Brandon Silvers

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Brandon Silvers
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Free agent
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-09) May 9, 1994 (age 27)
Pensacola, Florida
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Gulf Shores High School
College:Troy
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Sun Belt (2016)
  • NCAA Freshman Completion Percentage Record (2014)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

William Brandon Silvers (born May 9, 1994) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Troy.

Personal life[]

Silvers was born to Rae Ann and Jeff Silvers on May 9, 1994 in Pensacola, Florida. His full name is William Brandon Silvers. He has one brother, Chase. His uncle, Carey Christensen, played starting quarterback for the Foley Lions and Troy Trojans, helping the latter to win the 1984 NCAA Division II Football Championship. His aunt, Metta Christensen Stapleton, was a star basketball player for the Foley Lions and South Alabama Jaguars.[1]

High school career[]

Silvers first started as quarterback his junior year. He threw for 2,468 yards and 26 touchdowns. Silvers had a 54% completion rating his senior year, with 201 attempts for 1,400 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also rushed for 410 yards on 116 carries and nine touchdowns.[1] At the time, ESPN ranked him as the 27th best high school quarterback in the country.[2]

College career[]

In his 4 years at Troy University, Silvers passed for 10,677 yards with a 64.4% completion rating. He ended his college career with a passing rating of 135.8.[3]

Professional career[]

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Silvers was invited to the New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp, but was not signed to a contract.[4]

Memphis Express[]

He was drafted by the Memphis Express during the 2019 AAF QB Draft. He started the 2019 season as the third-string quarterback behind Christian Hackenberg and Zach Mettenberger.

Hackenberg was demoted to third string after several weeks of poor play and an injury sidelined Mettenberger in week 6. Silvers then began splitting time with recently signed Johnny Manziel. Silvers and Manziel combined to lead the Express to just its second victory of the season in week 7. Silvers passed for the game-winning touchdown in overtime to beat the Birmingham Iron.[5] With Manziel suffering an injury early in week 8, Silvers played the bulk of the game against the top-ranked Orlando Apollos. Silvers nearly pulled off an upset before losing 34–31, with a late interception by Silvers.[6]

Silvers started two games for the Express, passing for 799 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, and had a 64% completion rating.[7]

New York Jets[]

On April 10, 2019, Silvers signed with the New York Jets of the NFL.[8] He was waived on May 6, 2019.

Seattle Dragons[]

On October 15, 2019, Silvers was chosen to be the first QB of the Seattle Dragons of the XFL.[9] He signed a contract with the team on November 4, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]

Silvers signed with the Conquerors of The Spring League in May 2021.[11]

Professional statistics[]

Year League Team GP GS Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2019 AAF MEM 5 2 80 125 64.0 799 6.4 4 2 86.1 4 22 5.5 0
2020 XFL SEA 2 2 28 59 47.5 308 5.2 4 3 72.6 1 1 1.0 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Brandon Silvers". Troy Trojans. Troy College. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Brandon Silvers - Football Recruiting". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Brandon Silvers College Stats". Sports Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Anderson, Roy (May 1, 2018). "Troy QB Brandon Silvers to particiapte in Saints rookie minicamp". Who Dat Dish. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Anderson, Brett (March 24, 2019). "AAF Week 7 scores, updates, highlights: Johnny Manziel debuts, but other Express QB wins it in OT". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Munz, Jason (March 30, 2019). "Memphis Express lose Johnny Manziel to injury, game to Orlando Apollos". The Tennessean.
  7. ^ "Alliance Stats". Alliance of American Football. Alliance of American Football. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (April 10, 2019). "Jets Sign QB Brandon Silvers". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. ^ Florio, Mike (October 15, 2019). "XFL announces its eight allocated quarterbacks". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. ^ @TheSpringLeague (May 3, 2021). "First look at the #TSLConquerors roster at #TSL2021!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
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