Brandon Spikes
Spikes with the Buffalo Bills in 2014
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| No. 51 Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 3, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Shelby, North Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Shelby (NC) Crest | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 349 |
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| Sacks: | 2.0 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Pass deflections: | 15 |
| Forced fumbles: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Brandon Spikes (born September 3, 1987) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, was recognized as an All-American twice and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Spikes was born in Shelby, North Carolina. He attended Crest High School in Shelby, and was a standout high school football player for the Crest Chargers. Coming out of high school he was considered one of the best linebacker prospects in the nation, and was rated the number one prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com and 33rd overall best player in the country according to Scout.com. He was also selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Spikes accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida over offers from several other colleges. At Florida, he was a four-year letterman, and played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2009. Spikes appeared in 47 games for Florida with 39 starts at linebacker. He registered 307 tackles (178 solo) in his career, with 31.5 for loss, including 6.5 sacks. He forced two fumbles, recovered four fumbles and had six interceptions which he returned for 139 yards and four touchdowns, more than any other player in the nation and a Florida school record.
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