Height 2.01 m Name Brander Craighead Positions Lineman | CFL status National Status 6-Game Injured List Weight 136 kg | |
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Date of birth (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990 (age 25) High school Nepean (ON) Mother Teresa CFL draft 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 Parents Steven Craighead, Pamela Craighead Profiles | ||
UTEP Miners OL Brander Craighead
Brander Craighead (born September 8, 1990) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman who played two seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round of the 2013 CFL Draft. Craighead played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso and attended Mother Teresa High School in Nepean, Ontario. He also spent time at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia.
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- UTEP Miners OL Brander Craighead
- Adam Ayala and Brander Craighead
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Adam Ayala and Brander Craighead
Early years
Craighead played lacrosse for the Mother Teresa High School Titans. The Titan's did not have a football team. He also played city league football for the Nepean Redskins for ten years.
College career
Craighead spent the 2008 season playing football for the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils. He transferred to play football for the UTEP Miners.
Professional career
Craighead was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL with the seventh pick in the 2013 CFL Draft. He signed with the Stampeders on December 17, 2013. He was made his CFL debut, starting against the Montreal Alouettes, on June 28, 2014. He retired in January 2016.