Brett Brackett Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lawrenceville, N.J. High School: Lawrence Height / Weight: 6-6 / 235 Position: WR Experience: JR H.S. Coach: Rob Radice

One of the squad's most successful position moves in 2007 was Brett Brackett's transition from quarterback to wide receiver. The intelligent and talented athlete made great strides during his first year on the reception end of the pass, consistently earning time in the wideout rotation and on special teams. Playing in every game in 2007, Brackett has very good size, skills and instincts. With the squad's top three returning receivers all being seniors, Brackett is a player who will have an opportunity to be a bigger contributor this year with an eye to the future. He led the victorious Blue team with three receptions, including a touchdown, in the 2008 Blue-White game. Brackett is president of Penn State Uplifting Athletes, whose signature event is the Penn State Lift for Life every July, raising funds and awareness for the Kidney Cancer Association. More than $80,000 was raised through 2007, bringing the five-year total to more than $230,000 for kidney cancer patients. The former all-state quarterback at Lawrence HS is one of six returning Nittany Lions from New Jersey. He earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades in 2007.

2007 Sophomore Season
Brackett made his first collegiate reception, good for 16 yards, in the 27-7 win over Iowa. He also had three tackles on special teams, with solo stops against Florida International and Michigan. Playing in every game, he saw action on 139 snaps, led by 21 against Buffalo and 17 against Iowa. Brackett earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2006 Freshman Season
Redshirt Season

High School
At Lawrence HS, Brackett played football, basketball and baseball, earning nine letters. He started all four years in football and basketball and was the starting quarterback his last three years. As a senior under Coach Rob Radice, Brackett was team captain and earned third-team all-state honors, was named Mercer County Player-of-the-Year and Colonial Valley Conference MVP. As a senior, Brackett threw for 1,669 yards and 19 touchdowns, completing 65 percent of his passes, and ran for eight scores. He threw for 3,847 yards and 46 touchdowns in his career and ran for 23 scores for a total of 69 career touchdowns. Brackett was instrumental in leading Lawrence to conference titles in 2004 and '05. In 2006, he played in the Governor's Bowl, along with future Penn State classmates Lou Eliades and Cedric Jeffries, helping New Jersey to a 30-6 victory over New York.

Personal Full name is Brett Michael Brackett. He is the son of Bob and Diana Brackett. He has two younger brothers, Nick and Bobby, and one younger sister, Danielle. Brackett enjoys music and spending time with his family. He is enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies. Born December 13, 1987 in New Brunswick, N.J.