Brian Linthicum
No. 48
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1987-11-28) November 28, 1987
St. Louis, Missouri
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Charlottesville (VA) St. Anne's-Belfield
College:Michigan State
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
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Brian Linthicum (born November 28, 1987) is a former American football Tight end. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2012. He played college football at Michigan State University.

Early life

He attended St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. He earned first-team all-state in his senior season.[1] According to Rivals.com, he was ranked 29th among the nation's top tight ends.[2][3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Brian Linthicum
Tight end		 Charlottesville, Virginia St. Anne's-Belfield High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 4.72 Dec 6, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 33 (TE)   Rivals: 29 (TE), 13 (V)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Clemson Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "2007 Clemson Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

College career

He spent his freshman year at Clemson then he transferred to Michigan State before his sophomore season.[4] He played three seasons at Michigan State. In his three years in Michigan State and one year in Clemson, he had 80 receptions, 936 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.[5][6]

In his senior year, he was named to the Second-team All-Big Ten.[6] He finished the year with a career high 31 receptions, career high 364 receiving yards but no touchdowns.[5] On September 2, 2011, he recorded 2 receptions for 11 yards against Youngstown State as Michigan State wins 28-6.[7][8] On September 17, 2011, he had just one reception for 8 yards against Notre Dame but Michigan State loss 31-13.[9] On October 15, 2011, he recorded 2 receptions for 22 yards against 11 ranked Michigan as Michigan State wins 28-14.[10]

In his junior year, he finished the year with 18 receptions, 230 receiving yards and a touchdown.[5] On September 25, 2010, he recorded 3 receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown against Northern Colorado helping Michigan State win 45-7.[11]

In his sophomore year, he was selected to the Academic All-Big Ten.[6] He finished the year with 20 receptions, 266 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns.[5] On September 5, 2009, he recorded 3 receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown against Montana State as Michigan State wins 44-3.[12]

He missed the 2008 season due to transferring from Clemson to Michigan State.[6]

In his freshman year at (Clemson), he finished the year with 11 receptions, 76 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.[5] On September 3, 2007, he had one reception for 11 yards and a Touchdown against 19th ranked Florida State as Clemson wins 24-18.[13] On September 8, 2007, he recorded 2 receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe as Clemson wins 49-26.[14] On November 3, 2007, he had a 2-yard receiving touchdown with 6:49 minutes left in 4th quarter against Duke 47-10 and by that same score, Clemson wins 47-10.[15]

Professional career

New York Jets

On April 28, 2012, Linthicum signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[16] He was waived on July 3, 2012 after suffering a quadriceps injury that rendered him unable to practice at the Jets' mini-camp.[17]

Personal life

His parents are Don and Carla Linthicum. His brother Josh earned four letters as a center on the Bucknell basketball team (2006–09)[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan State Spartans profile". msuspartans.com.
  2. ↑ "2007 Prospect Ranking Rivals.com tight ends 2007". rivals.yahoo.com.
  3. ↑ "Brian Linthicum Yahoo, Rivals.com profile". rivals.yahoo.com.
  4. ↑ "Clemson TE Brian Linthicum Will Transfer". 2.wspa.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brian Linthicum College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brian Linthicum Michigan State Spartans Profile". msuspartans.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Youngstown State 6, (17) Michigan State 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Youngstown State 6, (17) Michigan State 28 Box Score". espn.go.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "(15) Michigan State 13, Notre Dame 31 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  10. ↑ "(11) Michigan 14, (23) Michigan State 28 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Northern Colorado 7, (25) Michigan State 45 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Montana State 3, Michigan State 44 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  13. ↑ "(19) Florida State 18, Clemson 24 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Louisiana-Monroe 26, (25) Clemson 49 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  15. ↑ "(25) Clemson 47, Duke 10 Box Score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  16. ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (April 30, 2012). "10 Undrafted FAs, 23 Tryouts Announced". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  17. ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (July 3, 2012). "TE Brian Linthicum Waived". New York Jets. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
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