Brian Berg - San Diego State
A quick aggressive player who is expected to battle for a starting spot among SDSU linebacking corps...Had a solid junior season after transferring to SDSU from Saddleback Junior College...Listed as the starter at middle linebacker heading into fall drills. 1999: Saw action in 10 games, including two starts at weakside linebacker at USC and at Kansas...Finished the season with 23 tackles, 12 of which were unassisted...In his first Division I start against the Trojans, he registered six total tackles, including three solo stops...At Kansas he recorded two assisted tackles...At Illinois he came off the sidelines to collect four stops...Matched a season-high six tackles at UNLV which included a career-high five solos...Recovered a fumble and had one deflected pass. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Redshirted at UCLA as a freshman before transferring to Saddleback ...Team MVP two years...Led Saddleback in tackles both seasons and is the school's all-time tackle leader with 241 stops (112 as frosh and 129 as sophomore)...J.C. Gridwire honorable mention All-America selection and first-team scholar-athlete...all-Mission Conference first team following 1998 season...Set Saddleback single-game tackle record as a freshman with 24 against Santa Ana CC..Earned second team all-Mission Conference honors his freshman year. Also named first team academic All-America by J.C. Gridwire his sophomore season.. Named 1996 defensive scout team player of the year at UCLA and made the Dean's List for the spring and winter quarters in 1997. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School ... Played defensive line for the Eagles and registered 130 total tackles and 15 sacks ... Named First Team All-Sea View League twice, Defensive Lineman of the Year twice, and in his senior year he was named team MVP, All-CIF second team and All-Orange County ... Orange County All-Star Game selection.
PERSONAL: Brian Patrick Berg was born March 1, 1978 in Mission Viejo, CA ... Enjoys skiing and snowboarding ... Lists Dick Butkus and Sam Mills as his favorite athletes ... His father, James Berg, played football at UCLA from 1969-72 ... Majoring in psychology at SDSU. |
