Education
A native of Plano, Texas, Brendel attended Plano East Senior High School, where he played on the offensive line his junior and senior seasons and served as team captain, after playing defensive line as a freshman and sophomore.
A native of Plano, Texas, Brendel attended Plano East Senior High School, where he played on the offensive line his junior and senior seasons and served as team captain, after playing defensive line as a freshman and sophomore.
He currently plays college football for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins. He earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a junior and again as senior in 2015. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brendel was listed as the Number.
15 center prospect in his class.
After redshirting his initial year at University of California, Los Angeles, Brendel became a fixture at center after spring practice and started all 14 games for the Bruins in 2012. He was named first-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News, CBSSports.com, and Football Writers Association of America, and second-team Freshman All-America by College Football News.
As a junior in 2014, he was team"s most experienced offensive lineman. After missing the season opener against Virginia with a knee injury, he returned to start the rest of the season.
Brendel was named to the All-Pac-12 second team
He requested an evaluation of his NFL draft stock, but decided to return for his senior year, when he again earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors.