Brian Linthicum
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 28, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Brian Linthicum (born November 28, 1987) is an American football Tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2012. He played college football at Michigan State.
Early years
He attended St. Anne's-Belfield High School in Charlottesville, Virginia. He earned first-team all-state in his Senior season.[1] According to Rivals.com, He was ranked 29th among the nation's top tight ends.[2][3]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Brian Linthicum Tight End |
Charlottesville, Virginia | St. Anne's-Belfield High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 4.72 | Dec 6, 2006 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 33 (TE) Rivals: 29 (TE), 13 (V) | ||||||
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College career
He spent his Freshman year at Clemson then he transferred to Michigan State before his Sophomore season.[4] He played three seasons at Michigan State. In his three years in Michigan State and One year in Clemson, He had 80 receptions, 936 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.[5][6]
In his Senior year, he was named to the Second team All-Big Ten.[6] He finished the year with a Career high 31 receptions, Career high 364 receiving yards but no touchdowns.[5] On September 2, 2011, he recorded 2 receptions for 11 yards against Youngstown State as Michigan State wins 28-6.[7][8] On September 17, 2011, he had just one reception for 8 yards against Notre Dame but Michigan State loss 31-13.[9] On October 15, 2011, he recorded 2 receptions for 22 yards against 11 ranked Michigan as Michigan State wins 28-14.[10]
In his Junior year, he finished the year with 18 receptions, 230 receiving yards and a touchdown.[5] On September 25, 2010, he recorded 3 receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown against Northern Colorado helping Michigan State win 45-7.[11]
In his Sophomore year, he was selected to the Academic All-Big Ten.[6] He finished the year with 20 receptions, 266 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns.[5] On September 5, 2009, he recorded 3 receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown against Montana State as Michigan State wins 44-3.[12]
He missed the 2008 season due to transferring from Clemson to Michigan State.[6]
In his Freshman year at (Clemson), he finished the year with 11 receptions, 76 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.[5] On September 3, 2007, he had one reception for 11 yards and a Touchdown against 19th ranked Florida State as Clemson wins 24-18.[13] On September 8, 2007, He recorded 2 receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe as Clemson wins 49-26.[14] On November 3, 2007, he had a 2-yard receiving touchdown with 6:49 minutes left in 4th quarter against Duke 47-10 and by that same score, Clemson wins 47-10.[15]
Professional career
New York Jets
On April 28, 2012, Linthicum signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[16] He was waived on July 3, 2012 after suffering a quadriceps injury that rendered him unable to practice at the Jets' mini-camp.[17]
Personal life
His parents are Don and Carla Linthicum. His brother Josh earned four letters as a center on the Bucknell basketball team (2006–09)[6]
External links
References
- ↑ "Michigan State Spartans profile". msuspartans.com.
- ↑ "2007 Prospect Ranking Rivals.com tight ends 2007". rivals.yahoo.com.
- ↑ "Brian Linthicum Yahoo, Rivals.com profile". http://rivals.yahoo.com. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Clemson TE Brian Linthicum Will Transfer". 2.wspa.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Brian Linthicum College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Brian Linthicum Michigan State Spartans Profile". msuspartans.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Youngstown State 6, (17) Michigan State 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Youngstown State 6, (17) Michigan State 28 Box Score". http://espn.go.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "(15) Michigan State 13, Notre Dame 31 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "(11) Michigan 14, (23) Michigan State 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Northern Colorado 7, (25) Michigan State 45 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Montana State 3, Michigan State 44 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "(19) Florida State 18, Clemson 24 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Louisiana-Monroe 26, (25) Clemson 49 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "(25) Clemson 47, Duke 10 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (30 April 2012). "10 Undrafted FAs, 23 Tryouts Announced". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (3 July 2012). "TE Brian Linthicum Waived". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.