2017 National Signing Day Class
Roster
Brandon Sebastian
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- West Haven, Conn.
- High School:
- Cheshire Academy
SEBASTIAN'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 10 at Virginia Tech, 11/3/18
Tackles for a loss: 1.0 vs. UMass, 9/1/18
Sacks: 1.0 vs. UMass, 9/1/18
Pass Breakups: 2 (2x) last vs. Miami, 10/26/18
Forced Fumbles: 1 at Purdue, 9/22/18
Interceptions: 1 (2x) last at Florida State, 11/17/18
2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games at cornerback with seven starts ... 49 tackles, two pass breakups and one interception on the season ... debuted with five tackles and a sack vs. UMass (9/1/18).... made his first career start as a nickel back at Wake Forest (9/13/18) and contributed five solo tackles and two pass breakups... broke up one pass, forced a fumble and collected four tackles at Purdue (9/22/18)... totaled six solo tackles vs. Temple (9/29/18)... broke up a pass and made five tackles, all solo including a TFL, vs. Louisville (10/13/18)... started and made two tackles, while breaking up two passes against No. 25 Miami (10/26/18)... grabbed his first career interception to set up the go-ahead score in the third quarter at Virginia Tech (11/3/18) and made a career-high 10 tackles... totaled five tackles and a pass breakup against Clemson (11/10/18)... intercepted a pass and returned it 33 yards and added four tackles at Florida State (11/17/18)... broke up one pass and made a tackle vs. No. 19 Syracuse (11/24/18).
2017 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the season.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way standout for head coach Drew Dykeman at Cheshire Academy … joins fellow teammate C.J. Lewis in the signing class for the Eagles … rushed for 501 yards and six touchdowns on offense for the Fighting Cats … 49 tackles and three interceptions on defense … ranked the No. 1 cornerback in Connecticut, the fourth-best corner in the East and the 45th-best nationally by Scout.com … rated the No. 5 player in the Nutmeg State by Rivals.com and the nation’s 69th-best athlete by Rivals.com … No. 6 prospect in Connecticut by ESPN and the nation’s 48th-best cornerback … USA Today Connecticut first team all-state selection … led team to the NEPSAC Bowl Championship.
PERSONAL: Brandon Myles Sebastian ... son of Craig and Mayra Sebastian ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences ... one of four children in the Sebastian family ... recipient of the John F. Walsh '65 Family Football Scholarship Fund.
