Brian Linthicum

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Brian Linthicum
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1987-11-28) November 28, 1987 (age 36)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Charlottesville (VA) St. Anne's-Belfield
College: Michigan State
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Brian Linthicum (born November 28, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2012. He played college football at Michigan State University.

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Early life

He attended St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. He earned first-team all-state in his senior season. [1] According to Rivals.com, he was ranked 29th among the nation's top tight ends. [2] [3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Brian Linthicum
Tight end 		Charlottesville, VirginiaSt. Anne's-Belfield High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)217 lb (98 kg)4.72Dec 6, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 33 (TE)   Rivals: 29 (TE), 13 (V)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Clemson Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "2007 Clemson Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

College career

He spent his freshman year at Clemson then he transferred to Michigan State before his sophomore season. [4] He played three seasons at Michigan State. In his three years in Michigan State and one year in Clemson, he had 80 receptions, 936 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. [5] [6]

In his senior year, he was named to the Second-team All-Big Ten. [6] He finished the year with a career high 31 receptions, career high 364 receiving yards but no touchdowns. [5] On September 2, 2011, he recorded 2 receptions for 11 yards against Youngstown State as Michigan State wins 28-6. [7] [8] On September 17, 2011, he had just one reception for 8 yards against Notre Dame but Michigan State loss 31-13. [9] On October 15, 2011, he recorded 2 receptions for 22 yards against 11 ranked Michigan as Michigan State wins 28-14. [10]

In his junior year, he finished the year with 18 receptions, 230 receiving yards and a touchdown. [5] On September 25, 2010, he recorded 3 receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown against Northern Colorado helping Michigan State win 45-7. [11]

In his sophomore year, he was selected to the Academic All-Big Ten. [6] He finished the year with 20 receptions, 266 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. [5] On September 5, 2009, he recorded 3 receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown against Montana State as Michigan State wins 44-3. [12]

He missed the 2008 season due to transferring from Clemson to Michigan State. [6]

In his freshman year at (Clemson), he finished the year with 11 receptions, 76 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns. [5] On September 3, 2007, he had one reception for 11 yards and a Touchdown against 19th ranked Florida State as Clemson wins 24-18. [13] On September 8, 2007, he recorded 2 receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe as Clemson wins 49-26. [14] On November 3, 2007, he had a 2-yard receiving touchdown with 6:49 minutes left in 4th quarter against Duke 47-10 and by that same score, Clemson wins 47-10. [15]

Professional career

New York Jets

On April 28, 2012, Linthicum signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. [16] He was waived on July 3, 2012 after suffering a quadriceps injury that rendered him unable to practice at the Jets' mini-camp. [17]

Personal life

His parents are Don and Carla Linthicum. His brother Josh earned four letters as a center on the Bucknell basketball team (2006–09) [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan State Spartans profile". msuspartans.com.
  2. ↑ "2007 Prospect Ranking Rivals.com tight ends 2007". rivals.yahoo.com.
  3. ↑ "Brian Linthicum Yahoo, Rivals.com profile". rivals.yahoo.com.
  4. ↑ "Clemson TE Brian Linthicum Will Transfer". 2.wspa.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brian Linthicum College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brian Linthicum Michigan State Spartans Profile". msuspartans.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Youngstown State 6, (17) Michigan State 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Youngstown State 6, (17) Michigan State 28 Box Score". espn.go.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "(15) Michigan State 13, Notre Dame 31 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  10. ↑ "(11) Michigan 14, (23) Michigan State 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Northern Colorado 7, (25) Michigan State 45 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Montana State 3, Michigan State 44 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  13. ↑ "(19) Florida State 18, Clemson 24 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Louisiana-Monroe 26, (25) Clemson 49 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  15. ↑ "(25) Clemson 47, Duke 10 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  16. ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (April 30, 2012). "10 Undrafted FAs, 23 Tryouts Announced". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  17. ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (July 3, 2012). "TE Brian Linthicum Waived". New York Jets. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
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