Career Summary
Brandon Ogletree came to BYU as a first-team all-state defensive player from McKinney High School in Texas. He played in a total of 46 games with 33 starts while lettering all four seasons. He recorded 246 tackles as a Cougar and led the team in tackles as a junior and senior. Ogletree also added 22.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and seven pass breakups to BYU's defensive drive. His 13.5 tackles for loss as a senior tied him for No. 52 in the nation. Ogletree was a strong contributor to the Cougars' No. 3 national ranking in total defense in 2012 and received several honors throughout his career. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Professional
- Signed free agent deal with the Miami Dolphins in 2013
Personal
- Parents are Mark and Janie
- Married to wife Amanda with one son
- Has seven sisters
- Eagle Scout
- Served in the Chile Concepcion South Mission
- Speaks Spanish
- Majoring in American studies
Before BYU
- Played fullback and linebacker in high school
- Named the McKinney Courier-Gazette Defensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-state 4A
- District 9-4A Co-Defensive MVP and first-team all-district
- First-team all-area and all-area defensive MVP
- Elite 11 Defensive Player of the Year
- All-county defensive MVP and team defensive MVP
- Had 162 tackles, one blocked kick, one interception, two sacks and three forced fumbles as a senior
- First-team all-state as a junior, First-team All-District 9-4A, First-team all-area and Dallas Morning News First-Team All-County
- As a junior, had 147 tackles, two interceptions, two punt blocks, three forced fumbles and four sacks
- Named all-area honorable mention as a sophomore and had 37 tackles, two sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery
- Recruited by TCU, Air Force, Rice, Texas Tech, Duke, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Navy, Colorado State, Arkansas and Stanford