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Brandon Short

Penn State · Linebacker · 1996-99

TAK
88
COV
89
SPD
90

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Short was a consensus All-American in 1999 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1998 and 1999).

Short was the No. 105 overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the 5th-highest linebacker rating at Penn State since 1990 and No. 14 among all linebackers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1998
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 1999
    • Consensus All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2000
    • No. 105 overall pick, NFL Draft

Penn State Teammates

  1. 91LaVar Arrington1997-99LB
  2. 90Courtney Brown1996-99EDGE
  3. 88Bobby Engram1993-96WR
  4. 86Curtis Enis1995-97RB
  5. 80Kim Herring1993-96S
  6. 72Brad Scioli1994-98EDGE
  7. 72Brian Miller1994-96S
  8. 72David Macklin1996-99CB
  9. 70Aaron Collins1996-97LB
  10. 70Chafie Fields1997-99WR

Full Penn State all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 95Ray LewisMiami · 1993-95LB
  2. 91Pat FitzgeraldNorthwestern · 1993-96LB
  3. 91Rocky CalmusOklahoma · 1998-2001LB
  4. 91Zach ThomasTexas Tech · 1992-95LB
  5. 90Chris ClaiborneUSC · 1996-98LB
  6. 90Dat NguyenTexas A&M · 1995-98LB
  7. 90Kevin HardyIllinois · 1992-95LB
  8. 90Mark SimoneauKansas State · 1995-99LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Brandon Short) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.