Brandon McDonald
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2007 | — | CLE | 7 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | CLE | 16 | — | 68 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | CLE | 15 | — | 41 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | DET | 5 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | DET | 6 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | TB | 6 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 55 | — | 164 | 130 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 9 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #174 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Combine · 2007
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.58s
40-Yard
Low · 20th pct
Pos 20thAll 62thClass Pos 23thClass All 61th
33"
Vertical
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 44thClass Pos 13thClass All 40th
118"
Broad Jump
Low · 23th pct
Pos 23thAll 55thClass Pos 32thClass All 58th
17 reps
Bench
Above avg · 66th pct
Pos 66thAll 27thClass Pos 68thClass All 23th
7.44s
3-Cone
Low · 1th pct
Pos 1thAll 28thClass Pos 2thClass All 18th
4.76s
Shuttle
Low · 1th pct
Pos 1thAll 10thClass Pos 2thClass All 6th
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Memphis; Jones County JC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Eric WrightDB5yCorey WilliamsDT4yJerome HarrisonRB4yPhil DawsonK3yMike AdamsFS3yD'Qwell JacksonILB3yJamal LewisRB3yRobaire SmithDE3yKamerion WimbleyOLB3yDave ZastudilP3ySteve HeidenTE3yJosh CribbsWR3yBrodney PoolS3yDerek AndersonQB3yLawrence VickersFB3yBrady QuinnQB3yMatthew StaffordQB2yWillie McGinestOLB2yNdamukong SuhNT2yShaun RogersDT2yKyle Vanden BoschDE2yCalvin JohnsonWR2yNate BurlesonWR2yAhtyba RubinNT2y
2007 Draft Class· this player went #140
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrandon inherited the Cleveland Browns DB room from Daven Holly (2006–2007), and handed it to Eric Wright (2007–2010).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2012team change
Joined TB (from DET)
- 2012final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 2010team change
Joined DET (from CLE)
- 2007draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 5, Pick 140
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 185 lb
Frame
181 lb at 4.58s
Size-speed
33" vert / 118" broad
Explosion
17 reps
Bench power
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TB | 0 | W8Questionable· Ankle |
| 2011 | DET | 0 | W13Questionable· Thigh |
Knox
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
60%
20072012
2007 · backup · 7/16 G
2010 · cause not documented · 31%2011 · cause not documented · 38%
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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