Brandon Fanaika Season 2016

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Career Accolades
• 47 career games played
• 18 career starts

As a Fifth Year (2018)
• Played in 13 games and started 10
• Protected of K.J. Costello who finished with second-most passing yards in a season in school history

As a Senior (2017)
• 13 games played
• Led Stanford to 656 total yards vs. Rice, seventh-most in school history
• Helped Stanford to 405 rushing yards vs. UCLA, fourth-most in school history
• Helped Bryce Love set single-game school rushing record (301 yards) in start vs. Arizona State

As a Junior (2016)
• Nine games played, five games started at left guard
• Led Stanford to 302 rushing yards vs. USC
• Led Stanford to 365 rushing yards vs. Oregon State, eighth-most in school history
• Led Stanford to 373 rushing yards vs. Rice, sixth-most in school history 

As a Sophomore (2015)
• 13 games played
• Career debut vs. UCF

As a Freshman (2014)
• Did not see action

The Fanaika File
• Prepped at Pleasant Grove (Utah) under head coach Dale Sampson
     • Earned three varsity football letters
     • Played left tackle, left guard, right tackle and right guard
• Signed with Stanford in 2011 before spending two years on church mission in Florida
• Four-star recruit, nation's ninth-best offensive guard by Rivals.com
• Utah's top recruit by Rivals.com
• PrepStar All-America
• SuperPrep All-America
• 2012 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
• 2011 Army All-American Leadership Award
• Three-time all-region academic
• Lettered in wrestling
• Born in Vallejo, Calif.
• Full name is Brandon Fanaika
• Son of Sefita and Navu Lui Fanaika
• Seven siblings -- Sione, O feina Malupo, Latu, Jason, Jasmin, Jonathan and Kaylene
     • Brother, Jason, plays football at Utah
• Cousin, Paul Fanaika, plays for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Cousin, Kalafitoni Pole, plays football at Washington State
• Earned degree in science, technology and society
• Earning master's degree in media studies