Brandon Dunn

Brandon Dunn
No. 92 Houston Texans
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-09-05) September 5, 1992
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Louisville (KY) Pleasure Ridge Park
College: Louisville
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016
Total tackles: 13
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Pass deflections: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Brandon Dunn (born September 5, 1992) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Louisville. He has also been a member of the Chicago Bears.

Early years

Dunn played high school football for the Pleasure Ridge Park High School Panthers, where he was a three-year starter and team captain. He was the team's Most Valuable Player and best offensive lineman in 2009. Dunn was also the team's top defensive lineman in 2008. He recorded 65 tackles and 16 sacks as a senior, including 30 solo tackles. He also recorded 50 tackles and 16 sacks his junior year.[1]

College career

Dunn played for the Louisville Cardinals from 2010 to 2013.[1] He played in 49 games for the Cardinals, starting 30. He recorded career totals of 101 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 pass deflections.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 300 lb 5.16 s 1.77 s 2.98 s 4.87 s 7.66 s 29 1⁄2 in 7 ft 1 in 21 reps
All values from Louisville Pro Day[3]

Chicago Bears

Dunn was signed by the Chicago Bears on May 11, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released by the Bears on August 30 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2014.[4] Dunn made his NFL debut on November 27, 2014 against the Detroit Lions.[5] He was released by the Bears on September 5, 2015 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 7, 2015.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2015.[8] Dunn was released by the Bears on October 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on October 6, 2015.[9][10]

Houston Texans

Dunn was signed off the Chicago Bears' practice squad by the Houston Texans on October 13, 2015.[11] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Texans.[12] Two days later, he was signed to the Texans' practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2016. He was released on October 13, 2016.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was signed back to the active roster on October 19, 2016.[15] He was released again on November 26, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brandon Dunn". gocards.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "BRANDONDUNN". chicagobears.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Brandon Dunn". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brandon Dunn". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Brandon Dunn". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2015). "Bears make cuts to reduce roster to 53". chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 7, 2015). "Bears sign 10 to practice squad". chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Rich (September 19, 2015). "Bears promote DE Brandon Dunn". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ Finley, Patrick (October 3, 2015). "'Megapunt' out Sunday, so Bears sign Spencer Lanning". chicago.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ "BRANDON DUNN". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Texans add DT Brandon Dunn to 53-man roster". houstontexans.com. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com.
  13. ↑ "Texans add Brandon Dunn, Joseph Cheek to practice squad".
  14. ↑ "Texans sign Nelson, waive Dunn". HoustonTexans.com. October 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Texans sign Jones, add Dunn to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. October 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Texans sign Ufomba Kamalu". HoustonTexans.com. November 26, 2016.
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