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2019 Football Roster

David DeNoma

38 Brendan Thompson

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Germantown, Md.
  • High School Northwest

Biography

2019 ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM

As a Senior (2019)

  • Started all 11 games at middle linebacker for Duquesne
  • Paced the Dukes with 75 tackles with a team-high 46 solo stops
  • Matched team high with 9.0 tackles for loss (32 yards)
  • Added 2.5 sacks on the season
  • Ranked second in the NEC with a trio of forced fumbles on the season
  • Tallied a pair of fumble recoveries 
  • Had a season-high 11 tackles (seven solo) in Duquesne's 20-6 road NEC win at Sacred Heart (10.19.19)
  • Recorded nine tackles at with a pair of tackles for loss and a sack at Robert Morris (11.9.19)
  • Had season-high eight solo tackles with two tackles for loss, a sack, two forced fumbles and fumble recovery in season-opening victory over Walsh (9.7.19)
  • Registered eight tackles at New Hampshire (9.28.19)
  • Finished with seven tackles (four solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss in the Dukes' first NEC win over LIU (10.5.19)
  • Tallied seven tackles (six solo) with a tackle for loss against No. 18 Central Connecticut (11.23.19) in the season finale

As a Junior (2018)

  • Appeared in 11 games for the Dukes
  • Tallied 22 tackles (11 solo) including 2.5 TFL
  • Finished with season-high seven tackles in season-opener at FBS UMass (8.25.18)
  • Had five tackles (four solo) with 1.5 TFL in FCS Playoff game at South Dakota State (12.1.18)
  • Played a key role on kick and punt coverage for the Dukes

As a Sophomore (2017)

  • Played in all 11 games for Duquesne, making his first career start at inside linebacker in a 28-23 win at Dayton (9.16.17) 
  • Finished his first season with the Dukes with 21 tackles (sevensolo)
  • Had a career-high eight tackles (six solo) in the victory at Dayton (9.16.17) 
  • Added three tackles apiece at No. 4 South Dakota State (8.31.17) and Valparaiso (9.9.17)

As a Freshman at Millersville (2015) 

  • Appeared in nine games for the Marauders
  • Tallied 21 tackles (seven solo) including a half sack on the year 
  • Had a season-high five tackles against Lock Haven

Before Millersville 

  • Finished his high school career at Northwest with 231 career tackles as a winner of four varsity letters
  • First Team selection by his conference and the Baltimore Sentinel
  • Named All-Moco First Team
  • Led team to a 13-1 record as a senior and back-to-back Maryland AAAA Championships
  • His Northwest team was ranked as high as No. 37 in the nation
  • Also lettered in track
  • Was an Honor Roll student and a youth counselor

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2017Sophomore

    LB
    5'10" 220 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    5'10" 220 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2019Senior

    Linebacker
    5'10" 220 lbs
    38

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