Defensive tackle, NC State, 2022–25
Brandon Cleveland
Lettered 2023–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 315 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
- Born
- Aug 27, 2004
Brandon Cleveland played defensive tackle at NC State (2022–25). The Las Vegas Raiders took Cleveland in round 7, No. 229 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NC State | 44 | DT | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | NC State | 44 | DT | So. | ||
| 2024 | NC State | 44 | DT | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 44 | DT | Sr. | 6′4″ | 315 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 NC State 12 games, 36 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Virginia | W 35–31 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Duke | L 33–45 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 21–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Campbell | W 56–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Notre Dame | L 7–36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–53 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Miami | L 7–41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Florida State | W 21–11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. North Carolina | W 42–19 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 31–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2024 NC State 13 games, 36 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Carolina | W 38–21 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee | L 10–51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 30–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | L 35–59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Wake Forest | L 30–34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Syracuse | L 17–24 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at California | W 24–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Stanford | W 59–28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Duke | L 19–29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atGeorgia Tech | L 29–30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | atNorth Carolina | W 35–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.East Carolina | L 21–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 NC State 12 games, 28 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at UConn | W 24–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Notre Dame | L 24–45 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. VMI | W 45–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atVirginia | W 24–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Louisville | L 10–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Marshall | W 48–41 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Clemson | W 24–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Miami | W 20–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWake Forest | W 26–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atVirginia Tech | W 35–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.North Carolina | W 39–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 19–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 NC State 4 games, 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs.UConn | W 41–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Wake Forest | W 30–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Boston College | L 20–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atLouisville | L 10–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ | |
| Weight | 307 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.12 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.78 s | |
| Vertical jump | 26½″ | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.91 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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