 95 total stops ¡K recorded 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, and a team-high three interceptions ¡K ranked 17th among all ACC players in total tackles ¡K also ranked eighth in the league in tackles for loss and tied for second in interceptions in ACC games only ¡K totaled seven tackles, including five solo, in his first career start at East Carolina ¡K had one pass breakup against the Pirates ¡K totaled eight tackles and two pass breakups against Appalachian State ¡K had eight tackles versus Maryland, including four solo stops ¡K tallied six tackles, four solo, against the Seminoles in his home state of Florida ¡K also recorded two tackles for loss (-2 yards) and his first career interception, returning it for 27 yards versus FSU ¡K led the defense with a career-high 14 tackles (nine solo), three TFL and one sack (-10 yards) against NC State ¡K picked off a Duke pass late in the fourth quarter, returning it for 15 yards ¡K also had eight tackles, including one sack for a loss of seven yards ¡K had 13 tackles (seven solo) against Clemson ¡K led the team in defense with nine solo tackles and three assisted at Virginia ¡K posted two tackles for loss (-12 yards) and one quarterback hurry against the Cavaliers ¡K had a productive all-around game at North Carolina, recording seven tackles (three solo), one tackle for loss (-4 yards), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and an interception ¡K had eight tackles, two TFL (-6 yards), one sack for a loss of five yards and a pass breakup versus Georgia Tech.

2000
Saw action in all 11 games as a freshman ¡K tallied 33 total tackles, including 22 solo stops ¡K forced a fumble in the season opener against Appalachian State ¡K recorded at least one tackle in all 11 games ¡K top performances came against ASU and at Navy, tallying five tackles in both outings ¡K also recorded a tackle-for-loss (-1 yard) against Virginia.

Background
Benefitted from a year at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia after a standout high school career in Miami ¡K played rover at Hargrave for coach Lonnie Messick ¡K previously played at Miami¡¦s Coral Park HS for coach Joe Montoya ¡K had 93 tackles and two sacks as a senior ¡K earned All-Dade County honors ¡K named all-district as a linebacker.

Personal
Majoring in Communication ¡K has appeared on the Wake Forest Dean¡¦s List ¡K born March 22, 1981 in Miami, Fla. ¡K parents are George and Joeann Brantley ¡K has three siblings -- Kareem (25), Kristina (15) and Tyjuan Jenkins (15) ¡K comes from a football family -- cousin Emanuel Martin plays for Buffalo Bills ¡K another cousin, Dwayne Johnson, previously played for the Philadelphia Eagles ¡K chose WFU because of ¡§its balance between athletics and academics.¡¨

Career Statistics

	G-GS	UT	AT	Total	INT	TFL	Sks	PBU	FR	FF
2000	11-0	22	11	33	0/0	1/-1	0/0	0	1	1
2001	11-11	50	45	95	3/48	11/-43	3/-22	4	1	1
2002	13-13	35	26	61	1/29	5/-13	1/-6	2	0	0
Career	35-24	107	82	189	4/77	17/-57	4/-28	6	2	2

Most Tackles: 14 vs. NC State, 10/6/01
Most Solo Tackles: 9 vs. NC State, 10/6/01 & at Virginia, 11/3/01