Branden Jennings Season 2022

PRIOR TO UCF
--Transferred to UCF after spending 2022 spring semester at Kansas State
--Appeared in eight games with three starts in 2021 at Maryland, totaling 23 tackles (17 solo), one tackle for loss and one forced fumble
--Named 2021 midseason True Freshman All-American by ESPN and On3Sports
--Notched four solo tackles vs. Kent State and tallied six tackles (two solo) vs. Illinois
--First career start featured second straight four-tackle game (all solo) and first career tackle for loss vs. Howard
--Posted four tackles (three solo) and forced key fumble in third quarter in career debut vs. West Virginia
--2019 and 2020 Jacksonville Times-Union All-First Coast first-team selection at Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville, Florida
--2021 Under Armour All-American
--Four-star prospect who was ranked as No. 12 linebacker nationally and No. 18 prospect in Florida for 2021 recruiting class, according to 247Sports
--One of 16 semifinalists for Butkus Award as nation’s best high school linebacker
--Recorded 127 tackles (84 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2020 senior season that produced 9-3 team mark
--Two-time Florida first-team all-state pick in 2019 and 2020 for 8A squads named by FloridaHSfootball.com
--Son of Bradley Jennings, three-year starting linebacker (1999-2001) and national champion at Florida State, earning first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors and fourth-team All-America recognition (The Sporting News) in 2001
 
PERSONAL
--Majoring in interdisciplinary studies in College of Undergraduate Studies