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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 | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Brandon Ricardo Minor (born July 24, 1988) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Michigan from 2006 to 2009. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2010, but was released during the final cuts and played on practice squads in 2010 for the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.
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.[1][2][3][4] As a junior, he was an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection by the coaches.[5] He had previously been ranked as the number one high school football fullback in the nation, according to Rivals.com.
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.