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1 7 F O O T B A L L ME D I A G U I D E
2017 NEWCOMER PROFILES
H I GH SCHOOL
Coached by David Bedwell at L.C. Bird High School … 2016 5A all-state first-
team player and 5A state defensive player of the year … 117 solo tackles, with
49 assists, 31 tackles for loss, 25 sacks, three interceptions, five blocked kicks,
three defensive touchdowns, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as
a senior … Had 141 total tackles, 93 solo, with 19 tackles for a loss and 14.5
sacks, earning defensive player of the year honors in Region 5A South as a junior
… Registered 100-plus tackles in all four seasons of high school … Two-time
All-Metro pick … Richmond Times-Dispatch Defensive Player of the Year as a
senior.
PERSONAL
Son of Robert and Sonya Ashby … Has one brother, Rajon … Born May 16,
1999 in Chesterfield, Virginia … Majoring in finance.
H I GH SCHOOL
Named to Under Armour’s Big 33 “ELITE 100” team … Was a finalist to play for
Team Maryland in the in the Big 33 Football Game … 2016 first-team All-Interstate
Athletic Conference … Played for Team Washington in the 2016 Crab Bowl All-
Star Game … Played his first two years at St. John’s High School in Washington,
D.C. before transferring to Bullis High School coached by Pat Cilento … Also
threw the shot put and lettered twice in track and field under Coach Joe Lee.
PERSONAL
Son of Leigh Giles-Brown and Errol Brown … Born on October 4, 1998 in
Washington, D.C. … Has two brothers, Quentin and Isaiah … Father played
football at Lehigh … Majoring in business.
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6-2 · 265 · FRESHMAN · SILVER SPRING, MD. · BULLIS
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H I GH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner while playing for Coach Kelly Lowe at Narrows ... Finished
his senior season throwing for 1,166 yards and 16 touchdowns, while adding
1,403 yards on the ground and 13 more scores ... In his career, threw for 5,165
yards and 59 touchdowns ... Was a two-time first team all-conference player,
while earning all-region and all-state as a quarterback after his senior season ...
Set 14 school records ... Also competed on the track team, earning two letters
as a jumper ... Was the region’s triple jump champion as a sophomore and holds
the school’s record in the event ... Earned three letters while playing basketball.
PERSONAL
Son of Lee Blaker and Tina Blaker … Born on March 18, 1999 in Bluefield, West
Virginia … Has two brother, Chad and Chase, and one sister, Cristin.
SYDNEY SECONDARY COL L EGE
Attended the Blackwattle Bay campus ... Played Australian Rules Football for Sydney
Swans Academy … Trained at ProKick Australia, a training facility in Melbourne.
PERSONAL
Son of Garry and Michelle Bradburn … Born on June 8, 1997 in Sydney … Has
a brother, Cameron, and a sister, Sienna … Plans on majoring in finance.
6-3 · 227 · FRESHMAN · NARROWS, VA. · NARROWS
6-1 · 196 · FRESHMAN · SYDNEY, AUSTRAILIA. · SYDNEY SECONDARY COLLEGE
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