Fourth-year junior linebacker and holder... Serves as primary holder on
placekicks, listed No. 2 at WLB on post-spring depth chart... Former
quarterback is versatile athlete utilized on several special teams, also capable
of punting... Swtiched from quarterback to linebacker prior to sophomore
season... Recorded 20 reps in 225-pound bench press... Two-time
Academic All-Big and three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
honoree... Brother of Baylor director of football operations Beau Trahan.
2011 (Sophomore): Played all 13 games and made three starts at Will
linebacker, primary holder on placekicks... Totaled 32 tackles (19 solo),
one PBU and forced one fumble... Started first three games of season
before moving to reserve role (played only special teams in final three
games)... Made at least one tackle in 12 of 13 games, despite playing in
reserve role in last 10 games... Earned second-team Academic All-Big 12
honors for second consecutive season... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's
Honor Roll in fall 2011 and spring 2012... Made career-high seven tackles,
including six solo stops, in season-opening win over No. 14 TCU... Had
two tackles and forced fumble inside own 5-yard line in win over Stephen
F. Austin (second game)... Came off bench and recorded six tackles at
Kansas State in fourth game... Had three tackles as reserve at No. 21
Texas A&M in sixth game... Completed 21-yard pass to convert first
down on fake punt at No. 3 Oklahoma State in seventh game... Made
seven tackles, all on special teams, over final three games (wins vs. Texas
Tech, Texas and Washington in Valero Alamo Bowl).
2010 (Redshirt Freshman): Played all 13 games in various special
teams roles as redshirt freshman to earn first collegiate letter... Holder for
all placement kicks, third-string quarterback, reserve punter... Totaled
four tackles, all on special teams... Earned second-team Academic All-Big
12 honors... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in fall 2010...
Turned in one of most memorable plays of season on final play of first
half in week 11 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M, when after holding for blocked
FG, chased returner down and pushed out at own 1-yard-line to prevent
touchdown... Threw 34-yard completion to linebacker Antonio Johnson
for first down on fake punt vs. Texas Tech in sixth game... Had single
tackles in each of final four regular-season games.
2009 (True Freshman): Sat out first season at Baylor and participated
on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Named to fall 2009 Big
12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Prolific passer and all-around athlete at Dickinson
(Texas) High School... National position ranking: No. 73 by Scout.com
among safeties and No. 84 by ESPN.com among quarterbacks... Threw for
3,638 yards in standout prep career... Played for father, head coach
Warren Trahan, at DHS... Suffered season-ending knee injury in fifth
game of senior year in 2008... Finished with 854 yards and 10
touchdowns (52-81, two interceptions) passing and 336 yards and five
TDs rushing on 49 carries as senior... Dickinson finished 2008 season 9-3,
advanced to 5A DII regional finals... In injury-shortened junior season
threw for 700 yards and eight TDs (50-86, one interception) for DHS team
that finished 8-3 and advanced to 4A DI bi-district finals... As sophomore
in 2006, threw for 1,807 yards and 23 touchdowns (122-231) passing and
had 605 yards and eight TDs rushing on 116 carries... Named Ford
Athlete of Week after throwing for 271 yards and 3 TDs in 28-24 win over
Clear Brook (Oct. 10), including 27-yard game-winning TD... Teammate
at Dickinson of fellow Baylor teammate Ivory Wade... Earned honorablemention
2008 Academic All-State from THSCA/State Farm... Also played
centerfield on DHS baseball team as sophomore and ran track as
freshman... Prep teammate of sophomore OT Ivory Wade.
Personal: Son of Warren and Cindy Trahan... Full name is Brody Lee
Trahan... Born Dec. 12, 1989, in Houston, Texas... Majoring in general
studies... Younger brother of Baylor director of football operations Beau
Trahan.