Brandon Minor
No. 36 | |
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | July 24, 1988
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Varina (Henrico, Virginia) |
College: | Michigan |
Undrafted: | 2010 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Brandon Ricardo Minor (born July 24, 1988) is a former
At Michigan, Minor finished second on the team in rushing both as a freshman and sophomore and led the team in rushing both as a junior and senior.
He spent his first two years at Michigan serving as one of the primary backups to Mike Hart. In his third year, he emerged from a field of five running backs who were vying to replace Hart as the leading rusher and scorer. He has shared starting responsibilities in his junior and senior seasons. He entered his senior season on the watch lists for the Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards. ESPN.com ranked him as the 22nd best player and third best running back in the Big Ten Conference before the season started.
Youth career
Minor grew up as a Michigan Wolverines fan. His mother, Julie Gilliam, has pictures of him at age six wearing a Michigan uniform. At age nine, Minor wrote the university to inquire about becoming a Michigan football player. Every year he and his mother watched the Michigan - Ohio State game and rooted for Michigan.[6]
High school
Minor inherited the
As a junior, when Varina's former Capital District offensive player of the year Army Spc. Clarence Adams III died serving the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division in
Entering his senior season, he was ranked as the sixth best senior football player in Virginia by TechSideline.com.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Brandon Minor RB |
Richmond, Virginia | Varina (VA) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 211.5 lb (95.9 kg) | 4.625 | Jan 23, 2006 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: ) | ||||||
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College career
Lloyd Carr era
In January 2006, Minor selected the
During April 2007, Grady tore his
Rich Rodriguez era
In 2008
As a junior member of the
McGuffie transferred to the
Professional career
2010
Minor signed with the
2011
On September 4, 2011, the Broncos placed Minor on injured reserve.[90] They waived him on October 10.[91] In November 2011, he was "charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute" by the Virginia Commonwealth University police department following a traffic stop. He is scheduled for a traffic court appearance on January 18.[92]
Notes
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- ^ "Michigan Wolverines Statistics - 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
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- ^ Markon, John (November 16, 2006). "Field of Dream - Former Varina star Minor fulfills childhood hope as Michigan back". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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- ^ "All-District Teams". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 27, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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- ^ Lewis, Stephen M.; Tim Pearrell & Arthur Utley (February 5, 2004). "Prep Notes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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- ^ Utley, Arthur (September 10, 2004). "Former Varina Star Adams Will Be Honored By Devils". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ Utley, Arthur (November 13, 2004). "Mud Master - Varina RB Minor Churns Out 239 Yards, Four TDs In Victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ Lewis, Stephen (November 20, 2004). "Bird Stuns Varina - Top-Ranked Devils Sunk After Late Stop, TD Pass To Grayson". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
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- Ann Arbor News. August 22, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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- ^ Chengelis, Angelique S. (September 5, 2006). "Carr balances running backs - Coach says rule change means fewer plays and opportunities for Hart's backups to get on field". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ Ann Arbor News. September 9, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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- ^ "2008 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan/Bentley Historical Library. May 9, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
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- ^ Sipple, George (November 17, 2008). "Brief: U-M's Minor 'playing regardless,' but Threet, McGuffie likely out vs. OSU". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (May 14, 2009). "Ranking the Big Ten: Arrelious Benn, No. 1". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
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- ^ "Colts sign Brandon Minor, Mitch King to practice squad". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Minor, DS #16 RB, Michigan". The Sports Xchange. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ Bedinger, Sayre (December 30, 2010). "Denver Broncos Add Running Back Brandon Minor to Practice Squad". Milehighreport.com. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ "NFL transactions for September 4, 2011". Pro Football Weekly. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "NFL transactions for October 10, 2011". Pro Football Weekly. October 10, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Former Varina star, NFL running back faces marijuana charge". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
External links
- Brandon Minor (NFL) @ ESPN.com
- Official bio at Michigan
- Brandon Minor at CBS Sports
- Brandon Minor at NCAA
- Brandon Minor archive at AnnArbor.com