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UTAH: All-conference candidate is fully recovered from knee surgery that cost him most of last season ... one of the most exciting receivers in the nation ... has started at least part-time since his freshman year ... fast, strong, instinctive player ... is also a big-play threat running the ball.
2007: Played in and started the first two games ... season-ending knee injury in the second game (against Air Force) required surgery ... led Utah with seven catches for 64 yards and a touchdown in the first game against Oregon State ... injured early in game two and did not have any stats ... lettered.
2006: Second-team all-Mountain West Conference ... named Utah's Top Wide Receiver ... played in all 13 games, with 11 starts ... a quarter of his 39 receptions went for touchdowns ... 10 touchdown receptions led Utah and ranked third in the MWC ... second on the team in both receiving (600) and rushing (262) yards ... averaged 15.4 yards per catch and 5.1 yards per carry ... led Utah in MWC games with 468 receiving yards ... averaged 77.3 all-purpose yards per game - best on the team ... career-high 100 yards receiving against BYU included a 19-yard TD reception that put Utah ahead 31-27 with 1:19 remaining in the game ... also had outstanding games against Colorado State (92 receiving yards) and UNLV (86 receiving yards) ... led Utes with 66 rushing yards (9.4 yards per carry) against Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl ... also had one catch for 18 yards and a touchdown vs. Tulsa ... eight kickoff returns for 143 yards (17.9 average).
2005: Honorable mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News ... played in all 12 games and started in five ... 39 receptions ranked third on the team and 426 yards rated fourth ... 35 rushes for 208 yards ... led Utah and ranked fourth in the MWC with 20 kickoff returns for 464 yards ... averaged 10.9 yards per catch, 5.9 yards per rush, 23.2 yards per kick return and 91.5 all-purpose yards per game ... season-best 77 receiving yards against TCU ... season-high seven receptions for 46 yards and a score against UNLV ... other big games came against Air Force (47 yards) and New Mexico (46 yards, 1 TD) ... rushed for a career-high 74 yards and a TD against Arizona ... returned 4 kicks for 102 yards against San Diego State.
2004: Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-league and all-conference ... Antioch High (Calif.) team captain ... also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Charles Casteel and Jacqueline Broden ... has three sisters ... enjoys playing in pool tournaments ... sociology major ... full name is Brenton Casteel ... born July 12, 1985.
YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2005 12/5 39 426 10.9 2 41 2006 13/11 39 600 15.3 10 49 2007 2/2 7 64 9.1 1 36 Totals 27/18 85 1090 12.8 13YEAR RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG 2005 35 208 5.9 1 59 2006 51 262 5.1 1 21 2007 2 (-13) 0.0 0 0 Total 88 457 5.2 2
