National Football Foundation

Christ Presbyterian Head Football Coach Jay Mathews remembers a time last fall when senior safety Brandon Fisher left the game for 10 minutes due to injury. 

"We couldn't even line up straight on defense during the time he was out," Coach Mathews said. "We couldn't stop anybody. When Brandon came out of his fog, and made it back onto that playing field, we started clicking again. He made that much of a difference for us." 

Football was just one of the many things Fisher excelled at during his years at Christ Presbyterian Academy. A three-year starter at safety, Fisher led the team in tackles his junior and senior years and was a two-time TSWA All-State selection. During his junior season, Fisher also received First Team All-County and Second Team Tennessean All-Midstate honors. With his leadership in the secondary, Christ Presbyterian captured the state championship in 2002. 

"Brandon was the heartbeat of our program when he was here," said Coach Mathews. "He cared so much and worked so hard, everybody on the team embraced him and fed off of him. They loved him as a leader." 

Fisher's accomplishments off the gridiron were equally as impressive. His transcript is littered with A's in a curriculum that included Calculus, Chemistry and Computer Science. He received Headmaster's Honors each of his four years in school. He was a member of the National Honor Society, a Governor's School Nominee and a class representative in the student government. All this made another coach beam when talking about Fisher's achievements. 

"I'm can't say how proud I am as a parent that my son will be representing the South Region as far as this award is concerned," said Fisher's father Jeff, head football coach of the NFL's Tennessee Titans. "[This award] is such a terrific program recognizing the importance of not only athletic accomplishment, but more importantly academic accomplishment and those things that take place off the field. I am very proud as a parent of [Brandon's] accomplishments." 

Fisher made 169 career tackles as a star linebacker for the University of Montana, where he earned his bachelor's in business marketing. He is currently the defensive backs coach for the St. Louis Rams.