AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his fourth season with the Spartans...Many of his contributions to date have been on special teams...Played in 22 games and made one start heading into the 2009 season...Competing for playing time at a linebacker position...2007 and 2008 Academic All-WAC and San Jose State University Scholar-Athlete.

2008: Credited with eight tackles (2 solo, 6 assisted)  in 2008...Had a season high two assisted stops and a partially deflected punt in the UC Davis (8/30) victory.

2007: Played in every game in 2007 either at outside linebacker or on special teams...Starter at Stanford (9/15) and contributed four tackles (2 solo, 2 assisted)...Season-best seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted) at Arizona State (8/31)...Joined the team as a walk-on in 2006 and redshirted the season.

2006: Joined the team as a walk-on and redshirted the season.

DAMIEN MEMORIAL SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coaches Dean Nakagawa and Rudy Alejo), track and field and wrestling at Damien Memorial School in Honolulu, Hawaii...An honorable mention inter-island football pick his senior season...Competed as a hurdler for the track and field team.

BRADEN: Aviation major... The native of Honolulu, Hawaii, was born on April 20, 1988.