Brandon Linder

TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2014 draft ... Placed on reserve/injured list on 10/5/15 ... Re-signed on 7/26/17... Placed on reserve/injured on 11/13/18

PRO (Games played/started - 70/70, 3/3)
• Became 24th offensive lineman drafted by the Jaguars in franchise history

• First player from the University of Miami ever drafted by the Jaguars

• Switched from RG to C prior to the 2016 season

• Was named an offensive team captain for the 2019 season for the third time in his career

TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2014 draft ... Placed on reserve/injured list on 10/5/15 ... Re-signed on 7/26/17... Placed on reserve/injured on 11/13/18

PRO (Games played/started - 70/70, 3/3)
• Became 24th offensive lineman drafted by the Jaguars in franchise history

• First player from the University of Miami ever drafted by the Jaguars

• Switched from RG to C prior to the 2016 season

• Was named an offensive team captain for the 2019 season for the third time in his career

2019 (w/ JAX - 16/16)
Started all 16 games in which he appeared at C ... Part of an offensive line that helped RB Leonard Fournette gain 1,674 yards from scrimmage ... Fournette became the only Jaguars player since 2011 to post at least 1,500 scrimmage yards in a single season

• 9/8 vs. K.C.: Started at C and helped the team rush for 81 yards

• 9/15 at HOU: Started at C

• 9/19 vs. TEN: Started at C and played in all 54 offensive snaps

• 9/29 at DEN: Started at C, aiding in RB Leonard Fournette's career-high 225 yards rushing and an average of 7.1 yards per carry ... The team finished with 269 total net rushing yards, the second-most in franchise history

• 10/6 at CAR: Started at C, helping RB Leonard Fournette eclipse the 100-yard mark in back-to-back games for the first time since his rookie season in2017

• 10/13 vs. N.O.: Started at C

• 10/20 at CIN: Started at C, paving the way for RB Leonard Fournette's 131 yards rushing

• 10/27 vs. NYJ: Started at C

• 11/3 vs. HOU: Started at C

• 11/17 at IND: Started at C

• 11/24 at TEN: Started at C

• 12/1 vs. T.B.: Started at C

• 12/8 vs. LAC: Started at C

• 12/15 at OAK: Started at C

• 12/22 at ATL: Started at C

• 12/29 vs. IND: Started at C

2018 (w/ JAX - 9/9)
Selected as an offensive captain by his teammates for the 2018 season

• 9/9 at NYG: Started at C and helped the team rush for 137 yards

2017 (w/ JAX - 13/13, 3/3)
Selected as an offensive captain by his teammates for the 2017 season ... Part of an offensive line that helped the team lead the league in rushing for the first time in franchise history and allowed a franchise-low 24 sacks

• 9/10 at HOU: Started at C and helped pave the way for the team to rush for 155 yards … Did not allow a sack

• 9/24 vs. BAL: Started at C and helped the team rush for 166 yards and did not allow a sack

• 10/1 at NYJ: Started at C and helped the team rush for 175 yards

• 11/5 vs. CIN: Started at RG in place of injured A.J. Cann and helped the team rush for 149 yards ... Part of a unit that allowed zero sacks for the third time on the season

• 11/19 at CLE: Started at C and helped the team rush for 139 yards

• 12/10 vs. SEA: Started at C and helped the team rush for 156 yards and did not allow a sack

• 12/17 vs. HOU: Started at C and helped the team rush for 138 yards

• 1/14 at PIT: Started at C and helped the team rush for 164 yards and did not allow a sack

2016 (w/ JAX - 14/14)
Part of an offensive line that allowed its fewest sacks since 2007 (34)

• 9/11 vs. G.B.: Made his first career start at C in team's season opener

• 10/2 vs. IND: Started at C, helping the team rush for 136 yards

• 11/6 at K.C.: Started at C, helping the team rush for a season-high 205 yards

• 11/20 at DET: Started at C and was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack

• 12/4 vs. DEN: Started at C and helped the team rush for 154 yards

2015 (w/ JAX - 3/3)
Placed on season-ending IR because of surgery to repair a labral tear in his left shoulder after injury suffered in Week 3

• 9/13 vs. CAR: Started at RG to kick off his second season with the Jaguars

• 9/20 vs. MIA: Helped the Jaguars rush for 123 yards and did not allow a sack

2014 (w/ JAX - 15/15)
Started 15 games at RG as a rookie ... Part of OL that helped club finish sixth in the NFL in average per rush (4.5)

• 9/7 at PHI: Started at RG in his NFL debut, one of three Jaguars rookies to start on opening day (WR Marqise Lee, WR Allen Hurns)

• 10/19 vs. CLE: Helped pave the way for an offense that rushed for a season-high 185 yards

• 10/26 vs. MIA: Helped paved the way for the club to rush for 176 yards, which was the first time since 2010 the team eclipsed 150-plus rushing yards in back-to-back games

• 12/28 at HOU: Started at RG and was part of OL that helped team produce 121 yards on 14 carries (8.6 avg.)

COLLEGE (at Miami (Fla.), 2010-13)
• Four-year starter and started 42 games (37 at RG, 2 at LT, 3 at C)

• Finished career with 35 TD-resulting blocks and 275 key blocks/knockdowns

• As a senior, named team's Most Valuable Player after leading team with 90 percent grade for blocking consistency, 11 TD-resulting blocks and 84 knockdowns

• Majored in health education

PERSONAL
• Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

• Named U.S. Army All-American and was rated the third-best center in the country by Rivals.com

• Helped team compile a 28-1 record during his final two seasons and captured the Class 5A state title as a junior

• Twitter handle is @BrandonLinder65

• Has built a lasting relationship with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville, including sponsoring the annual family holiday party