44 - Brandon Dyches
| Born: | 05/01/1984 |
| Height: | 6-4 |
| Weight: | 230 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Chapin, SC |
| High School: | Dutch Fork |
| Position: | DE |
| Years at Yale: | ** |
Notes: Strong, athletic player... Second in tackles among returners... 2004: Started all 10 games as right end... Led Yale with 14.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks and 6.0 PBU... Honorable mention All-Ivy... Team Hammer Award for Cornell game when he had a season-high four TFL... Team Defensive Line Award vs. Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn and Princeton... Recorded career high 8-2-10 against Brown... Finished with 34 solos and 60 total... 2003: Finished the season with 27 tackles (17-10-27)... Made a team-high 4.0 sacks for a loss of 26 yards... Also broke up four passes and recovered a fumble... Best day came against Brown when he had a sack and broke up two passes which earned him the Yale Defensive Lineman of the Game award... 2002: Primarily played JV, but saw action in opening game against San Diego... At Dutch Fork High: All-area and all-region... North-South All-Star game... Columbia Touchdown Club Player of the week... Key Club Scholarship... Personal: Brandon C. Dyches, born May 1, 1984, is the son of Fred and Teresa Dyches... Enjoys fly fishing, gardening and classical music... Plays three instruments... Was a member of the a cappella group Bakers Dozen.


















