The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Brenden Schooler
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Dana Point, Calif.
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mission Viejo
- Previous School:
- Oregon/Arizona
- Major:
- Graduate School
A second-year Longhorn who utilized his additional year of eligibility … played in 21 games with eight starts … appeared in nine games and made one start at wide receiver before moving to defensive back in the spring of 2021 ... a graduate transfer who joined the Longhorns in the fall of 2020 ... played four seasons at Oregon and had a brief stint at Arizona before coming to UT ... twice earned Pac-12 All-Conference First Team honors for his contributions on special teams (2017-18) ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2021).
SUPER SENIOR (2021)
Played in all 12 games as a defensive back with seven starts … totaled 50 tackles (36 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two pass breakups … made his first career start on defense in the season-opening win against Louisiana … opened the season with back-to-back three tackle (one solo) performances against Louisiana and at Arkansas … recorded two solo stops and a forced fumble against Rice … made one tackle against Texas Tech … recorded three tackles against Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown … had one tackle against Oklahoma State … posted four tackles (three solo) at Baylor … registered a career-high 12 tackles, all solo, at Iowa State … had nine tackles (five solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup against Kansas … made seven tackles (five solo) and broke up one pass at West Virginia … recorded five solo tackles against Kansas State.
SENIOR (2020)
Played in nine games and started versus Colorado ... caught 12 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns ... made two catches for 65 yards and one touchdown in the season opener against UTEP ... hauled in a 40-yard touchdown pass ... caught seven passes for 58 yards and one touchdown at Texas Tech ... posted one catch for six yards versus West Virginia ... made one catch for 11 yards in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado.
BEFORE TEXAS
A graduate transfer wide receiver who played four seasons at Oregon and joins the Longhorns after a brief stint at Arizona ... earned Pac-12 All-Conference First Team honors in 2017 and 2018 for his special teams contributions ... has caught 43 passes for 521 yards and four touchdowns in his career ... played in 41 games during his career at Oregon ... appeared only three times in 2019 due to injury ... caught two passes for 44 yards ... registered a 21-yard reception vs. California and a 23-yard catch at Washington ... played in 13 games as a junior ... made 21 catches for 203 yards and one touchdown ... caught a season-high four passes for 30 yards against Portland State ... hauled in four passes for a season-best 59 yards at Washington State ... made three catches for 14 yards and a one touchdown at Arizona ... made three catches for 26 yards against UCLA ... caught four passes for 43 yards on the road against Utah ... made 20 catches for 274 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore ... logged multiple receptions on six occasions, highlighted by a career-high five catches for a career-high 61 yards vs. Washington State ... made three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown vs. Nebraska ... recorded a 37-yard touchdown reception vs. California ... registered two catches for 29 yards and a touchdown in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. Boise State ... began his collegiate career at Oregon as a safety ... played in all 12 games and started 10 at safety as a true freshman ... ranked tied for fifth in the Pac-12 and tied for third among FBS freshmen with a team-high four interceptions ... finished third on the team with 74 tackles, including 47 solo ... second in the Pac-12 among freshmen in tackles behind teammate Troy Dye ... had eight or more tackles six times ... added six pass breakups ... collected his first career interception and had three solo tackles vs. Virginia ... logged eight tackles, including five solo stops, to go along with his second interception at Colorado ... finished with a team-high nine tackles and six solo stops at Washington State ... logged a career-high 11 tackles, eight of which were unassisted at California ... posted an interception in back-to-back weeks against Arizona State and at USC ... played his senior season of high school football at Mission Viejo in 2015 ... earned California Large School All-State first team honors, first-team All-Orange County (Orange County Register) and first-team all-league honors ... was named the CIF Southern Section West Valley Defensive MVP after recording 91 tackles and three interceptions as a defensive back ... also accumulated a trio of blocked punts and two deflected field goals for the Diablos ... competed in track and field as a long jumper ... placed 11th in the state long jump as a senior ... transferred to Mission Viejo following his junior season at Trabuco Hills, where he earned All-Sea View League first team and All-CIF honors as a junior ... led the team with six interceptions while also hauling in 25 receptions for 478 yards as a receiver ... spent his sophomore campaign at Dana Hills High School.
