Brander Craighead

Brander Craighead
No. 58     Calgary Stampeders
Date of birth (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990
Place of birth Belleville, Ontario
Career information
Status 6-Game Injured List
CFL status National
Position(s) OL
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 300 lb (140 kg)
College UTEP
High school Nepean (ON) Mother Teresa
CFL draft 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Drafted by Calgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
2013-present Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Brander Craighead (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently a member of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round of the 2013 CFL Draft. Craighead played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso and attended Mother Teresa High School in Nepean, Ontario. He also spent time at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia.

Early years

Craighead played lacrosse for the Mother Teresa High School Titans. The Titan's did not have a football team. He also played city league football for the Nepean Redskins for ten years.[1]

College career

Fork Union Military Academy

Craighead spent the 2008 season playing football for the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils.[2]

University of Texas at El Paso

Craighead transferred to play football for the UTEP Miners.[1]

Professional career

Calgary Stampeders

Craighead was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders with the seventh pick in the 2013 CFL Draft. He signed with the Stampeders on December 17, 2013. He was made his CFL debut, starting against the Montreal Alouettes, on June 28, 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brander Craighead". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  2. "58 Brander Craighead". utepathletics.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

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