Mississauga’s Brent Urban goes 134th overall in NFL Draft

Brent Urban (Mississauga, Ontario) has been selected in the National Football League’s annual draft 134th overall by the Baltimore Ravens.  The Mississauga native began his football career in grade 9 at Mississauga’s Lorne Park high school before moving on to an NCAA career at Virgnia.  He was drafted 15th overall in the 2013 CFL draft by the Hamilton Tiger Cats.

 

HONORS
2013 – All-ACC honorable mention … early selection to the Senior Bowl … Phil Steele midseason All-ACC second team.

AT VIRGINIA
2013 – Started all eight games in which he appeared in … suffered a lower extremity injury in the second quarter at Maryland and missed four games …led the nation’s defensive linemen with nine passes broken up despite missing four games … in eight games has 40 tackles, including ranking No. 2 on the team with 11.5 tackles for loss … made four tackles for a loss at Pitt as UVa held the Panthers to 199 yards of total offense … named CFPA National Defensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts at Pitt … followed up the Pitt game with a career-high 10 tackles against Ball State … made two tackles and broke up one pass at Maryland before leaving the game early in the second quarter with an injury … missed the Duke, Georgia Tech, Clemson and North Carolina games … returned at Miami where he made three tackles and broke up one pass as UVa limited the Hurricanes’ run game to 90 yards. 2012 – One of 11 Cavaliers to start all 12 games … finished the season with 20 tackles … made first collegiate start against Richmond … made three stops against Penn State … made three tackles and made first career sack at NC State … made second career sack against North Carolina … made a career-high five tackles and returned a fumble 16 yards for a touchdown at Virginia Tech … became the first Cavalier to return a fumble for a touchdown since Chris Cook at Miami in 2007. 2011 – Appeared in all 13 of Virginia’s games … made 15 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss of three yards … had a career-high six stops against Virginia Tech … had three tackles at North Carolina … had two tackles against Duke … also made stops against Southern Miss and Idaho … made two solo tackles against Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. 2010 – Appeared in three of Virginia’s 12 games … slowed early in the season by injury … made collegiate debut against North Carolina … saw time in 13 plays on defense and one on special teams … also appeared at Boston College and at Virginia Tech. 2009 – Did not appear in any games in 2009 … redshirted.