Brander Craighead
| No. 58 Calgary Stampeders | |
| Date of birth | September 8, 1990 |
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| Place of birth | Belleville, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| Status | 6-Game Injured List |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | OL |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
| Weight | 300 lb (140 kg) |
| College | UTEP |
| High school | Nepean (ON) Mother Teresa |
| CFL draft | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 |
| Drafted by | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2013–present | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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Brander Craighead (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently a member of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round of the 2013 CFL Draft. Craighead played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso and attended Mother Teresa High School in Nepean, Ontario. He also spent time at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia.
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Early years
Craighead played lacrosse for the Mother Teresa High School Titans. The Titan's did not have a football team. He also played city league football for the Nepean Redskins for ten years.[1]
College career
Fork Union Military Academy
Craighead spent the 2008 season playing football for the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils.[2]
University of Texas at El Paso
Craighead transferred to play football for the UTEP Miners.[1]
Professional career
Calgary Stampeders
Craighead was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders with the seventh pick in the 2013 CFL Draft. He signed with the Stampeders on December 17, 2013. He was made his CFL debut, starting against the Montreal Alouettes, on June 28, 2014.[1]
