Brenden Who?

The other day someone mentioned they were going to wear their #12 John Beck jersey and I joked that they should just tell everyone they were huge Brenden Gaskins fan (the current #12 on the BYU roster.) After the spring game, many were looking around trying to figure out who on earth #12 was after the performance and why we didn't hear more about him in Spring. There is a comment on an earlier post I made asking who Gaskins is.

Brenden Gaskins is now BYU's #2 QB after a freak accident that is leaving Cade Cooper out for the season. The injury is actually so severe he will probably not even be leading the scout team and will barely be back for next spring. Brenden stepped in during the spring game and scored the only touchdown of the game to Max Hall's cousin, Reed White.

So just who is Brenden Gaskins? Gaskins is a 6'5, 220 QB (runs a 4.7 40) originally from Farmington, NM. He signed with Nevada out of high school but first served a mission to Uruguay. While serving in South America, the coaching staff at Nevada experienced a high turnover and Gaskins decided not to return, instead opting to play at Glendale CC. He redshirted his first year back.

He had a stand out year as a RS Freshman, being named a Second Team Western States Football League (WSFL) QB. First team? Cade Cooper.

He was second in the WSFL in offensive stats, completing 153 passes for 2071 yards and 20 TDs (with 12 interceptions.) The Offensive Player of the year? Cade Cooper.

Gaskins wanted to transfer to BYU from Nevada but they would not grant a release so he had to go a JC route. He walked on for Spring but only got a few limited reps with the 1st or 2nd string offense.

Gaskins is reported to have the strongest arm of the group, slightly stronger than Max Hall. Many say that Gaskins could have a great future at BYU, he has the tangibles to make him a great (great size, speed.) Let's hope he takes advantage of the increased reps he will be getting as #2. As he demonstrated during the Spring Game, he has the ability to get things done, driving the length of the field twice to score (1 TD, 1 FG)

My 3 Cents: In another post I mentioned the log-jam that Cooper's redshirt is creating. Doing research for this post I found out Gaskins has already used his redshirt, meaning Hall, Cooper and Gaskins will ALL be Juniors next year.