Brantley captured the Illinois state title in the 215-pound weight class as a senior. Brantley tallied a 40-2 mark and notched a 172 takedowns in 2006-07. Brantley is ranked No. 5 by the Amateur Wrestling News, No. 9 by W.I.N. Magazine and No. 13 by InterMat in the 215-pound national rankings.
Brantley is a two-time all-American and a three-time state placewinner. He is also a freshman-sophomore state champion in Illinois. He earned state titles in freestyle and Greco-Roman. Brantley placed first at the Northern Plains tournament as well.
He served as team captain and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Brantley joins Pat Mahan (Owatonna, Minn.) in the Panthers' 2007 recruiting class.
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