Football - 2002 Profile - Guilford College

Brian Person

DL, Sr., 6-1, 285, Hope Mills, NC

The cornerstone of Guilford's defense. penetrates the line on nearly every play with explosive strength and speed. hopes to line up on the end in some formations. Don Hansen's Football Gazette 2003 NCAA Division III Second Team Preseason All-American. 2003: He helped Guilford to a 197.5 average rush yards per game. had 15 tackles five of which were unassisted and four tackles for a loss of 12 yards. his best game came in the 52-33 loss to Hampton-Sydney when he had three tackles and a tackle for a loss of four yards. 2002: Football Gazette third-team all-region honoree. Guilford's first first-team All-ODAC defensive lineman since 1999. ranked 11^th on the team in tackles, third in tackles for loss. ranked 24^th in Division III and led the ODAC with 0.33 forced fumbles per game. placed eighth in the league with 1.56 tackles for loss per game. named Guilford's Defensive Player of the Week in all three wins. made four of his five tackles behind the line of scrimmage at Methodist. had four stops, including two sacks versus Greensboro. 2001: Honorable mention All-ODAC. missed four games with a knee injury. made a season-best five stops versus Ferrum. had four tackles, including a sack, against Randolph-Macon. 2000: Ranked among the team leaders with six tackles for loss. started six of the Quakers' last seven games at defensive tackle. made a career-high six tackles (2 solo) against Emory & Henry. Personal: Active with Guilford's Yachting Club. played three seasons under Havelock H.S. Coach Wilbur Sasser. captained the team as a senior and earned All-Coastal 3-A Conference honors. born 2/23/82 in Fort Benning, GA. son of retired Army Major Tom and Mary Person. political science major. criminal justice concentration.

Year	GP/GS	Solo	Ast.	Tackles	For Loss	Sacks
2000	10/6	5	19	24	6-11	0.5-4
2001	6/6	9	8	17	7-24	1-6
2002	9/9	15	15	30	14-45	3-19
2003	8/4	5	10	15	4-12	0.5-2
Total	33/25	34	52	86	31-82	5-31