2017 Football Roster
Roster
Bouyer-Randle, Brandon

Jersey Number 26
Brandon Bouyer-Randle
- Position:
- DE/LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Battle Creek, Mich.
- High School:
- Battle Creek Central
Bio
Two-year letterwinner can play both linebacker and defensive end . . . has 26 career tackles, with 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks, along with two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles in 26 career games played with one start.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including one start at Arizona State . . . recorded 21 tackles (11 solo, 10 assists) with 5.0 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks, along with two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two QB hurries . . . played 269 snaps . . . ranked eighth on defense with 80 production points during the regular season . . . logged two tackles at Maryland, with 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble . . . posted one tackle and one QB hurry in Purdue game, chasing Purdue QB David Blough out of the pocket on a third-and-9 play in the third quarter, setting up MSU with good field position for a field goal . . . tallied one tackle and had one fumble recovery in Michigan game, setting up MSU’s touchdown . . . had one tackle at No. 8 Penn State and pressured PSU quarterback Trace McSorley on final play, a failed Hail Mary pass . . . recorded one tackle with 0.5 TFL in Northwestern game . . . tallied one stop on a sack in Central Michigan game, fighting through getting held after initially missing QB, but hustling after and making sack in final play of first half as holding penalty was declined; added a QB hurry to finish with 14 production points, leading the outside linebackers and ranking third on the defense . . . posted two tackles, with one sack and forced fumble at Indiana, logging 17 production points, ranking third among the linebacking corps . . . made first start of career at Arizona State and posted three tackles . . . saw action against Utah State and tallied career-high five tackles, matching his career total entering 2018 season, and totaling 10 production points.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, making Spartan debut against Bowling Green . . . primarily saw action as a rush defensive end . . . played more than 200 snaps (204) . . . registered five tackles . . . recorded first career fumble recovery in Maryland game . . . was in on six snaps at No. 11 Ohio State . . . saw action in 19 snaps in win over No. 7 Penn State, posting first career pass break-up . . . played 14 snaps at Northwestern, notching one tackle . . . was in on 19 plays against Indiana, tallying one QB hurry . . . played 17 snaps at Minnesota . . . played 24 snaps vs. No. 7 Michigan . . . posted two stops in Iowa game . . . registered one QB hurry vs. Notre Dame . . . logged two tackles, including one sack in WMU game . . . tallied one QB hurry against BGSU.
2016 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top outside linebackers by 247Sports.com (No. 24), Rivals.com (No. 25) and ESPN.com (No. 87) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 6), Lansing State Journal (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 11), 247Sports.com (No. 11), The Detroit News (No. 12) and ESPN.com (No. 26) . . . participated in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl (registered a solo tackle and a pass break-up for the East) in San Antonio, Texas . . . named the Battle Creek Enquirer Male Athlete of the Year . . . two-year starter for Coach Lorin Granger at Battle Creek (Michigan) Central High School . . . two-way player saw action at defensive end, outside linebacker and wide receiver for the Bearcats . . . named to The Associated Press Division 1-2 all-state first team in 2015 . . . selected to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team . . . also earned all-league and all-city honors as a senior . . . recorded 79 tackles in 2015, with 10 resulting in losses including eight sacks, while helping the Bearcats claim a share of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Division title . . . recovered four fumbles as a senior and returned two for touchdowns . . . scored on a 2-yard run and returned a fumble 33 yards for another TD vs. Battle Creek Lakeview . . . garnered All-SMAC East honors as a junior . . . posted 50 tackles, including two sacks, in 2014 . . . accounted for 600-plus all-purpose yards and seven TDs as a junior . . . also lettered in basketball as well as track and field . . . helped the Bearcats win a district title in basketball his senior year . . . in track, won All-City titles in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 800 relay and qualified for the state meet in three events - 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 800 relay - his senior year . . . set the conference record in the long jump at 23-1 as a junior . . . qualified for the 2015 Division 1 state meet in both the long jump and 300 hurdles . . . son of Aroson and Deanna Randle . . . Deanna ran track at Clemson and was a five-time All-American and three-time ACC Champion; she was inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 and was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 . . . his grandfather, Corey Bouyer, is in the Ferris State Athletics Hall of Fame for track and field . . . his uncle, Willie, was a three-year letterwinner at Michigan State (1986-88) as a wide receiver and briefly played in the NFL with the Seahawks in 1989 . . . born May 2, 1997 . . . advertising management major.