Caleb Brantley

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Caleb Brantley
No. 99
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-02) September 2, 1994 (age 29)
Crescent City, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Crescent City
College: Florida
NFL draft: 2017  / Round: 6 / Pick: 185
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:19
Sacks:2.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Caleb Brantley (born September 2, 1994) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Florida and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Washington Redskins / Football Team.

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Early years

Brantley attended Crescent City High School in Crescent City, Florida. As a senior, he had 94 tackles and five sacks. A 4-star recruit, Brantley committed to Florida to play college football over offers from Alabama, Auburn, California, Florida A&M, Florida State, Miami, Ole Miss, Purdue, South Florida, Tennessee, and USC. [1] [2] [3]

College career

After redshirting his first year at the University of Florida in 2013, Brantley played in all 12 games in 2014 and had 21 tackles. As a sophomore in 2015, he appeared in 13 games with 10 starts and recorded 28 tackles and three sacks. [4] [5] As a junior in 2016, he had 31 tackles and 2.5 sacks. After the season, Brantley decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft. [6] [7]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Brantley was projected as an early second round pick. Due to pending criminal charges, he dropped to the sixth round before he was drafted 185th overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2017 NFL Draft. [8] The charges were dropped on May 17, 2017, with Brantley signing a four-year contract with the team a day later. [9] [10] Brantley was waived on September 1, 2018. [11]

Washington Redskins / Football Team

On September 3, 2018, Brantley was signed by the Washington Redskins. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on September 13, 2019. [13] On March 23, 2020, Brantley re-signed with the team. [14] He chose to opt-out of the 2020 NFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] Brantley was released on April 9, 2021. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ George, Rachel (January 28, 2012). "Class of 2013 DT Caleb Brantley commits to UF". Orlando Sentinel. Articles.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Caleb Brantley, 2013 Defensive Tackle - Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gators defensive tackle Brantley to return for 2016 season". Palmbeachpost.com. December 19, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "UF DT Caleb Brantley 'a force to block' in 2016 for Gators". Orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gators DT Caleb Brantley enters draft". Espn.com. January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gators' DT Caleb Brantley declares for NFL draft". Orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Browns draft Caleb Brantley, but may not keep him". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Battery charge against Caleb Brantley dismissed". NFL. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (May 19, 2017). "Browns sign 6th-rounder Caleb Brantley, who was cleared in battery case". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Browns announce 53-man roster". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  12. ↑ Kring-Schreifels, Jake (September 3, 2018). "Redskins Sign Caleb Brantley, Waive Anthony Lanier II". Redskins.com.
  13. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 13, 2019). "Derrius Guice, Caleb Brantley head to injured reserve". NBC Universal. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Redskins Re-Sign DL Caleb Brantley". Redskins.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  15. ↑ Jhabvala, Nicki (July 27, 2020). "Washington's Cody Latimer placed on commissioner's exempt list; Caleb Brantley opts out". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  16. ↑ Alper, Josh (April 9, 2021). "Caleb Brantley, Thaddeus Moss among five players cut by Washington". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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