Brandon Saine
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 14, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Piqua, Ohio | ||||||||
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| High school: | Piqua (OH) | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
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Brandon Croft Saine (born December 14, 1988) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Ohio State University. He played high school football and ran track for the Piqua Indians. 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,[1] although he has been unofficially timed at 4.25 seconds.[2]
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High school career
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.[3] 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.[4] He was said to have run a 4.2 forty time during his senior year [5]
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.[6] He had four state track titles and a national championship in the 60-meter dash.[7]
College career
- Statistics
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| Year | 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 | 1408 | 4.68 | 9 | 55 | 616 | 11.2 | 8 |
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Professional career
2011 NFL Draft
Saine was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers on July 28, 2011.[9]
2013
Saine was released by the Packers on April 24, 2013 after failing a physical.
References
- ↑ rivals100
- ↑ cleveland.com Ohio State freshman Lamaar Thomas could challenge Brandon Saine for title of fastest Buckeye
- ↑ recruiting.scout.com Brandon Saine Profile
- ↑ rivals
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- ↑ ohsaa.org
- ↑ Dayton Daily News
- ↑ espn.com
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| Preceded by | Ohio State Buckeyes Starting Tailbacks 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Dan Herron |
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