Brandon Silvers

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Brandon Silvers
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Silvers with the Seattle Dragons in 2020
St. Louis Battlehawks
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-09) May 9, 1994 (age 29)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Gulf Shores (Gulf Shores, Alabama)
College: Troy (2013–2017)
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

William Brandon Silvers (born May 9, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Troy.

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Early years

William Brandon Silvers was born to Rae Ann and Jeff Silvers on May 9, 1994, in Pensacola, Florida. He has one brother, Chase. His uncle, Carey Christensen, played starting quarterback for the Foley Lions and Troy Trojans, helping the latter to win the 1984 NCAA Division II Football Championship. His aunt, Metta Christensen Stapleton, was a star basketball player for the Foley Lions and South Alabama Jaguars. [1]

Silvers first started as quarterback his junior year at Gulf Shores High School in Gulf Shores, Alabama. He threw for 2,468 yards and 26 touchdowns. Silvers had a 54% completion rating his senior year, with 201 attempts for 1,400 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also rushed for 410 yards on 116 carries and nine touchdowns. [1] At the time, ESPN ranked him as the 27th best high school quarterback in the country. [2]

College career

Silvers began playing for the Troy Trojans in 2014, where he set an NCAA record for the highest completion percentage by a freshman. After 2 losing seasons, Silver led the 2016 Trojans to a 10–3 record and a victory in the Dollar General Bowl over Ohio. For his efforts, he was named First-team All-Sun Belt. 2017 would see Silvers lead the Trojans to another winning record and a Sun Belt Conference co-championship. His final season would be capped off with a victory in the New Orleans Bowl against North Texas. He declared for the NFL Draft shortly after. In his 4 years at Troy University, Silvers passed for 10,677 yards, 71 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions with a 64.4% completion rating, while also adding 415 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 237 attempts. He ended his college career with a passing rating of 135.8. [3] As of 2022, Silvers is second all-time for passing yards and passing touchdowns at Troy.

Collegiate statistics

Legend
NCAA record (for freshman)
SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttYdsPctTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2014 11113–81912711,83270.5113138.41001962.05
2015 11113–82013292,37561.1207137.541411.02
2016 131310–32934603,18063.72312133.0481282.74
2017 131311–22834433,29063.9177135.848501.05
Career484827–219681,50310,67764.47129135.82374151.816

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		220 lb
(100 kg)		29+1⁄2 in
(0.75 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		5.06 s1.75 s2.96 s4.78 s7.68 s28.0 in
(0.71 m)		8 ft 7 in
(2.62 m)
All values from Pro Day [4] [5]

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Silvers was invited to the New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp, but was not signed to a contract. [6]

Memphis Express

He was drafted by the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) during the 2019 AAF QB Draft. He started the 2019 season as the third-string quarterback behind Christian Hackenberg and Zach Mettenberger.

Hackenberg was demoted to third string after several weeks of poor play and an injury sidelined Mettenberger in week 6. Silvers then began splitting time with recently signed Johnny Manziel. Silvers and Manziel combined to lead the Express to just its second victory of the season in week 7. Silvers passed for the game-winning touchdown in overtime to beat the Birmingham Iron. [7] With Manziel suffering an injury early in week 8, Silvers played the bulk of the game against the top-ranked Orlando Apollos. Silvers nearly pulled off an upset before losing 34–31, with a late interception by Silvers. [8]

Silvers started two games for the Express, passing for 799 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, and had a 64% completion rating. [9]

New York Jets

On April 10, 2019, Silvers signed with the New York Jets of the NFL. [10] He was waived on May 6, 2019.

Seattle Dragons

On October 15, 2019, Silvers was chosen to be the first quarterback of the Seattle Dragons of the XFL. [11] He signed a contract with the team on November 4, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [12]

Silvers signed with the Conquerors of The Spring League in May 2021. [13] Silvers would be a part of the Conquerors Week 1 roster. [14] In the 2021 season, Silvers would go on to lead the league in passer rating, guiding his team to a 4–2 record. Unfortunately, the Conquerors would fall short of making the championship game. Silvers finished his first season in the Spring League with 685 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, 1 interception, and a passer rating of 127.3.

Silvers signed with the United States Football League (USFL) after the deadline to be included in the 2022 USFL draft and was included in the supplemental draft, but went undrafted. [15]

Houston Roughnecks

On September 29, 2022, XFL reporter Mike Mitchell reported that 8 quarterbacks that worked with Jordan Palmer have reportedly signed with each team. Silvers was signed to the Houston Roughnecks. Silvers started 8 of the Roughnecks' 10 games and led them to the playoffs. [16] [17]

St. Louis Battlehawks

On February 14, 2024, Silvers was signed by the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). [18]

Professional statistics

YearLeagueTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2019 AAF MEM 521-18012564.07996.44286.14225.50
2020 XFL SEA 441-35310252.05395.26470.7210.50
2021 TSL CNQ 422-0558068.86858.691127.3451.30
2023 XFL HOU 886-215626259.51,5515.913983.48-8-1.00
Career171210-627644262.42,9856.8291094.717191.10

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References

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  2. ↑ "Brandon Silvers – Football Recruiting". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Brandon Silvers College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2018 Draft Scout Brandon Silvers, Troy NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Brandon Silvers 2018 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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  7. ↑ Anderson, Brett (March 24, 2019). "AAF Week 7 scores, updates, highlights: Johnny Manziel debuts, but other Express QB wins it in OT". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ Munz, Jason (March 30, 2019). "Memphis Express lose Johnny Manziel to injury, game to Orlando Apollos". The Tennessean.
  9. ↑ "Alliance Stats". Alliance of American Football. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  10. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (April 10, 2019). "Jets Sign QB Brandon Silvers". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. ↑ Florio, Mike (October 15, 2019). "XFL announces its eight allocated quarterbacks". Profootballtalk.com . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ @TheSpringLeague (May 4, 2021). "First look at the #TSLConquerors roster at #TSL2021!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2021– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ The Spring League 🏈 [@TheSpringLeague] (May 4, 2021). "First look at the #TSLConquerors ⚔️ roster at #TSL2021! In Week 1, The Linemen will face the Conquerors from @LucasOilStadium at 10 pm ET on Thursday, May 6! The game will air on @FS1. Tickets for the Week 1 doubleheader in Indy can be purchased here: https://bit.ly/3xHRCKz" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2023– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Brandon Silvers Reportedly set for USFL Supplemental Draft". February 28, 2022.
  16. ↑ "XFL: The First Group Of Tentatively Assigned Quarterbacks For The 2023 Season". September 29, 2022.
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