Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 9/1/09: #1 ILB, #12/750 Overall, Projected Rd: 1 2008: 13 GP; 13 GS; 52 Sol-93 TT, 8 TFL, 2 SK, 4 INT, 2 PBU, 4 QBH; Named a consensus first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC performer…Named a team captain for the 2008 season and was a member of the 2008 UF Football Leadership Committee…Selected as a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and Chuck Bednarik Award…One of only five linebackers in the nation with two interception returns for touchdowns last season…Had four interceptions against top-25 teams, which tied for second among all players nationally and was the most by any linebacker in the country…Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against LSU, where he had his first career interception in the first quarter…On the first play of the fourth quarter, he added his second interception, which he returned 52-yards for the first touchdown of his career, at any level…Missed the first game of the season due to a foot injury…A consensus preseason first-team All-SEC pick. 2007: 13 GP; 13 GS; 81 Sol-131 TT, 16 TFL, 1.5 SK, 7 PBU, 1 QBH, 3 FR, 1 FF; Started at middle linebacker…Was a First-Team All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches and the AP…Placed second in the SEC in total tackles…Ranked second on the team and sixth in the SEC in tackles for loss with 16 tackles for a loss of 36 yards… Also led the team and tied for third in the SEC in fumble recoveries with three on the season…Led or tied for lead in tackles per game in all games except LSU and Kentucky…Member of the Leadership Committee. 2006: 9 GP; 1 GS; 9 Sol-15 TT, 1 TFL, 2 PBU; Played nine games…Took the field at linebacker during the Gators’ win over Ohio State in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game and in the SEC Championship game against Arkansas. Personal: Brother, Breyon Middlebrooks, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole in North Carolina after arrest in 2001.
Post-Draft Outlook:COULD SURPRISE: Linebacker Brandon Spikes: A 5.06-second 40-yard dash time hurt Spikes' stock, but not Bill Belichick. He sees Spikes as a big, productive force on the inside who moves as well between the tackles as any linebacker he's seen in recent years.
A closer look at the Patriots' picks: Round 2/62 -- Brandon Spikes, ILB, 6-3, 249, Florida, His 40 time hurt his draft stock, but Spikes' career at Florida showed he could flat out play. He was the captain of the defense, a force in the middle and a playmaker for the Gators. He'll play early on. - by The Sports Xchange
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09/01/10 - LB Brandon Spikes, a second-round pick, is under investigation by the NFL for an internet video in which he and a woman are engaged in a sexual act, ESPN Boston reported. His agent told the site: "It was something that occurred before he became an NFL draftee and a New England Patriot. I think for anyone it would be an embarrassing situation," Watson said. "Brandon has shown to many people the kind of person he is before and after being drafted in the second round. He's hoping to put this behind him and looks forward to having a great football season."
08/15/10 - LB Brandon Spikes continues to play alongside Jerod Mayo on the first-team defense, which may be a sign of things to come for the rookie as long as Gary Guyton continues to miss time with an injury. Spikes is learning at an accelerated pace, especially playing next to Mayo.
07/27/10 - ILB Brandon Spikes (2/62/Florida) has signed his four-year deal. It's worth $3.21 million, according to the National Football Post.
His 40 time hurt his draft stock, but Spikes' career at Florida showed he could flat out play. He was the captain of the defense, a force in the middle and a playmaker for the Gators. He'll play early on.
07/26/10 - ILB Brandon Spikes (2/62/Florida) has agreed to a four-year deal. It's worth $3.21 million, according to the National Football Post.
His 40 time hurt his draft stock, but Spikes' career at Florida showed he could flat out play. He was the captain of the defense, a force in the middle and a playmaker for the Gators. He'll play early on.
05/03/10 - ILB Brandon Spikes (2/62), Florida: His 40 time hurt his draft stock, but Spikes' career at Florida showed he could flat out play. He was the captain of the defense, a force in the middle and a playmaker for the Gators. He'll play early on.
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