Defensive back, Miami, 2002–06
Brandon Meriweather
- Born
- Jan 14, 1984
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Brandon Meriweather played defensive back at Miami (2002–06). The New England Patriots took Meriweather in the first round, No. 24 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 57 | 31 | 88 | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 12 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| On file | 94 | 52 | 146 | 17.5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2006 Miami 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Florida State | L 10–13 | 1 |
2005 Miami 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. Colorado | W 23–3 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. South Florida | W 27–7 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Wake Forest | W 47–17 | 1 |
2004 Miami 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 27–3 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at Virginia | W 31–21 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 8¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 105 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2009–10)
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | New England Patriots | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | New England Patriots | 16 | 66 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | New England Patriots | 16 | 64 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | New England Patriots | 16 | 61 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Washington Redskins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 61 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | New York Giants | 13 | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL career | 105 | 414 | 6 | 17 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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