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Brandon Stiggers is one of seven returning starters on defense for the 2007 Bears, but he moved from rover to strong safety during spring practice and he'll start his senior season No. 2 on the depth chart at that position behind sophomore Jeremy Williams. 2006: Mid-year junior college transfer saw action in all 12 games for the 2006 Bears and made eight starts -- seven at rover and one at free safety ... No. 6 on the squad in tackles with 47 stops (32 solos) ... His three pass breakups ranked T-No. 4 on the squad, while he was No. 9 in tackles for loss with 3.0 stops behind the line ... Also credited with 0.5 sacks ... Totaled two or more tackles 10 times, including a career-high nine stops (five solos) vs. No. 22 Texas A&M to go with a pass breakup ... Registered a team-high eight tackles (six solos) at Oklahoma State when he made his first career start at free safety in place of the injured Dwain Crawford ... Had five tackles twice -- at Colorado (all solos) and at Washington State (four solos), and four on two occasions -- vs. No. 22 TCU (one solo) in first career start as a Bear and at No. 6 Texas (three solos) ... Played 487 snaps to earn first Baylor letter. Junior College: Compton College, Compton, Calif. ... He had 121 tackles, including eight for loss, nine forced fumbles and three interceptions en route to second-team 2005 All-Western State Conference honors. 2004: Joined the Baylor program as a walk-on, but took a redshirt year and practiced with the team ... Left program following 2005 spring workouts. Junior College: Compton College, Compton, Calif. ... Recorded 59 tackles and four interceptions in first season (2003) for coach Cornell Ward's 5-6 squad ... Earned Western State Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Week honors. High School: Hastings High School, Alief, Texas ... Three-year letterwinner for the Fighting Bears ... Tallied 65 tackles and four interceptions as a senior cornerback in helping Hastings to an 11-3 record, a district title and the state quarterfinals ... Also averaged 23.3 yards per punt return in final prep season ... Had 45 tackles and two interceptions as a junior when the Bears finished 10-3, second in the district and advanced to the state quarterfinals ... Recorded nine picks as a sophomore ... Earned first-team all-district honors ... Coached by Bobby Stewart at the District 19-5A school. Personal: The son of Dante' and Stacie Stiggers, Brandon Deshawn Stiggers was born June 5, 1985, in Houston, Texas ... Older brother Dante was a four-year starter at point guard at Southern Mississippi ... General studies major. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
