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2009 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams...Had seven tackles (four solo)...Made his college debut in season-opening win at Colorado (Sept. 6)...Returned to defense in Week 7, when injuries at linebacker spawned coaches to move him back to his original position to provide depth...Still played in the offensive backfield in loss at No. 8 TCU (Oct. 17)...In loss at UNLV (Nov. 7), saw action in the offensive backfield, then came within inches of blocking a first-quarter punt...Picked up a big block to help John Mosure into the end zone on a first-quarter play in last-second loss at New Mexico (Nov. 21)...Earned academic all-conference following the season. High School: A first-team all-conference choice on both sides of the ball as a senior at Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, played both tight end and linebacker...Also received all-metro and third-team all-state honors as a tight end in 2007, and second-team all-conference honors on both offense and defense as a junior in 2006...Head football coach was Mark Goldenberg...Lettered two years in football and three in track, in which he was a captain for three years...Qualified for the state track meet and was voted MVP by his PCHS track teammates...A 2008 scholar-athlete, also received the U.S. Army National Scholar Athlete Award...Had a 4.0 weighted GPA. Personal: Given name Broderick Lawrence Sargent Jr. ...Born June 8, 1990, in St. Louis, Mo. ...Parents are Kenneth and Jacqueline Kelly...Has five sisters and four brothers...Mom, Jaqueline, is a teacher in the St. Louis area...Father, Broderick Sr., played football at Baylor, in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals, and in the Arena Football League...Half-brother, Roderick Wilmont, played football at Indiana...Stepfather, Kenneth, played football at Southwest Missouri State...An uncle, Richard, played football at Purdue, while a cousin, Chuck Beatty, played football at North Texas, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and also played for the St. Louis Cardinals...Recipient of the first Keli S. McGregor Memorial Scholarship, given to a worthy walk-on player...Helped members of the Boys and Girls Club of Larimer County with homework and reading, and also participated in the club's sports programs in March before the '10 season...For a week during the summer of 2010, helped struggling students with reading at Tavelli Elementary in Fort Collins...Lived only a block from now-CSU Head Coach Steve Fairchild in suburban St. Louis, when Fairchild was the NFL Rams' offensive coordinator...Is a pre-med biological sciences major...Hometown: Chesterfield, Mo.
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