Patrick Bannon

Class:
Senior
Position:
DL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
245
Prev School:
Rockridge County HS
Hometown:
Lexington, Va.

An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Battled injuries during spring practice … moved to defensive line from linebacker during the spring … should provide some big plays for the defensive line unit.

2008 (So.): Saw playing time during all 12 games of Liberty’s Big South championship season, starting 10 contests … one of only four players on the team with at least one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … finished the year with a career best 28 tackles, including 20 assisted stops … ranked No. 19 in the Big South among linebackers by averaging 2.3 tackles per game … opened the year strong with a season-best six tackles, including four assisted stops against North Greenville … tied a season best with two solo stops (three total tackles) in Liberty’s three-point victory over Western Carolina … helped the Flames to a 33-0 shutout victory over Stony Brook with four tackles, one solo and three assisted … tallied five assisted stops against Lafayette … two tackles, including a tackle for a loss, against Charleston Southern, while adding a forced fumble.

2007 (Fr.): Saw playing time in nine games as a true freshman … finished the year ranked No. 14 on the squad with 23 tackles … 11 solo and 12 assisted tackles … tied for second on the team with three sacks for a loss of 21 yards … also added an assisted tackle for a loss and a pass break-up … ranked ninth in the Big South by averaging 0.33 sacks per game … 17th in the conference in tackles by a linebacker (2.6 per game) ... ranked fifth in the league among freshman linebackers in tackles per game … finished his first collegiate game with two tackles, a solo and an assisted stop, against Tusculum … recorded five stops against Elon, including four assisted tackles and a four-yard sack … had a career day by finishing with seven tackles against St. Francis, Pa., including three solo tackles and two sacks for a loss of 17 total yards … finished with a solo and an assisted tackle against Toledo, Charleston Southern and Coastal Carolina … tallied a solo tackle and a pass break-up against Presbyterian … finished his final game of the year with two solo stops against VMI.

Prep: Graduated from Rockbridge County High School … four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats … finished his career with 424 tackles, 25 tackles for a loss, seven forced fumbles and pass break ups, five blocked kicks, three sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery … also added 23 receptions for 336 yards and five touchdowns during his career … all-district first-team selection as a junior … AP all-state, All-Timesland and all-district second-team honoree during his senior year … named Valley District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior linebacker … finished the year with 152 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss and four sacks … AP all-state, All-Timesland, all-region and all-district first-team honoree as a senior … was rated No. 41 on the Top 100 seniors list in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Personal: Undecided about his major at Liberty.