Brannon Austin
No. 34 Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||||
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| Running back | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: April 14th, 1998 (age 23) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth: Pensacola, FL | |||||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||||
| College: FIU Panthers | |||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 130 | |||||||||||||
| Debuted in 2021 for the Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2022 | |||||||||||||
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Brannon Austin (born April 14th, 1998) is an American football runningback for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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College career
Austin went to a junior college, Pensacola State College, after high school. After his junior season, he made the leap to an FBS program in FIU. Austin became the leading rusher and main focus of the Panthers offense in his senior season.
College statistics
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 246 | 1,146 | 4.66 | 12 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | |||
| NCAA Career Totals | 12 | 12 | 246 | 1,146 | 4.66 | 12 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | |||
Professional career
Draft
Austin was selected with the 130th overall pick in the 2021 NFLHC Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Los Angeles Chargers
Despite being a 5th round pick, Austin was competing for the starting position with Mamadou Heard immediately. After a strong rookie minicamp, Austin was leading the race. Austin started 15 games for the Chargers in his rookie season, missing one due to a hip bruise. He only scored 3 TDs and averaged 3.81 YPC but the Chargers are encouraged about his future, especially after Pro Football Focus wrote an article in which Austin was named the #1 RB in ability to gain yardage after first contact, right above names like Vaughan Abraham and Akili Wallace.
