2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 90
Brenon Thrift
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Monroeville, Pa.
- High School:
- Gateway HS
- Prev School:
- Temple/Lackawanna College/Penn State
2019 (r-Sr.)
- Played in 10 games, adding depth on the defensive line
- Saw action on 94 plays, including 89 on defense
- Used on a season-high 14 plays at Missouri
- Also used on 13 plays against James Madison
- Finished with four tackles, including two solo stops
2018 (r-Jr.)
- Saw action in five games
- Added depth on the defensive line
- Saw action on a season-high nine plays against Youngstown State
2017 (r-So.)
- Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements
- WVU Scout Team Defensive Champion: Kansas State
2016 (r-So.) - Penn State
- Granted a medical hardship by the NCAA
- Did not see game action
2015 (r-Fr.) - Lackawanna College
- Helped Lackawanna to the Northeast Football Conference Championship with a 8-2 record
- Had 14 tackles in five games
- Registered 3.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss.
2014 (Fr.) - Temple
- Redshirted
High School
- Earned all-state second team honors as a senior
- Selected to the Northwest All-Stars and Fab 22
- Claimed first-team all-conference honors each of his four seasons
- Registered 102 tackles, including 72 solo, 16.0 sacks and a fumble recovery as a senior
- Posted 354 career tackles
- Played in the 2013 Chesapeake Bowl
- Rated the No. 27 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 90 defensive end by ESPN
- Ranked as the No. 2 middle linebacker in Pennsylvania, No. 6 middle linebacker in the east and No. 60 MLB overall by Scout
- Ranked as the No. 49 recruit in Pennsylvania and the No. 71 inside linebacker by 247Sports
- Played basketball at Gateway.
Personal
- Son of Ellis and Lisa Thrift
- One of two children
- Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in December 2018
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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