Michigan Tech

College: 2008: Earned a spot on the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Second Team … Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team … Started all 11 games at tight end … Caught 18 passes for 210 yards, with 14 of those gaining a first down … Had at least one reception in all but one game … Notched season highs of four catches for 46 yards at Saginaw Valley State (10/25) … 2007: Earned a spot on the GLIAC All-Academic Team … Played in eight games as a reserve tight end … Tallied two receptions—one for seven yards at Hillsdale (9/29) and one for 10 yards at Saginaw Valley State (10/13) … 2006: Named to GLIAC All-Academic Team … Spent season as a reserve tight end … Earned first varsity letter … 2005: Redshirted … High School: Graduated in 2005 from DeWitt (Mich.) High School … Coached by Rob Zimmerman … Earned all-state accolades as a senior tight end … Named All-Capital Area Activities Conference as both a junior and senior … Earned conference all-academic honors … Also participated in baseball for four years and basketball for one year … Personal: Son of Mark and Sheree Brynick of DeWitt, Mich. … Born Jan. 4, 1987, in Fort Campbell, Ky. … Has two older sisters … Enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding … Owns a 3.91 cumulative grade point average in civil engineering.