Brander Craighead (born September 8, 1990) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman who played two seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). 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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| Date of birth | September 8, 1990 |
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| Place of birth | Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
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| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | OL |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
| Weight | 300 lb (140 kg) |
| US college | UTEP |
| High school | Nepean (ON) Mother Teresa |
| CFL draft | 2013 / round: 1 / pick: 7 |
| Drafted by | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career history | |
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| 2013–2015 | Calgary Stampeders |
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Early years
editCraighead 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
editCraighead spent the 2008 season playing football for the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils.[2] He transferred to play football for the UTEP Miners.[1]
Professional career
editCraighead was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL 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] He retired in January 2016.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Brander Craighead". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ "58 Brander Craighead". utepathletics.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Scott (January 6, 2016). "Calgary Stampeders OL Brander Craighead: 'Do I really want to risk another serious brain injury?". calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2016.