| Brad Messina |
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 | Hometown:
Bogota, N.J.
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| High School:
Bogota
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 288
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| Position:
Offensive Tackle
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| Experience:
2V
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| Honors:
Second-Team All-ACC
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On Messina: Second-team All-ACC … fifth-year senior whose 32 career starts led all Maryland
offensive players … third-year starter … NFL prospect … Maryland's most experienced offensive
lineman … played a key role in Maryland's rushing improvement the last two seasons … athletic
player who has the ability to be one of the ACC's best tackles … three-year starter on offensive line
unit which reduced sacks by 50 percent in 1998, and nearly 70 percent again in 1999 (56 in 1997, 30
in 1998, 11 in 1999).
1999: Senior co-captain who started all 11 games … co-anchored Terp offensive line with Jamie Wu,
helping guide Maryland's NCAA 12th-ranked rushing offense and allowing just 11 sacks through
11 games … helped protect the nation's second-ranked freshman quarterback while creating
running room for the nation's fifth-rated runner.
1998: Ten-game starter … played all 11 games, but did not start vs. Georgia Tech … redshirt
junior who was shifted to left tackle after starting the entire 1997 season at left guard ... made
great strides in his new role during spring ball despite his inexperience playing the position.
1997: An 11-game starter at left guard.
1996: Did not see any action.
1995: Redshirt season.
High School: Graduated from Bogota High School in 1995 ... was an All-East selection by
BlueChip, National Recruiting Advisor and Tom Lemming ... was an all-state choice following his
senior season when he played on the offensive and defensive lines ... totaled 75 tackles as a
senior ... threw the shot put and discus ... high school coach was Jamie Bittner.
Personal: Brad Edward Messina … born Feb. 11, 1977 ... son of Barbara and Ronald Messina ...
majoring in family studies.
