University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Could start at right tackle, but also has the ability to play other positions on the offensive line.

As A Redshirt Junior (2010): Earned the start in nine of USA’s 10 games while seeing action in every contest ... Tied for fourth on the squad with 38 knockdown blocks ... Earned the highest mark on the team on three occasions, never grading out below 74 percent ... Received a grade of better than 80 percent after each of the Jaguars’ final three victories, recording 19 pancakes while not missing a play during that stretch ... Had season-best eight knockdowns in finale against Arkansas-Monticello to go along with 81 percent grade ... Credited with an 81 percent mark and six knockdown blocks the previous week against Henderson (Ark.) State ... Shared team lead with an 82 percent grade, posting five pancake blocks in Georgia State victory ... Earned a team-high 74 percent grade at UC Davis, finishing with five knockdowns ... Graded out at 77 percent and had five knockdown blocks following win at Lamar ... Recorded an 84 percent mark against Kentucky Wesleyan ... Received a season-best score of 87 percent following win over Edward Waters (Fla.) ... Earned perfect mark after Nicholls State contest, though was only on the field for six snaps ... Opened season by grading out at 75 percent in win over Pikeville (Ky.).

As A Junior (2009): A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List ... Started all seven contests, the first five at left tackle and the last two at right tackle, in the program’s first-ever season ... Graded out at 70 percent or better in all but one game ... Third on the team with 45 knockdowns ... Received season-best mark of 94 percent following win over Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy, collecting four pancakes ... Had 90 percent grade and five knockdowns in Milford (N.Y.) Academy victory ... Credited with 80 percent grade and season-high 11 pancake blocks in win over Louisburg (N.C.) J.C. ... Finished with 72 percent mark and seven knockdowns in season-ending Huntingdon (Ala.) College win ... Also had seven knockdown blocks in victory over Army Prep ... Earned 78 percent grade and knocked down six opponents in Georgia Military J.C. victory ... Graded out at 70 percent with five pancake blocks in USA debut against Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy.

Junior College Highlights (2007-08): Selected second-team all-region and all-state his last season at Blinn J.C. after grading out at 91 percent with 63 knockdown blocks ... Helped the Buccaneers to a 9-3 finish and final ranking of 11th in the NJCAA poll, as BJC won the Southwest Junior College Football Conference title and advanced to the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl after defeating then top-ranked Navarro College ... The Bucs were third in the nation with 427.5 yards of total offense per contest ... Was also part of a BJC team that finished his freshman year 7-3 ... Received a 92 percent grade and posted 74 knockdowns his first season.

High School Highlights: A four-year letterwinner in football, track and powerlifting at Santa Fe High ... Was a first-team all-state selection as a junior ... Twice qualified for the state powerlifting championships while also helping the Indians to the state playoffs in 2005.

Personal: Full name is Brian Nicholas Krauskopf ... Born Oct. 3, 1988, in Houston, Texas ... Son of Joe and Nancy Krauskopf ... Older brother, Brandon, lettered for two years in football at Texas Lutheran ... Favorite movie is “Step Brothers” ... Favorite teams are the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys ... Favorite band is Aerosmith ... Also recruited by Missouri, Colorado, Baylor, Iowa State and Houston out of high school, and Arizona, UNLV, Houston, UAB and Troy out of junior college ... Wants to become a personal trainer and own a gym ... A general business major.