DraftSeason: You are one of the top senior offensive lineman in
the nation, what do you feel is your greatest strength
on the field?
Brandon: Being able to know what everyone one is doing on each
play. From which hole the running back is going
through, to where the quarterback is standing really
helps my game. It allows me to know where my opponent
cannot go. I don’t necessarily have to pancake a guy
every play, I need to just make sure he doesn’t make
the tackle or disrupt the timing.
DraftSeason: You can play tackle OR guard, which do you feel you
are more dominating at?
Brandon: It really doesn’t matter to me. I haven’t played guard
for a while; my coach tells me I won’t ever go back
inside during my time here. You could say I like some
aspects of each. I like at guard how it’s a grind the
whole game. I get to show my physicality and how I can
be a brawler. At tackle, I get to showcase my
athleticism. I get to show people that I can move
around in space. I also like the pressure of being out
there. The hardest play in college football comes on
third and long for me. The protection is going the
other way so I’m one on one with their best pass
rusher. I have to win.
I can’t really say that I’m more dominating at one
than the other. My only concern is that I want to
play. It doesn’t matter where, I just want to be out
on the field with my boys, putting up points.
DraftSeason: What is your greatest football moment to date?
Brandon: My greatest football moment was actually in a game we
loss. This past year we went to the Hawaii bowl. I
grew up about a mile away from the stadium and had
over a hundred people there. I got to show my
community how I have grown up and what kind of game I
brought to the table. I had a good game against one of
the top DE’s in the country and just for my entire
ohana (family) to be there was the proudest moment I
have had yet…
DraftSeason: Who has been the best player you have had the
chance to play with or against in your college career?
Brandon: It’s too hard to name. Every week I’m going against
the best pass rusher the other team has. They are all
different; you have speed rushers, power rushers and
straight bull rushers. They each bring a different
type of rush, I just need to prepare myself for them.
The Pac-10 has so many good players I can’t give it to
just one.
DraftSeason: Any former Sun Devils you are looking forward to
playing with at the next level?
Brandon: Any one of them. It would be nice to go to a team that
I know someone. That way they could show me the ropes
and I’ll have some one to hang out because I know the
nature of the Pro’s is a lot different than college.
Players have families and can’t just come over and
play video games all day.
DraftSeason: What NFL offensive linemen do you most admire and
who do you think you most compare to?
Brandon: The person I most admire would be a Sun Devil; Levi
Jones. He went from walk on to a first round pick. He
comes by when he has a chance and has no problem
giving me pointers and showing me some of the
techniques he thinks I should learn.
I don’t know who I would compare myself too. It would
be unfair to the other person. They are the ones out
there making a living off of a game and I’m only a
college player living from lieu check to lieu check.
DraftSeason: What is the best part about playing on the
offensive line?
Brandon: The grind with my boys. Everyday we are in the
trenches together hitting, sweating, struggling, and
laughing. That’s what makes it fun. We are the only
position where there are five of us. We’re the biggest
gang on the field and we show it. When one fights, we
all fight. We all play for each other and make sure
that no one is slacking. This is the most important
thing we have strived to change since we have been
here. Since we don’t get any publicity or score
touchdowns, we just play for each other and bring one
another up if they need a boot in their butt. Our
coach rarely has to get on us because we are so hard
on each other and more so hard on ourselves that our
leadership is unmatched within an position on our
team.
DraftSeason: Finally Brandon, using one word how would you
describe your style of play?
Brandon: This was hard to determine. I don’t mean to sound
arrogant or lazy but I would say efficient. By this I
mean how I use all the techniques I have learned
throughout my career to make sure I take every right
step and don’t have to waste any energy. As o-linemen
we play every step. We need to be durable. I don’t
need to be wasting energy using bad technique, so I
try to be as efficient as I can. It looks a lot
smoother on film and makes my job a whole lot easier.
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