Brandon Croft Saine (born December 14, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Saine was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
Early life As a junior, Brandon Saine ran for over 1,300 yards and scored 21 touchdowns while receiving All-State, All-Conference, and Conference Player of the Year honors.recruiting.scout.com Brandon Saine Profile In his senior year, he ran for 1,895 yards and 27 touchdowns on 259 carries, while recording 30 receptions for 412 yards, And won state. Saine was the 2006 Mr. Football Award recipient and was ranked second overall in the 2007 football recruiting class from Ohio by Rivals.com, and ranked 50th among the Rivals 100, a list compiled from nationwide recruits.rivals He was said to have run a 4.2 forty time during his senior year
Saine also lettered in track at Piqua and currently holds the Ohio Division I record in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.38, which he set in 2006.ohsaa.org He had four state track titles and a national championship in the 60-meter dash.
College career Saine was compared to Reggie Bush while entering his Freshman year at Ohio State, due to his ability to be a jack of all trades, running, blocking and even spending time in the slot as a WR. Saine has been officially timed at 4.4 seconds in the forty yard dash,rivals100 although he has been unofficially timed at 4.25 seconds.cleveland.com Ohio State freshman Lamaar Thomas could challenge Brandon Saine for title of fastest Buckeye
College statistics Season Rushing Receiving Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 2007 60 267 4.5 2 12 160 13.3 1 2008 26 65 2.5 1 3 37 12.3 0 2009 145 739 5.1 4 17 224 13.2 2 2010 70 337 4.8 2 23 195 8.5 5 Total 301 1,408 4.7 9 55 616 11.2 8Source:espn.com
Professional career Saine was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers on July 28, 2011. Saine was released by the Packers on April 24, 2013 after failing a physical.
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External links Ohio State profile