I'll start with a disclaimer of prejudice - got to coach Brandon and am blessed to call him my friend to this day. I've got all his stats somewhere, but I'll have to find where I stashed them.
I never saw Peacock - but I've seen them all since then and no one else even comes close.
I am fairly sure his senior year he ran back 7 out of 8 kickoffs kicked to him for touchdowns - the only one he didn't was the one where his heel got clipped and he landed awkwardly and dislocated his elbow against Fort Elliot in the playoffs.
He never had more 4 or 5 catches in a game - usually for 3 tds or so, largely because his dad wanted to make sure no one thought he was just trying to get his son the ball. Ken's glaring weakness as a Hall of Fame Coach was he didn't get Brandon the ball enough. But we had a lot of weapons. Rocky Reyna ran for just under 2000 yards as a JR, Victor Portillo was a great running back / utility back (he's the kid on the pictures at the top of this website #5), Jordan Barker was a phenomenal spreadback (one that I've heard BE say was an inspiration for Tyler E). And what made that group special was Brandon was the most unselfish player i've ever coached. The most devastating blocker i've ever seen. One more than one occasion he told his dad to just get in tight and give Rocky the ball and I'll get him a path to the endzone. Something you'll never hear most WR's say or be able to do. A good coach who was an all-state DE in his playing days still talks to me about how he got absolutely mauled by Brandon as a blocker.
Anyway - I wouldn't turn any of the guys listed away. All great players and all "the best" to someone which is what makes sports great. I've been lucky to coach a few of them - the ones mentioned above, Alex Halfmann, Brett Chudej, Josh Colunga, etc... - and none were on Brandon's level.
PS - Chap_24 - ask Ol' Griz if Brandon was a good safety.... I think he was a better safety than WR ...another topic
