Aggie
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Croley File: In his first season as an Aggie, he proved to be an
effective tackler and a player who was always around the football…He
comes into fall camp as the starter at the rover position for the Aggies…He
transferred to N.C. A&T after being an excellent special teams player
for the Tigers…Coaches believe his cover skills allow him to be more
aggressive defensively…Coaches like the maturity and experience he
brings to a secondary that comes into the 2008 season with numerous
veterans…They also like that he brings the experience from a Division I
program like Clemson… He had another effective spring practice...He was
a reserve safety at Clemson over the last two seasons although he also
played some cornerback for the Tigers… JUNIOR (2007): He played
11 games with 11 starts…He finished the season with 47 tackles…He also
broke up two passes, had 1.5 tackles for loss and recovered a
fumble…Averaged 4.7 tackles per game, which ranked him 43rd in the MEAC…He
had 16 tackles in the Aggies near victory at Morgan State…It was the
most tackles in a game by an Aggie in 2007…He made seven of those
tackles near or at the line of scrimmage, including a tackle for loss on
Bears running back Chad Simpson in the second quarter…Had seven tackles
and two pass breakups at Howard on Oct. 20…Both of his pass breakups
forced Howard punts…He also made two of his tackles at the line of
scrimmage…REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2005): Reserve cornerback...played
seven snaps against Temple and three snaps against No. 16 Florida State
in his only two appearances as a Tiger. FRESHMAN (2004):
Red-shirted. FIRST COAST HIGH: Super 24 player by Florida Times
Union...had 60 tackles, two interceptions, and two punt returns for
scores as a senior...played in the Florida-Louisiana All-Star game as a
starter...named All-Dixie Region by SuperPrep...All-Southeast Region by
PrepStar as a senior...all-conference and district defensive player-of
the-year...team captain as a senior...four-year starter...starter on the
basketball team...coached by Marty Lee...PERSONAL: Full name is
Brandon Croley... He is the son of Jamel and Shirley Croley...He has
three siblings, Nicola, Terence' and Keyerra...He was born on Nov. 21,
1985.