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

Spring practice provides an opportunity for experimentation for the coaching staff, with some players sticking with their new position going into preseason drills, while others do not. Among the successful transitions last spring was Brett Brackett's move from quarterback to wide receiver. The intelligent and talented athlete made good progress during the spring and should have an opportunity to earn time in the wideout rotation. Brackett caught two passes for 23 yards from classmate Pat Devlin, including a 21-yarder, in the Blue-White game. Brackett owned a 3.10 grade-point average through the spring semester and is a potential Academic All-Big Ten candidate. He is one of nine returnees from New Jersey and was one of the squad's primary organizers of the fifth annual Lift For Life in July.

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.