NAME: Brady Petersen

CLASS: Sophomore

POSITION: Safety

HEIGHT: 5-10

WEIGHT: 190

HOMETOWN: Anaheim, California / Prosper, Texas

HIGH SCHOOL: Orange Lutheran

MAJOR: Political Science

COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Steve Johns

I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Army

I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: Great coaching staff

POSITION COACH: Coach Dan O'Brien

FAVORITE MEAL: Steak with a sweet potato and broccoli

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Brett Favre

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Dallas Cowboys

TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Play NHL video game

RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Marine Corps

IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Jesus, Brett Favre, Ronald Reagan

IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: A college football player

ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Hank Williams Jr.

MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Paris, France

MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Instagram

MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: Scott Strasemeier

MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: Why is everyone walking so fast?

WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: Watching everyone get hyped up

WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Alabama because they have been the best college football team the last five years

MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN A CONFERENCE IS: Getting to play SMU and Tulsa

THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Persistent

MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: Just start running

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2016 IS: Brandon Colon

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2016 IS: Hudson Sullivan

THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Tago Smith

THE MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Daiquan Thomasson

THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Buck Elliot

THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Adam West

THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Cameron Dudeck

THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM IS: Chad Lewellyn

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT: Khaylan Williams

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Akili Taylor