James Bradberry
| No. 24 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 4, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pleasant Grove, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Pleasant Grove (AL) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Samford | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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James Bradberry (born August 4, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Samford.[1] He was drafted by the Panthers in the second round with the 62nd overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||
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| 6 ft 1 in | 211 lb | 33 3⁄8 in | 9 1⁄8 in | 4.50 s | 1.53 s | 2.60 s | 4.21 s | 6.91 s | 36 in | 10 ft 4 in | 16 reps | |||
| All values from 2016 NFL Scouting Combine.[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
Bradberry was selected 62nd overall by the Carolina Panthers. On May 10, 2016, Bradberry signed a 4-year, $3.69 million contract with the Panthers. The contract includes a $1.08 million signing bonus with $1.71 million guaranteed.[4]
He opened the 2016 NFL season as one of the starting cornerbacks, opposite veteran Bené Benwikere. After Julio Jones had 300 receiving yards over the Carolina Panthers in Week 4 of the NFL season, primarily against Benwikere and Daryl Worley, Benwikere was released.[5] This made Bradberry the number one starting cornerback, with fellow rookies Daryl Worley and Zack Sanchez the numbers two and three cornerbacks.[6] Bradberry would finish the season ranked by respected analytic site Pro Football Focus as the top-graded rookie cornerback of 2016 and number twenty overall.[7][8]
On June 5, 2017, Bradberry suffered a fractured wrist during OTAs and was ruled out for a least a month.[9]
References
- ↑ Inabinett, Mark (March 4, 2016). "Samford's James Bradberry takes inspiration to keep working from those he has inspired".
- ↑ "James Bradberry - CB - Samford - 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "James Bradberry - CB - Samford - 2016 NFL Combine Results". NFL Combine Results. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Former Samford cornerback James Bradberry signs NFL rookie deal with Panthers". May 10, 2016.
- ↑ Dubin, Jared. "Starting corner Bené Benwikere cut after Panthers give up 300 yards to Julio Jones". CBSSPORTS.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Orr, Conor. "Struggling Bené Benwikere released by Carolina Panthers". NFL.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ↑ Rizzuti, Anthony. "James Bradberry PFF's top-ranked rookie CB". pantherswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Claasen, Matt. "Ranking all 32 NFL secondaries this season". ProFootballFocus.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Henson, Max (June 5, 2017). "James Bradberry fractures wrist". Panthers.com.