2016 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 34
Sam Brodner
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbard West
2017 Season: Did not play after suffering knee injury during spring practice
2016 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Four-star prospect by Scout … three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Chicago Tribune Player of the Year as a senior … Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year as a senior … first-team all-state by Illinois Football Coaches Association and Chicago Tribune as a junior and senior … led 14-0 Glenbard West to Class 7A state championship as a senior, rushing for 264 yards and 4 touchdowns in state championship game … finished senior season with 1,917 rushing yards, 430 receiving yards and 47 total touchdowns … as a junior, helped Glenbard go 12-1 and reach Class 8A state semifinals … rushed for 1,958 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior, adding 320 receiving yards … named West Suburban Conference Silver Division Offensive MVP as a junior and senior … two-year team MVP … also lettered in track and field … Academic All-State selection … honor roll student … high school coach was Chad Hetlet
Personal: Parents are John and Lesli Brodner … father played football at Purdue … brother, Jake, plays football at Duke ... majoring in personal finance
2016 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Four-star prospect by Scout … three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Chicago Tribune Player of the Year as a senior … Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year as a senior … first-team all-state by Illinois Football Coaches Association and Chicago Tribune as a junior and senior … led 14-0 Glenbard West to Class 7A state championship as a senior, rushing for 264 yards and 4 touchdowns in state championship game … finished senior season with 1,917 rushing yards, 430 receiving yards and 47 total touchdowns … as a junior, helped Glenbard go 12-1 and reach Class 8A state semifinals … rushed for 1,958 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior, adding 320 receiving yards … named West Suburban Conference Silver Division Offensive MVP as a junior and senior … two-year team MVP … also lettered in track and field … Academic All-State selection … honor roll student … high school coach was Chad Hetlet
Personal: Parents are John and Lesli Brodner … father played football at Purdue … brother, Jake, plays football at Duke ... majoring in personal finance
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