Brandon Archer Class: Freshman Hometown: St. Paul, Minn. High School: Cretin-Durham HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 215 Position: LB Birthdate: 10/30/1983 Experience: HS

CRETIN-DURHAM HS - Ranked 35th in the nation among outside linebackers by Rivals.com web site... Listed 48th in Midwest region by SuperPrep magazine... First team All-America selection... Also earned All-Metro, all-state and all-conference honors... Raiders were state champions his sophomore year, runners-up his junior year and reached quarterfinals last season... Had 85 tackles, four interceptions, 10 TFLs and scored two defensive touchdowns his senior year... Also had five offensive scores... Had 120 tackles as a junior, including 22 in a single game... High school coach was Rich Kallok.

PERSONAL - Born 10/30/83 in Minneapolis, Minn... Parents are Phillip and Sandra Archer... Hopes to major in architectural engineering at K-State... Brother, Phillip Jr., is a linebacker at Minnesota... Hobbies include cars, cooking and drawing... Member of Junior ROTC, Pride Diversity Group and is a volunteer for the Lutheran Brotherhood.