Brandon Magee Class: RS Senior Hometown: Corona, Calif. High School: Centennial Height / Weight: 5-11 / 230 Position: Linebacker Experience: 3V

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ASU: Strong, fast three-year letterman who figures to be major leader this season...a prototypical weak side linebacker...was one of the more productive players on in 2010 season, collecting career high 73 tackles and one and a half sacks in 12 games...one of several players on this year's roster from Centennial HS in Corona, Calif., along with Jarrid Bryant, William Sutton and Michael Eubank...was a two-sport standout at ASU, Magee was also an outfielder on the Sun Devil baseball team...has won consecutive Pac-10 titles and twice went to the College World Series with the baseball team and was a 29th round selection of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 MLB Draft.

2011: Sat out season due to an Achilles tear suffered in preseason camp.

2010: Appearedin all 12 games this season, starting eleven...second in team tackles behind Vontaze Burfict with 73 (48 solo)...had five tackles for loss for minus 18 yards...started the season off with half a sack for minus four yards against Portland State...lead the team in tackles vs Cal with 11 (five solo) and a sack...three tackles (two solo) and a fumble recovery in 42-0 shutout victory vs Washington State Oct. 30...followed that up the next week with 13 tackles (nine solo) vs Pac-10 foe USC...had season tying, team high 13 tackles (nine solo) to bring the Territorial Cup back to Tempe.

2009: Started the first game of the season and appeared in all 12...finished the season with 34 tackles (21 solo), seven tackles for loss and a pair of sacks...also had an interception and a quarterback hurry on the season...recorded five tackles (four solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, a 10-yard sack and returned an interception for 11 yards in a season-opening win over Idaho State...grabbed five tackles (four solo), a pair of tackles for loss, a 9-yard sack and a quarterback hurry against Washington State Oct. 10...made six tackles (five solo) and 2-yard tackle for loss vs. Louisiana-Monroe Sept. 19...collected four tackles Nov. 14 against Oregon.

2008: Played in eight games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams...recorded 11 tackles (seven solo) on the season...collected five tackles (three solo) in his collegiate debut, a season-opening win over NAU on Aug. 30...had one solo tackle in victory over Stanford on Sept. 6...missed the next four games due to injury...returned to action and made one tackle against Oregon on Oct. 25...had one tackle at Oregon State on Nov. 1...posted a solo tackle in win at Washington on Nov. 8...totaled two tackles in shutout victory over Washington State on Nov. 15.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Centennial High School in Corona, Calif....one of the fastest linebackers in the nation that brings a vital element of speedy aggressiveness to the Sun Devil defense...compares to recently graduated Sun Devil linebacker and 2007 First-Team All-Pac-10 recipient Robert James...exhibited his phenomenal physical gifts at multiple scouting camps and combines in California...an incredible overall athlete, he bench presses 350 pounds, squats 450 and power cleans 235...weighing close to 230 pounds, he ran a 4.44 40-yard dash at the Los Angeles Scout.com Combine, the second-fastest time by a linebacker in all of Scout.com's 15 combines across the country...uses his speed, strength and instincts to be a vicious blitzer from the weak side...led Centennial High School in sacks as a junior and as a senior...listed as the No. 18 all-purpose athlete in the West region by ESPN Scouts, Inc....rated as the No. 58 overall prospect and the No. 8 linebacker in the "California/Hawaii/Nevada 150" region by SuperPrep...participated in the 2007 Long Beach NIKE Combine and was one of the standout performers of the camp, recording the fastest 40-yard dash time among linebackers, as well as the most bench press repetitions (27) and highest vertical leap (35 inches) among those at his position...earned All-West Region honors as a senior by PrepStar...joined prep teammate Shelly Lyons as member of ASU's 2008 signing class...rated as the No. 4 weak side linebacker in the West region and the No. 21 weak side linebacker in the nation by Scout.com...also listed as the No. 52 overall player in the state of California and the No. 75 overall player in West region by Scout.com...rated as the No. 26 outside linebacker in the country, the No. 3 linebacker in the state of California and the state's No. 44 overall player by Rivals.com...saw action on varsity all four years and totaled 193 tackles (60 solo), 11.0 sacks, seven quarterback hurries, three pass deflections and two fumble recoveries...had 13 career games with seven or more tackles and eight games with more than 10...totaled 86 tackles as a senior (26 solo)...averaged 7.2 tackles-per-game...led the team with 7.5 sacks...added five quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and one pass deflection...had seven games with seven or more tackles as a senior and three games with 10 or more total tackles...had a season-high 12 tackles (two solo) in addition to 1.5 sacks against Valley View on Oct. 12, 2007...posted 57 total tackles as a junior (17 solo)...averaged 8.1 tackles-per-game in 2006...added a team-high 3.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries...only appeared in seven games on the year, but collected at least eight tackles in four games...had a career high 14 tackles (four solo) in a 36-34 win over Norco High School on Nov. 10, 2006...that Norco team featured current Sun Devils Garth Gerhart, Adam Tello and Kyle Johnson...recorded 11 total tackles on two occasions...totaled 48 tackles (17 solo) as a sophomore in 2005...averaged 4.0 tackles-per-game and added two pass deflections...recorded a season-high 12 tackles (three solo) against Clovis West on Oct. 7, 2005 and posted 10 tackles (five solo) against Rancho Cucamonga on Sept. 29, 2005...added two tackles in limited duty on varsity as a freshman in 2004...chose ASU over Arizona, Louisville, Nebraska, Tennessee and Washington State...committed to the Sun Devils on Jan. 13, 2008, along with Bass and Lyons...coached by Matt Logan at Centennial High School.

PERSONAL: Exploratory major at ASU...parents are Terry and Tia M. Magee of Corona, Calif....born Oct. 22, 1990.

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