| No. 33 Green Bay Packers | |
| Running back | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: December 14, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Piqua, Ohio | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Ohio State | |
| Undrafted in 2011 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2011 | |
| Rushing yards | 33 |
| Yards per carry | 3.7 |
| Touchdowns | 0 |
Brandon Croft Saine (born December 14, 1988) is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Ohio State University. He played high school football and ran track for the Piqua Indians. Saine was compared to Reggie Bush while entering his Freshman year at Ohio State, due to his ability to be a jack of all trades, running, blocking and even spending time in the slot as a WR. Saine has been officially timed at 4.4 seconds in the forty yard dash,[1] although he has been unofficially timed at 4.25 seconds.[2]
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As a junior, Brandon Saine ran for over 1,300 yards and scored 21 touchdowns while garnering All-State, All-Conference, and Conference Player of the Year honors.[3] In his senior year, he ran for 1,895 yards and 27 touchdowns on 259 carries, while recording 30 receptions for 412 yards, And won state. Saine was the 2006 Mr. Football Award recipient and was ranked second overall in the 2007 football recruiting class from Ohio by Rivals.com, and ranked 50th among the Rivals 100, a list compiled from nationwide recruits.[4] He was said to have ran a 4.2 forty time during his senior year [5]
Saine also lettered in track at Piqua and currently holds the Ohio Division I record in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.38, which he set in 2006.[6] He had four state track titles and a national championship in the 60-meter dash.[7]
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| Year | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2007 | 60 | 267 | 4.5 | 2 | 12 | 160 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 26 | 65 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 145 | 739 | 5.1 | 4 | 17 | 224 | 13.2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 70 | 337 | 4.8 | 2 | 23 | 195 | 8.5 | 5 |
| Total | 301 | 1408 | 4.68 | 9 | 55 | 616 | 11.2 | 8 |
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Saine was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers on July 28, 2011.[9]