New York, NY (Apr.27) – Former FAMU linebacker Brandon Hepburn was drafted by the Detroit Lions, in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft as the 245th pick overall. Hepburn, a New York native, impressed scouts with a stellar senior season. He led the Rattlers in tackles and had big performances on his post-seasonworkouts.
Hepburn becomes the second FAMU Rattler gridder to be drafted in three years, as former Rattler defensive back Curtis Holcomb, a teammate, was selected in the seventh round by San Francisco 49ers in the 2011 draft.
In 2008, he was redshirted that season as a tight end.
The following season, Hepburn was moved to the linebacker position and finished the season with 14 tackles (8UA, 6 Asst), two tackles for loss, two pass deflections, and two interceptions
In the 2011 season, he finished the season as the team's second leading tackler with 63 tackles (41 UA, 27 Asst), eight tackles for loss, five sacks, one interception, two breakups, four quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one force fumble.
The 2012 season was the most memorable season for Hepburn as he was awarded to the All State/AFCA Good Works team, the first member in FAMU Football history and the first HBCU player to be selected in the history of the award. In addition, he earned second team All-MEAC honors and was a Preseason All-MEAC selection. He finished the season as the team's leading tackler with 86 tackles (60 UA, 26 Asst.), 9.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, seven pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one force fumble.
Hepburn finishes his career at FAMU with 163 career tackles (109 UA, 54 Asst); 15.0 tackles for loss, 11 pass breakups, two force fumbles, one fumble recovery and 7.5 sacks.
INTERCEPTIONS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2010................ 10 2 73 0 47 36.5 7.3
2011................ 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2012................ 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL............... 32 2 73 0 47 36.5 2.3
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2010................ 10 0 0 0 0 73 73 7.3
2011................ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2012................ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL............... 32 0 0 0 0 73 73 2.3
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2010................ 10 8 6 14 2.0-11 2 0 0 0
2011................ 11 41 22 63 3.5-12 2 1 0 0
2012................ 11 60 26 86 9.5-33 7 1 1 0
TOTAL............... 32 109 54 163 15.0-56 11 2 1 0
SACKS G UA A Total Yds
2010................ 10 1 0 1.0 9
2011................ 11 1 0 1.0 8
2012................ 11 4 3 5.5 27
TOTAL............... 32 6 3 7.5 44
