2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 50
Brandon Yates
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Middletown, Del.
- High School:
- Liberty (Las Vegas, Nev.)
2024 (r-Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Played all 13 games at center and started 12
- Used on 921 plays, including 870 offensive snaps and eight games with 70 or more plays
- Member of the offensive line that ranked No. 9 among Power Four schools in rushing attack, No. 32 in scoring offense, No. 33 in total offense and No. 35 in fewest sacks allowed
- WVU was No. 9 nationally in missed tackles forced on runs (132)
- WVU finished with 88 rushes that gained 10+ yards, tying for No. 7 nationally
- WVU was No. 13 nationally with 1,716 rushing yards after contact
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Cincinnati
- Registered 32 knockdowns and 50 great blocks during the regular season
- Finished with five knockdowns against Penn State
- Season-high eight knockdowns and three great blocks at Pitt
- Had a season-high eight great blocks and three knockdowns at Oklahoma State
- Registered seven great blocks against Kansas
- Had five knockdowns and five great blocks against Baylor
- Finished with seven great blocks at Cincinnati
2023 (r-Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Played in all 13 games, including 12 starts at right guard, left guard and center and used on special teams
- Saw action on 793 offensive snaps, including a 50 or more snaps in 10 games
- Season-high 85 offensive snaps against Houston and seven special teams snaps at UCF
- Did not allow a sack in 2023
- Third on the team in knockdowns (35) and third in great blocks (55)
- Season-high six knockdowns against Duquesne and season-high seven great blocks against Texas Tech and Oklahoma State
- WVU Blue Collar: TCU, BYU
- Member of the offensive line that led Power 5 in rushing yards per game (228.9) and was No. 3 nationally in fewest sacks allowed (10)
- Among Power 5 schools, WVU has the longest streak of games with 140 or more rushing yards (16), three more than any other team
2022 (r-So.)
- Played in all 12 games at right tackle
- Saw action on 407 offensive snaps, including a season-high 50 snaps at Texas Tech and against TCU
- Had 14 knockdowns, including a season-high three at Iowa State
- Registered two knockdowns at Virginia Tech and against Texas Tech
- Recorded 10 great blocks, including a season-high four against Oklahoma
2021 (r-Fr.)
- Started all 13 games at left tackle
- Saw action on 888 offensive snaps, including a season-high 90 snaps against Texas
- Used on 50 or more plays in 12 games
- Helped pave the way for Leddie Brown to finish with more than 1,000 rushing yards each of the past two years
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Texas
- Finished with 38 knockdowns for the season, including a season-high six against Iowa State
- Did not allow a sack in seven games
- Also registered 17 great blocks, including a season-high three against Texas and Kansas
2020 (COVID)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Played in 10 games and started eight at left tackle
- Used on 545 offensive plays and 53 special teams snaps for a total of 598 snaps
- Used on a season-high 91 snaps against Kansas State
- Finished with 19 knockdown blocks and did not allow a sack in eight contests
- Part of a line that finished the season No. 4 in the Big 12 in fewest sacks allowed and No. 28 nationally in total offense
2019 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played offensive tackle for coach Richard Muraco at Liberty Baptist Academy (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- As a senior, named All-4A Desert Southeast Conference First Team and All-Southeast Region
- Helped Liberty advance to the state semifinals of the Class 4A state playoffs
- As a junior, helped lead Liberty to an 11-2 record, a spot in the state semifinals and a No. 2 ranking in the state
- Team averaged 357.4 yards per game and finished with 63 touchdowns
- Three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals, and 247Sports
- Rated No. 8 in Nevada by ESPN and No. 9 by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 100 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports and No. 115 by ESPN
Personal
- Son of Devon and Shironda Anderson
- Married to the former Madeline Samsell in May 2023
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in sport management in May 2023
- Currently pursuing his master’s degree in business administration
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic honor Roll
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Saturday, November 01
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Saturday, November 01
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Saturday, November 01
Houston Game Uniform Reveal
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