2021 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 69
Brendan Bordner
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 305
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Hilliard Bradley
- Major:
- Finance
2021 Academic All-Big Ten
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 (Senior): Played in 12 games with five starts on the offensive line ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) for the fourth time ... started at left tackle versus Delaware (9/18) ... started at right tackle with no sacks allowed and six rushing touchdowns as a team in the win over Temple (9/4).
2020 (Senior): Played in all nine games with three starts on the offensive line ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... helped Rutgers post a program-high 26.7 points per game in a Big Ten season ... started at right tackle in the win at Maryland (12/12) and recovered three fumbles to help the offense retain possession as the team rush for a season-high 235 yards ... made first collegiate start at left tackle in the win at Purdue (11/28) as the Scarlet Knights controlled the ball for 21:57 in the second half ... saw action at right tackle versus Michigan (11/21) ... moved to the offensive line in the offseason.
2019 (Junior): Played in all 12 games on the defensive line ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... totaled 20 tackles with three for a loss ... added a pair of stops at No. 12 Penn State (11/30) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss versus Michigan State (11/23) ... collected a season-high five tackles with one for a loss against No. 2 Ohio State (11/16) ... assisted on two tackles versus No. 20 Minnesota (10/19) and against Liberty (10/26) ... had two stops with one for a loss at No. 20 Michigan (9/28) ... in on a tackle-for-loss at No. 20 Iowa (9/7) ... made a tackle in the season opener against Massachusetts (8/30).
2018 (Sophomore): Played in eight games on the defensive line ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/5) ... totaled three tackles ... had a stop at Wisconsin (11/3) ... added a tackle at Kansas (9/15) ... made collegiate debut at No. 4 Ohio State (9/8) and recorded one tackle.
2017 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... enrolled in January and participated in spring practice.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Mike LoParo at Hilliard Bradley … led the Jaguars to a 9-2 record and an Ohio Cardinal Division Championship … All-Central District Second Team by the Newark Advocate … tabbed a top-100 player in Ohio by Cleveland.com … collected 47 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a junior … named Second Team All-Ohio Capitol Conference as a junior … consensus three-star recruit … 35th-best player in Ohio by Rivals … second-best defensive end prospect in the Buckeye State by Scout … three-star prospect by ESPN … No. 47 overall defensive end nationally by 247Sports.
Personal: Working towards a master’s degree in financial analysis.
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 (Senior): Played in 12 games with five starts on the offensive line ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) for the fourth time ... started at left tackle versus Delaware (9/18) ... started at right tackle with no sacks allowed and six rushing touchdowns as a team in the win over Temple (9/4).
2020 (Senior): Played in all nine games with three starts on the offensive line ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... helped Rutgers post a program-high 26.7 points per game in a Big Ten season ... started at right tackle in the win at Maryland (12/12) and recovered three fumbles to help the offense retain possession as the team rush for a season-high 235 yards ... made first collegiate start at left tackle in the win at Purdue (11/28) as the Scarlet Knights controlled the ball for 21:57 in the second half ... saw action at right tackle versus Michigan (11/21) ... moved to the offensive line in the offseason.
2019 (Junior): Played in all 12 games on the defensive line ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... totaled 20 tackles with three for a loss ... added a pair of stops at No. 12 Penn State (11/30) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss versus Michigan State (11/23) ... collected a season-high five tackles with one for a loss against No. 2 Ohio State (11/16) ... assisted on two tackles versus No. 20 Minnesota (10/19) and against Liberty (10/26) ... had two stops with one for a loss at No. 20 Michigan (9/28) ... in on a tackle-for-loss at No. 20 Iowa (9/7) ... made a tackle in the season opener against Massachusetts (8/30).
2018 (Sophomore): Played in eight games on the defensive line ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/5) ... totaled three tackles ... had a stop at Wisconsin (11/3) ... added a tackle at Kansas (9/15) ... made collegiate debut at No. 4 Ohio State (9/8) and recorded one tackle.
2017 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... enrolled in January and participated in spring practice.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Mike LoParo at Hilliard Bradley … led the Jaguars to a 9-2 record and an Ohio Cardinal Division Championship … All-Central District Second Team by the Newark Advocate … tabbed a top-100 player in Ohio by Cleveland.com … collected 47 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a junior … named Second Team All-Ohio Capitol Conference as a junior … consensus three-star recruit … 35th-best player in Ohio by Rivals … second-best defensive end prospect in the Buckeye State by Scout … three-star prospect by ESPN … No. 47 overall defensive end nationally by 247Sports.
Personal: Working towards a master’s degree in financial analysis.
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