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ASU: A veteran player who will figure heavily into the mix in ASU's new defensive formation ... 2001 could be his breakout year ... can also play on special teams. 2000: Played in all 12 games ... turned in 16 tackles, 10 unassisted, on the season ... also had one sack for a nine-yard loss ... grabbed one interception for 21 yards at Washington State ... also had one pass deflection ... five tackles, four of them solo jobs vs. UCLA ... also notched his nine-yard sack against the Bruins ... registered five tackles vs. California. 1999: Played in nine games ... one of the team's main players in nickel and dime situations ... recorded eight tackles ... had three solo and five assisted ... posted a career-high three tackles against UCLA ... saw regular action in ASU's first seven games before injuries slowed him ... a left ankle sprain kept him out of the Oregon and USC games before a broken left hand sidelined him for the Arizona game. 1998: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1998 graduate of Peoria High School...was named to Phoenix Metro Magazine's Super All-State Team ... won the Tyrone Byrd Award, given annually to the state's best defensive back ... posted 65 tackles, 28 assists, and added two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 12 pass deflections as a senior ... collected 33 solo stops, 21 assists, one fumble recovery, three interceptions and nine pass deflections as a junior ... never missed a game while being a three-year starter ... best performance was in a playoff game against Cactus High when he posted 10 solo tackles, broke-up three passes and had an interception ... was a preseason All-America by PrepStar Magazine and by SuperPrep ... honorable mention All-America by USA Today ... was named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's "Western 100" squad...won the defensive Most Valuable Player award at the 1997 Bruce Snyder ASU Summer Football Camp...was coached by Doug Clapp.
PERSONAL: Major is interdisciplinary studies ... parents are Bonnie Lee (groundskeeper) and Joyce Falkner... born September 29, 1979, at Luke Air Force Base... most exciting experience in sports was his interception against Cactus High School in overtime which won the playoff game...hobbies include playing Sony Play Station and listening to music...full name is Brandon Rashad Falkner.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 4, at UCLA (9/30/00). Assisted Tackles: 3, vs. California (10/7/00). Total Tackles: 5, twice, last vs. California (10/7/00).
Falkner's Career Statistics
Year G/GS UT/AT TT TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds PD FF FR Int
1999 9/0 3/5 8 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0
2000 12/0 10/6 16 1/9 1/9 1 0 0 1
Career 21/0 13/11 24 1/9 1/9 1 0 0 1
Falkner's Game-by-Game Statistics
2000
Opp. UT/AT TT TFL/Yds. Sacks/Yds Int. PD
at San Diego State 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0
Colorado State 0/1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
Utah State 1/0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
at UCLA 4/1 5 1/ 1/9 0 0
California 2/3 5 0/0 0/0 0 0
Washington 1/0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
at Washington State 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 1 1
Oregon 1/0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
USC 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0
at Stanford 1/0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
at Arizona 0/1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0
vs. Boston College 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0
1999
Opp. AT UT TT
Texas Tech 1 0 1
New Mexico St. 0 0 0
@California 0 0 0
UCLA 2 1 3
@Notre Dame 0 1 1
@Washington 1 0 1
Washington St. 1 1 2
@Oregon -DNP-
@USC -DNP-
Stanford 0 0 0
Arizona -DNP-
Wake Forest 0 0 0
