Brandon Ford
New England Patriots | |
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Personal information | |
Born: | December 31, 1989 (23 years old) |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Clemson |
Undrafted: | 2013 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Brandon Ford is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Clemson from 2008 to 2012.
Ford graduated from Hanahan High School in South Carolina in 2008.[1]
Ford redshirted in 2009 before contributing in a limited capacity in 2009, catching one pass for four yards over the course of 28 offensive snaps.[2] As a sophomore, Ford's role increased, as he caught ten passes for 78 yards over 123 snaps.[3] As a junior, Ford started one game, collecting 14 receptions for 166 yards and two touchdowns over 222 snaps.[4] He was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in each of his first three seasons. [5] As a senior, Ford was a First-Team All-ACC selection by both media and coaches after catching 40 passes for 480 yards and eight touchdowns, starting all thirteen games and playing 695 snaps.[6]
On April 27, 2013 he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots.[7]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
4.74 s | 1.73 s | 2.72 s | 4.67 s | 7.13 s | 37 in (0.94 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
17 reps | |||
All values from Clemson Pro Day[8] |
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