Brandon Hepburn

Brandon Hepburn
No. 50 Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-12-06) December 6, 1989
Place of birth: Nyack, New York
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: North Rockland (NY)
College: Florida A&M
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 245
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Brandon Hepburn (born December 6, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL. He played college football for Florida A&M and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.

Early years

Hepburn attended North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York. His senior season saw him amass 132 tackles, 8 sacks and an interception in addition to him being awarded the Journal News Scholar Athlete award.

College career

He played college football at Florida A&M. Hepburn redshirted in 2008. The following year he was relegated to special teams duty and had 13 total tackles. In 2010, he played in all 11 games recording 63 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. In his senior year he found himself with 86 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 7 passes deflected and a forced fumble.

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 240 lb32 1/2 in9 in 4.68 s 4.55 s 7.40 s 32.0 in 0 ft 124 in 21 reps
All values from the NFL Combine [1]

Detroit Lions

Hepburn was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.[2] The Lions later signed Hepburn to a reserve/future contract on January 3, 2014.[3]

Philadelphia Eagles

Hepburn was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on September 9, 2014. On September 30, 2014, he was released. On October 7, 2014, he was re-signed to practice squad. On January 5, 2015, he was signed a future contract. On August 14, 2015, he was waived. On August 17, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve. On August 21, 2015, he was waived from injured reserve. On November 30, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve.

References

  1. ↑ NFL Combine Profile
  2. ↑ Yuille, Sean (April 27, 2013). "2013 NFL Draft results: Lions pick Brandon Hepburn". The Pride of Detroit. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Meinke, Kyle (January 3, 2014). "Detroit Lions sign 11th player, former seventh-rounder Brandon Hepburn, to futures deal". Muskegon Chronicle. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

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