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including one start at Arizona State . . . recorded 21 tackles (11 solo, 10 assists) with 5.0 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks, along with two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two QB hurries . . . played 269 snaps . . . ranked eighth on defense with 80 production points during the regular season . . . logged two tackles at Maryland, with 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble . . . posted one tackle and one QB hurry in Purdue game, chasing Purdue QB David Blough out of the pocket on a third-and-9 play in the third quarter, setting up MSU with good field position for a field goal . . . tallied one tackle and had one fumble recovery in Michigan game, setting up MSU’s touchdown . . . had one tackle at No. 8 Penn State and pressured PSU quarterback Trace McSorley on final play, a failed Hail Mary pass . . . recorded one tackle with 0.5 TFL in Northwestern game . . . tallied one stop on a sack in Central Michigan game, fighting through getting held after initially missing QB, but hustling after and making sack in final play of first half as holding penalty was declined; added a QB hurry to finish with 14 production points, leading the outside linebackers and ranking third on the defense . . . posted two tackles, with one sack and forced fumble at Indiana, logging 17 production points, ranking third among the linebacking corps . . . made first start of career at Arizona State and posted three tackles . . . saw action against Utah State and tallied career-high five tackles, matching his career total entering 2018 season, and totaling 10 production points.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, making Spartan debut against Bowling Green . . . primarily saw action as a rush defensive end . . . played more than 200 snaps (204) . . . registered five tackles . . . recorded first career fumble recovery in Maryland game . . . was in on six snaps at No. 11 Ohio State . . . saw action in 19 snaps in win over No. 7 Penn State, posting first career pass break-up . . . played 14 snaps at Northwestern, notching one tackle . . . was in on 19 plays against Indiana, tallying one QB hurry . . . played 17 snaps at Minnesota . . . played 24 snaps vs. No. 7 Michigan . . . posted two stops in Iowa game . . . registered one QB hurry vs. Notre Dame . . . logged two tackles, including one sack in WMU game . . . tallied one QB hurry against BGSU.
2016 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top outside linebackers by 247Sports.com (No. 24), Rivals.com (No. 25) and ESPN.com (No. 87) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 6), Lansing State Journal (No. 8), Rivals.com (No. 11), 247Sports.com (No. 11), The Detroit News (No. 12) and ESPN.com (No. 26) . . . participated in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl (registered a solo tackle and a pass break-up for the East) in San Antonio, Texas . . . named the Battle Creek Enquirer Male Athlete of the Year . . . two-year starter for Coach Lorin Granger at Battle Creek (Michigan) Central High School . . . two-way player saw action at defensive end, outside linebacker and wide receiver for the Bearcats . . . named to The Associated Press Division 1-2 all-state first team in 2015 . . . selected to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team . . . also earned all-league and all-city honors as a senior . . . recorded 79 tackles in 2015, with 10 resulting in losses including eight sacks, while helping the Bearcats claim a share of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Division title . . . recovered four fumbles as a senior and returned two for touchdowns . . . scored on a 2-yard run and returned a fumble 33 yards for another TD vs. Battle Creek Lakeview . . . garnered All-SMAC East honors as a junior . . . posted 50 tackles, including two sacks, in 2014 . . . accounted for 600-plus all-purpose yards and seven TDs as a junior . . . also lettered in basketball as well as track and field . . . helped the Bearcats win a district title in basketball his senior year . . . in track, won All-City titles in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 800 relay and qualified for the state meet in three events - 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 800 relay - his senior year . . . set the conference record in the long jump at 23-1 as a junior . . . qualified for the 2015 Division 1 state meet in both the long jump and 300 hurdles . . . son of Aroson and Deanna Randle . . . Deanna ran track at Clemson and was a five-time All-American and three-time ACC Champion; she was inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 and was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team in 2002 . . . his grandfather, Corey Bouyer, is in the Ferris State Athletics Hall of Fame for track and field . . . his uncle, Willie, was a three-year letterwinner at Michigan State (1986-88) as a wide receiver and briefly played in the NFL with the Seahawks in 1989 . . . born May 2, 1997 . . . advertising management major.
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