| Brett Toney |
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Joined the Tigers in fall 2005 as a quarterback...Redshirted in 2005 as a true freshman...Has been a leader for the offensive scout team the last three seasons...Saw action in all 13 games in 2007 as a vital member of the Tiger special teams unit as a holder for field goals and PATs...Also worked with the kick coverage unit and made a key tackle in the Rice game on a Matt Reagan kickoff in the second quarter...Kept the Owls' return to under 20 yards as a result of the hit...Assisted kicker Matt Reagan in leading the Tigers in scoring with 80 points...Reagan hit 92 percent of his PATs in 2007 and also scored 13 points in both the UAB and SMU games...Continued to work under center in the spring and was 3-for-3 for 39 yards and a touchdown in the 2008 Blue-Gray Game...Tossed an 11-yard touchdown to Carlos Singleton in the scrimmage.
Academic Highlights: Named to Tiger 3.0 Club for four semesters...Listed on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2005-06...Made the UM Dean's List all four semesters...Received the C-USA Academic Medal in 2005-06...Was a member of the Tiger Academic 30, which honors the top 30 UM student-athletes, for the fall 2005 semester.
Prep: Played for Coach Hugh Freeze at Briarcrest Christian High School...Was 136-of-216 for 1,709 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior...Also rushed for 625 yards and eight touchdowns...Racked up over 2,300 all-purpose yards in 2004...Helped lead his squad to an 11-2 finish and a state championship last season...Was named first team all-state as a quarterback...Honored as the Tennessee Division 2 AA Player of the Year...Selected as the Most Valuable Player in the state championship in Nashville after team defeated ECS for the title...Named WHBQ-AM 560 Player of the Week following the playoff game in which he was 13-of-17 for 233 yards and two touchdowns...Also rushed for 110 yards and two scores in that game...Selected to the All-Shelby-Metro team...Listed as a "Best of the Preps" by the Memphis Commercial Appeal...Lettered three years in football and was on two state championship teams while at Briarcrest...Set school records for most touchdown passes in a season, most passes in a season and most completed passes in a season...Also lettered in track, competing in the 100-meter dash and on the 400-meter relay team...Lettered in basketball for two years...Posted a 3.75 grade-point average and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Brett Toney is the son of Gary and Nancy Toney...Born November 20, 1986, in Memphis, Tenn.
