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American football player (born 1988)

American football player
Brandon Saine
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-14) December 14, 1988 (age 36)
Piqua, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Piqua (OH)
College:Ohio State
Undrafted:2011
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:18
Rushing yards:69
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:69
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brandon Croft Saine (born December 14, 1988) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Ohio State. Saine was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Early life

As a junior, Brandon Saine ran for over 1,300 yards and scored 21 touchdowns while receiving All-State, All-Conference, and Conference Player of the Year honors. In his senior year, he ran for 1,895 yards and 27 touchdowns on 259 carries, while recording 30 receptions for 412 yards, And won state. Saine was the 2006 Mr. Football Award recipient and was ranked second overall in the 2007 football recruiting class from Ohio by Rivals.com, and ranked 50th among the Rivals 100, a list compiled from nationwide recruits. He was said to have run a 4.2 forty time during his senior year

Saine also lettered in track at Piqua and currently holds the Ohio Division I record in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.38, which he set in 2006. He had four state track titles and a national championship in the 60-meter dash.

College career

Saine was compared to Reggie Bush while entering his Freshman year at Ohio State, due to his ability to be a jack of all trades, running, blocking and even spending time in the slot as a WR. Saine has been officially timed at 4.4 seconds in the forty yard dash, although he has been unofficially timed at 4.25 seconds.

College statistics

Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2007 60 267 4.5 2 12 160 13.3 1
2008 26 65 2.5 1 3 37 12.3 0
2009 145 739 5.1 4 17 224 13.2 2
2010 70 337 4.8 2 23 195 8.5 5
Total 301 1,408 4.7 9 55 616 11.2 8
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Professional career

Saine was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers on July 28, 2011. Saine was released by the Packers on April 24, 2013 after failing a physical.

References

  1. recruiting.scout.com Brandon Saine Profile
  2. rivals
  3. "SI.com - In-Saine speed - Jun 7, 2006". CNN. June 7, 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  4. ohsaa.org
  5. "Dayton Daily News". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
  6. rivals100
  7. cleveland.com Ohio State freshman Lamaar Thomas could challenge Brandon Saine for title of fastest Buckeye
  8. espn.com
  9. "Green Bay Packers: Brandon Saine". Packers.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

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