Player Career

Brandon Garner Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Brandon Garner story

Brandon Garner built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Mansfield, TX wearing No. 37, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Brandon Garner's career was his defensive production: 184 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with North Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brandon Garner's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Brandon Garner moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Texas

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNorth Texas0
2015 Regular SeasonNorth Texas00
2016 PostseasonNorth Texas11.528.57.311.5
2016 Regular SeasonNorth Texas11.528.57.30
2017 PostseasonNorth Texas18.533.58.47
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Texas18.533.58.40
2018 PostseasonNorth Texas35.547.713.817
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Texas35.547.713.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Marshall

Week 6 · W 38-21 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Liberty

Week 4 · W 47-7

6

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

@ SMU

Week 2 · L 32-54

5

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#4

vs UAB

Week 4 · W 46-43 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#5

@ Arkansas

Week 3 · W 44-17

4

Havoc Plays

74.5 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · North Texas

35.5 primary output · 47.7 efficiency · 13.8 usage

80.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · North Texas

80.4

35.5 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 13.8 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · North Texas

48.1

18.5 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

17

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games