High School: A three-year letterwinner at Lee’s Summit West...Lead the Titans to a 12-1 record in 2006, and a Quarterfinal Championship...Selected as the 2006 Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year...Awarded 2006 All Area Defensive Player of the Year award...Also named first team All-Conference, All-Area, All-Metro, All-District and All-State as a linebacker...Totaled 459 total tackles, eight interceptions and 22 sacks in his career...Coached by Royce Boehm...Also lettered in basketball and wrestling.

Personal: Brian Hertzog was born May 21, 1988, in Kansas City, MO...Parents are Jim and Kathi Hertzog...Undecided on a major but would like to become a sports agent in the future...Enjoys fishing and hanging out at his farm.