Brandon Pertile

AT VIRGINIA
2017 – Appeared in 12 of UVA’s 13 games with 11 starts … started the first 10 games at right tackle … missed time in the Miami and Virginia Tech games with an injury … started against Navy at right tackle in the Military Bowl … posted 30 knockdown blocks, including a season-high five against UConn … averaged 4.25 knockdown blocks a game during UVA’s four-game winning streak over UConn, Boise State, Duke and North Carolina … helped block for Kurt Benkert, who became the first Cavalier in program history to throw for over 3,000 yards in a single season.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Played three career games at Oklahoma State over the 2015 and 2016 seasons … spent the 2014 season at Mesa Community College in Arizona, but was sidelined much of the season due to injury and received a medical hardship … spent the 2013 season at Georgia State where he appeared in six games with four starts.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Played high school football for coach Jared Davis at Countryside HS in Clearwater, Fla. … contributed to an offensive line that paved the way for almost 200 rushing yards per game … selected to compete in the Pinellas County Senior All-Star Game and was honored as the game’s most valuable offensive lineman … named first team all-conference and offensive line MVP in his county … also briefly competed in wrestling and baseball … son of Rick and Debbie Pertile … active community service volunteer in the Pertile Family Foundation … cousin, Matt Marzahl, was a decathlete on the University of Illinois-Chicago track and field team.