Brandon Fractious

Height:
5-9
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
High School:
Chaffey

Will open senior campaign looking to regain place on offensive depth chart after serving as the unit[apos]s top backup a year ago ... Has explosive quickness and shifty elusiveness ... Also provided a pass-catching threat out of the backfield ... Faces competition against Dominique Lindsay and Edwin Burke for top reserve status behind returning starter Chris Johnson, providing he makes a full return from a neck injury ... Enjoyed strong performance in the [apos]06 Purple-Gold Spring Game with a team-high 73 yards on 20 carries and a pair of TDs ... Scored on four- and one-yard runs in the fourth quarter

2005: Played in all 11 games off the bench ... Finished campaign as ECU[apos]s second-leading rusher after picking up 261 yards on 47 carries (5.6 ypr) ... Scored a pair of touchdowns vs. UCF during Homecoming clash ... Also caught four passes for 27 yards ... One of just two Pirates who recorded a 100-yard rushing effort during the season ... vs. Duke (9/3): Picked up 11 yards on three carries as a reserve in Pirate debut ... First ECU rush went for seven yards ... vs. Wake Forest (9/17): Rushed for 16 yards on five carries ... Appeared in a critical third-quarter series, gaining 14 yards that would maintain a Pirate drive that eventually resulted in a touchdown to cut the deficit to 34-20 ... vs. West Virginia (9/24): Carried the ball four times for nine yards, the longest coming on a five-yard scamper that gave the Pirates their fifth first down in the third quarter ... vs. Southern Miss (10/1): Had seven attempts for 35 yards ... Made first reception in ECU career with a 15-yard gain on a sideline pass during the Pirates[apos] second drive of the game ... vs. Rice (10/8): Played sparingly after suffering from flu-like symptoms throughout the week ... Did not record any statistics ... vs. SMU (10/15): Returned to action against the Mustangs, gaining six yards on one carry late in the fourth quarter ... vs. Memphis (10/22): Played on the special teams squad (DNP on offense) and did not record any statistics... vs. UCF (10/29): Established a career-high with 107 yards on 10 carries ... Reached paydirt on two occasions with scampers from 26 and seven yards out ... His fourth-quarter 49-yard gain was a career-long ... vs. Tulsa (11/12): Carried the ball four times, gaining five yards from the tailback position (no receptions) ... vs. Marshall (11/19): Logged four rushes for 36 yards ... Also made two receptions totaling seven yards ... vs. UAB (11/26): Picked up 36 yards on nine carries against the Blazers (long of 13) ... Also hauled in one James Pinkney pass for five yards.

Junior College: Topped the Foothill Athletic Conference and stood third among all California junior colleges in regular season (10 games) rushing yards with 1,513 on 202 carries ... Averaged 7.3 yards per attempt and 151.3 per contest ... Also led all conference backs with 17 touchdowns (10.2 points per game) ... Earned All-Foothill Athletic Conference and all-state honors as a sophomore ... Came out of the backfield to grab seven pass receptions for 49 yards ... Helped Panthers to 9-2 record and appearance in the Verizon Bowl (first-round state playoff game) against Grossmont ... Turned in top career single-game rushing effort vs. College of the Desert Oct. 30, 2004, picking up 310 yards ... Also recorded a career-long 91-yard run vs. COD.

Personal: Full name is Brandon J. Fractious ... Born Oct. 23, 1984.