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1 7 F O O T B A L L ME D I A G U I D E
2 0 1 6
Played in all 14 games, making 14 starts ... Recorded 48 tackles including 4.0
for loss ... Defended 11 passes and forced two fumbles ... Had three tackles and
two pass breakups against Liberty ...Had two tackles versus Tennessee ... Had
four tackles and three pass breakups against Boston College ... Recorded four
tackles against ECU ... Had three tackles against North Carolina and forced a
fumble ... Had three tackles and two pass breakups against Syracuse ... Forced
a fumble and had two tackles against Miami ... Recorded five tackles against
Pittsburgh ... Had five tackles and one pass breakup against Duke ... Made one
tackle versus Georgia Tech ... Had two tackles against Notre Dame ... Recorded
three pass breakups and two tackles against Virginia ... Had two tackles against
Clemson ... Tallied a career-high 10 tackles in the Belk Bowl against Arkansas.
2 0 1 5
Started 10 of 12 games played … Logged 690 plays, including 680 as
cornerback and 10 on special teams … Totaled 27 tackles with 1.0 tackle for
loss … Broke up 10 passes, defending 10 … Started against No. 1 Ohio State,
collecting two tackles with a breakup and pass defended each … Recorded
a tackle, breakup, and pass defended each against both Furman and Purdue
… Started at East Carolina … Made three tackles with a breakup and pass
defended versus Pittsburgh … Collected four tackles, breakups, and passes
defended apiece against NC State … Tallied two tackles at Miami … Set a
career-high of five tackles vs. Duke with 1.0 tackles for loss … Notched two
tackles at Boston College … Started at Georgia Tech, making one tackle …
Tied his career-high of five tackles with a pass breakup and pass defended
each … Had one tackle at Virginia ... Had four tackles in the Independence
Bowl vs. Tulsa.
2 0 1 4
Played in and started three games … Was in on 103 plays on defense and
seven special teams plays … Made the start at corner against William & Mary,
finishing the game with three tackles and two pass break ups … Had two break
ups and two tackles in the win at Ohio State … Made a tackle and broke up a
pass against East Carolina … Dressed for the Georgia Tech game, but did not
play … Re-aggravated a shin injury suffered in the spring and missed the last
nine games … Suffered a broken leg in practice in December and had surgery
… Was granted a medical hardship waiver.
2 0 1 3
A third-team All-ACC selection by ACSMA … A first-team freshman All-
American by 247Sports … A second-team freshman All-American by College
Football News … Played in 12 games, starting nine …Was in on 706 plays, 612
at corner and 96 on special teams …Had 27 tackles, five interceptions and eight
pass break ups in his first season … Made the start at corner in his collegiate
debut, finishing the opener against Alabama with a tackle … Had an interception
and two tackles against Western Carolina … Made two interceptions and added
two tackles at East Carolina … Had two tackles in the triple overtime win over
Marshall … Made three tackles, also forcing a fumble and intercepting a pass at
Georgia Tech … Had four tackles and a break up in the win over North Carolina
… Broke up a pass and added three tackles in the win over Pittsburgh …Missed
the Duke game due to a concussion … Returned but saw limited action on
defense and special teams at Boston College … Made three tackles, including
one for loss, at Miami … Had an interception and made three tackles against
Maryland … Made two tackles at Virginia … Had two tackles and a pass break
up in the Sun Bowl against UCLA … Earned Iron Hokie honors in summer max
testing … Sat out the spring with a stress reaction in his left leg … Had a bone
graft procedure to aid the healing process after spring concluded.
6-2 · 193 · SENIOR · NEWNAN, GA. · NORTHGATE
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SEASON GP GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT BU PD QBH RCV FF KICK
2013 12 9 20 7 27 2.0-8 0.0-0 5 8 13 1 1 1
0
2014 3 3 5 1 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 5 5 0 0 0
0
2015 13 10 20 11 31 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 10 10 0 0 0
0
2016 14 14 32 16 48 4.0-15 0.0-0 0 11 11 0 0 2
0
Career 42 36 77 35 112 7.0-24 0.0-0 5 34 39 1 1 3
0
FUMBLES
PASS DEFENSE
SACKS
TACKLES
BLOCKED
2 0 1 2
Did not sign an NLI as he graduated from high school early and enrolled at
Virginia Tech in January, 2013 … Went through off-season workouts with
the team … Was named the top defensive newcomer during spring practice
… Contributed four tackles and two pass breakups in the team’s first spring
scrimmage … Intercepted a pass and added another breakup in scrimmage two,
while posting a pair tackles and a break-up in the final scrimmage … Was in on
three tackles and broke up a pass in the spring game.
H I GH SCHOOL
Named 2012 All-Region 4B-AAAAA first team at cornerback … Named to the
2012 Newnan Times-Herald All-County Team as a receiver … Led Northgate
High as a senior with 31 receptions for 439 yards and four touchdowns …
Finished with 27 tackles … Added six pass break-ups and caused a fumble …
Played both ways as a junior, earning all-county honors at receiver (18 catches,
294 yards, 4 TDs) and all-region honors at defensive back (47 tackles, 3
interceptions) … Listed as the No. 54 cornerback in the country and the No. 55
prospect in Georgia by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 39 cornerback in the country
and the No. 40 player in his state by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 99 safety in
the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 26 cornerback in the country, the No.
183 player in his region and the No. 39 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting
Nation … A member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club.
PERSONAL
Brandon Lamar Facyson … Born September 8, 1994 in Jacksonville, Fla. … Son
of Karen Riggins-Taylor and Frederick Facyson … Father, Frederick, is a retired
Navy pilot ... His mother and stepfather were principals in Dubai … Cousin is
former North Carolina quarterback Oscar Davenport … Majoring in biological
sciences with a goal of becoming a heart surgeon.
SEASON GP GS NO. YDS AVG
TD LONG NO.
YDS AVG TD LONG
2013 12 9 5 0 0.0
0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
2014 3 3 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2015 13 10 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2016 14 14 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 42 36 5 0 0.0
0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
FUMBLE RETURNS
INTERCEPTION RETURNS
BRANDON
FACYSON