Brandon Hepburn
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 6, 1989 Nyack, New York, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 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 | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Brandon Hepburn (born December 6, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Florida A&M and was selected in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
Early life
[edit]Hepburn attended North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York, where he competing in wrestling and played on the football team.[1] As a junior, he recorded 57 tackles and two sacks as a linebacker and fullback.[1][2] Hepburn was converted to a defensive tackle ahead of his senior season and recorded 132 tackles, eight sacks and an interception.[1][2] He aided his team to a NYSPHSAA Class AA West title and earned Journal News first-team all-county honors.[3][4] Hepburn was also member of the NAACP Youth Council, the National Honor Society, the Science Honor Society and the Key Club, earning the Journal News Scholar-Athlete award as a senior.[1][2]
College career
[edit]Hepburn played college football at Florida A&M, recording 163 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 11 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in four years. Hepburn redshirted in 2008 as a tight end before later being converted to a linebacker. 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 put up 86 tackles (9.5 for loss), 5.5 sacks, 7 passes deflected and a forced fumble and was a first-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) selection.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.68 s | 4.55 s | 7.40 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
0 ft 124 in (3.15 m) |
21 reps | |||
| All values from the NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
[edit]Hepburn was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2013 NFL draft.[5] The Lions later signed Hepburn to a reserve/future contract on January 3, 2014.[8]
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]Hepburn was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on September 9, 2014.[9] On September 30, 2014, he was released. On October 7, 2014, Hepburn was re-signed to practice squad.[10] On January 5, 2015, he signed a future contract.[11] On August 14, 2015, Hepburn was waived after having suffered an abdominal injury.[12] On August 17, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve. On August 21, 2015, Hepburn was waived from injured reserve.[13] On November 30, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve.
Dallas Cowboys
[edit]Hepburn signed to the Dallas Cowboys on June 8, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Cowboys.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Hepburn was born in Nyack, New York, on December 6, 1989, the son of Gregory Hepburn and Adris Swift.[1] His older sister, Yvana, was an All-Big East hurdler at South Florida.[1][15]
Hepburn credited The Magic School Bus and hands-on science kits with igniting his passion for math and science during his early years.[2] At Florida A&M, he majored in biochemistry and was part of an undergraduate research team investigating cancer treatments using copper.[16] As a senior in 2012, Hepburn and his team presented their findings at an American Chemical Society conference in San Diego.[16] He was motivated by his grandmother, who had died from cancer six years earlier.[16] Hepburn was also the president of the Rattlers Association of Chemists.[5]
As of 2023, Hepburn lived in Baltimore, Maryland.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Brandon Hepburn". Florida A&M Rattlers Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Pinciaro, Tony (November 10, 2007). "North Rockland's Hepburn is well-rounded success". The Journal News. p. 15. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Myers, Alex (October 13, 2007). "North Rockland wraps up AA West title, defeating Suffern". The Journal News. p. 20. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fall All-County". The Journal News. December 9, 2007. p. 101. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Rogers, Justin (April 27, 2013). "Detroit Lions draft biochemist Brandon Hepburn with final 2013 draft pick". MLive.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "MEAC FCS Football 2012 All-Conference Teams".
- ^ NFL Combine Profile
- ^ Meinke, Kyle (January 3, 2014). "Detroit Lions sign 11th player, former seventh-rounder Brandon Hepburn, to futures deal". Muskegon Chronicle. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ Sheridan, Phil (September 9, 2014). "Eagles add pair to their practice squad". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Eagles Round Out Practice Squad" (Press release). Philadelphia Eagles. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (January 5, 2015). "Eagles Re-Sign LB Hepburn" (Press release). Philadelphia Eagles. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Lombardo, Matt (August 14, 2015). "Eagles release Brandon Hepburn, B.J. McBryde and sign Alfy Hill". NJ.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ McCue, Ian (August 21, 2015). "Eagles waive Brandon Hepburn with injury settlement". 247Sports. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Helman, David (September 3, 2016). "Three Former Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts; McFadden Moved To NFI". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Yvana Hepburn". South Florida Bulls Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c Murraine, St. Claire (April 3, 2012). "FAMU linebacker puts his passion into research". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 1. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas III, Gerald (April 28, 2023). "Former FAMU stars, NFL players provide advice to draft hopefuls". Tallahassee Democrat. p. B2. Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.