Nigel Bradham Class: Senior Hometown: Crawfordville, Fla. High School: Wakulla Height / Weight: 6-3 / 240 Position: LB

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Career-Highs:
Tackles 12, vs. Florida, 2009
TFL 1.5 (twice), last Wake Forest, 2010

2011 OUTLOOK
Senior linebacker who is the lone starting linebacker returning in 2011 as well as the team's returning leading tackler. Covers the field well and brings a wealth of knowledge to the linebacker corps having played in 40 career games. Named to the preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Award which are awarded to the top defensive player in the country. A Preseason All-ACC pick by several publications who will also be a candidate for the Butkus Award given to the nation's top linebacker. Earned one of six community service awards given out at the end of spring practice.

2010
Weakside linebacker who led the team in tackles for a second consecutive season...a 14-game starter, who totaled 98 tackles (54 solos), including 5.5 tackles for loss...ranked 11th overall in the ACC in tackles...established a new single-season high with five sacks on the season, which ranked third on FSU's nation-leading sack unit...credited with a single-season high five passes defended, to go along with a forced fumble...recorded a season-high 10 tackles twice, against Boston College and North Carolina, with six solo stops in each game...two of his five pass breakups also came against the Tar Heels...also recorded nine-tackle games against NC State and Maryland...returned a blocked PAT for a two-point conversion against Virginia Tech in the fourth quarter of the ACC Championship game...enters the 2011 season with a streak of 24 consecutive starts.

2009
Florida State's leading tackler with 93 stops...led the team with 61 unassisted tackles, recorded 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and finished second on the team with two fumble recoveries...career-high of 12 tackles included a career-high nine unassisted stops at Florida...double-digit tackles also came against Clemson (10) and Maryland (10)...averaged nine tackles a game over the final five games...first career interception came in the Seminoles' victory over Brigham Young...started 12 games...earned honorable mention Sophomore All-American honors from College Football News.

2008
In the Seminoles' rotation from the start and played in all 13 games...the fourth leading tackler among FSU linebackers and the leader among true freshmen with 29 stops...made first career start against Miami...season-high five tackles came against Western Carolina and in the Seminoles' victory over Colorado...named FSU's top defensive newcomer.

PERSONAL
One of the nation's most coveted recruits after earning Parade All-American honors...a consensus five-star prospect who starred at nearby Wakulla High School...finalist for the 2008 U.S. Army Player of the Year Award and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...earned first team 3A All-State honors and was the Tallahassee Democrat All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year...finished senior season with 145 tackles, eight sacks and four interceptions...recorded over 430 career tackles and 20 sacks in three seasons at Wakulla...entertained more than 40 scholarship offers and chose FSU over Georgia, Ole Miss and Florida...born September 4, 1989.

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