Player Bio: Brandon Tomerlin :: Football

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1999 graduate of Superior High School … 1998 Pre-Season all-American by PrepStar Magazine … listed as the No. 4 “Athlete” in the Western Region by PrepStar Magazine … 1999 Honorable Mention all-America by USA Today ... listed as one of the top-24 “utility” players in the nation by Street & Smith’s Magazine ... listed as the No. 88 prospect in the Far West by SuperPrep Magazine ... named to the Super All-State ’98 squad as a defensive back by the editors of Arizona Football Magazine ... a finalist for the Arizona Player of the Year award given annually by the editors of Arizona Football Magazine ... named Arizona’s 2A Player of the Year as a quarterback/defensive back by the editors of Arizona Football Magazine … a tremendous all-around athlete in high school, played quarterback and defensive back and also returned kickoffs … a two-time all-Arizona defensive back … set the state interception record with 32 in his career … intercepted 17 passes as a sophomore as a cornerback and seven more as a junior … when opposing teams threw away from his side at cornerback, he moved to free safety and intercepted five passes in his last four games … played tailback as a senior … as a senior he passed for 1,326 yards, ran for another 1,102 yards and caught passes for 362 more yards … as a junior he passed for 2,772 yards and 28 touchdowns while connecting on 63 percent of his passes … added 408 yards and four touchdowns rushing from the quarterback position … finished his career with over 8,000 all-purpose yards … led his team to a state 2A title as a junior.

PERSONAL: Major is undecided … parents are Ron (safety engineer) and Sandi (homemaker) Hansen of Superior, Ariz. … has one sister (Rhiannon, 7) and one brother (Austin, 4) … born Dec. 7, 1979 … interested in pursing a career in sports medicine … hobbies include hunting and camping … full name is Robert Brandon Tomerlin.