| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Quarterback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: October 13, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Lebanon, PA | |
| High School: Cedar Crest High School | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University: Purdue | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Colorado Crush | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career Arena football statistics | |
| Completions | 26 |
| Attempts | 46 |
| Yards | 359 |
| Touchdowns | 7 |
| Interceptions | 5 |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Brandon Michael Kirsch (born October 13, 1983) is a currently a free agent quarterback.
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Brandon Kirsch, attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where he was first team all-state, first team all-county and league Most Valuable Player as senior after completing 115 of 198 passes (58.0 percent) for 1,950 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also rushed for 515 yards on 88 carries (5.9 average) and two touchdowns. Brandon was named second team all-county both his sophomore and junior seasons and was honorable mention all-state as junior. He completed 104 of 186 passes (55.9 percent) for 1,595 yards and 20 touchdowns as junior and 78 of 162 passes (48.1 percent) for 1,178 yards and 14 touchdowns as sophomore. Career totals were 300 of 552 passing (54.3 percent) for 4,808 yards and 61 touchdowns with 241 rushes for 1,142 yards (4.7 average) and 10 touchdowns. His high school football coach was Gene Fuhrman. He also played baseball and basketball. On September 24, 2001 he signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Purdue University. He was ranked a 4-star prospect according to Rivals.com.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Brandon Kirsch QB |
Lebanon, Pennsylvania | Cedar Crest High School | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.65 | Jul 8, 2003 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21 (QB) Rivals: 12 (QB), -- (PA) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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Kirsch committed to Purdue University on July 8, 2003.[2] Kirsch also had FBS scholarship offers from Buffalo, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Temple.[3]
Kirsch started four games in 2002 as a true freshman, completing 59.0 percent of his passes for 1,067 yards with 8 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He was also third on the team in rushing with 423 yards. Kirsch appeared in only three games his sophomore season (all as a reserve) before injuring his throwing shoulder. He returned in 2004 and started six games, throwing for 1625 yards with 7 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in those games, before being benched in favor of freshman Curtis Painter. Following the benching, Kirsch caused a controversy on the team and lost popularity among fans and teammates. Kirsch chose to not return to school for his senior season.[4]
He was not drafted by the NFL and signed with the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush. Spent two seasons with the Crush, (2007–08) where he played four total games, completing 12-of-21 passes for 179 yards and 2 touchdowns.[5]
On May 20, 2011, the Philadelphia Soul signed Kirsch to fill in for Justin Allgood, who was traded to the Tulsa Talons.[6] On June 19, 2011, it was announced that he was start in place of the struggling Ryan Vena.[7]
| Preceded by Kyle Orton |
Purdue Boilermakers Starting Quarterbacks 2005 |
Succeeded by Curtis Painter |
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