Chase Brightharp

Redshirt sophomore who played in all 11 games... Totaled 40 tackles (16 solo, 24 assists) with 5 tackles for loss for 27 yards... Added 1 sack for 21 yards, 1 forced fumble, 2 pass breakups and 3 quarterback hurries... Posted season-high 18 sack yards and 18 tackle-for-loss yards with 1 sack, 1 TFL and 1 forced fumble vs. Erskine on Sep. 6... Made a season-high 4 solo tackles and added 1 TFL at Lenoir-Rhyne on Oct. 11... Notched a season-high 8 tackles (2 solo, 6 assists) and 1 quarterback hurry vs. Carson-Newman on Oct. 18. Played in all 11 games, totaling 23 tackles, including 12 solo … recorded a season-high five tackles at Catawba (10/6) … posted four stops in games vs. Limestone (9/21), Barton (9/28), and Mars Hill (11/9) … added three tackles at Tusculum (10/26) … notched a half tackle for loss in both the LaGrange (9/14) and Barton matchups. Three-year member of the Rebels football team and a two-year member of the track and field team … earned All-Region for football and track three times each … named Region Player of the Year … two-time state champion in track … holds discus and javelin records at Strom Thurmond … recorded over 200 tackles, including over 50 for loss … recorded 14.5 sacks in his senior season … named to the A honor roll. Born on July 7, 2005 … son of Irricca and Charles Brightharp … has three siblings: Shane and Riley Brightharp and Keeyln Freeman … currently majoring in Sports Management.