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| Born: | February 8, 1993 Guthrie, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Guthrie (Guthrie, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||
| College: | Missouri | ||||||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 160 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||||
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Kentrell Brothers (born February 8, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Missouri. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
High school career
Kentrell attended Guthrie High School in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where he was a two-way star for the Bluejays football team at defensive end and wide receiver. During a playoff game in his junior year, Brothers roasted an Oklahoma-committed offensive lineman in a game against Duncan for four sacks. As a senior, he turned around and recorded five sacks on the same commit against Duncan in week 1, and also managed to score three touchdowns in that game. Following his junior season at Guthrie, Missouri became the first school to offer him a scholarship offer. Over the course of his senior year in which he posted over 100 tackles and 19 sacks as a defensive end and caught 63 balls for 1,304 yards and 18 touchdowns at wide receiver, the number of scholarships ballooned to 14 offers from all across the country. In addition to football, Brothers also participated in basketball and tennis at Guthrie.
Brothers was regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to the University of Missouri to play college football on November 11, 2010.[1]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Missouri in 2011 due to an injury, Brothers played in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2012 and recorded 14 tackles. As a sophomore in 2013, Brothers became a starter and started all 14 games. He finished the year with 70 tackles, three interceptions and one sack.[2] As a junior in 2014, he had a team-leading 122 tackles.[3][4]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TfL | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | ||
| 2012 | Missouri | 11 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Missouri | 14 | 14 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Missouri | 14 | 14 | 121 | 64 | 57 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Missouri | 12 | 12 | 152 | 73 | 79 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 40 | 357 | 184 | 173 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
| External videos | |
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 Brothers' NFL Combine workout | |
| Brothers gets drafted by Minnesota |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
30+3⁄4 | 9+3⁄4 | 4.73 s | 1.68 s | 2.84 s | 4.11 s | 6.99 s | 31+1⁄2 | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 19 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine except 40 time, vertical and bench press from Missouri Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
At the NFL Combine, Brothers ran the 40-yard dash in 4.89 seconds, which ranked 27th among 31 linebackers, but his 4.73-second sprint at Missouri Pro Day would have tied him for the fifth-fastest among inside-linebacker prospects. In addition, he also improved his vertical jump 3 inches to 31+1⁄2 inches and matched his bench press with a personal-record 19 repetitions.[6]
Brothers was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round, 160th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.[7]
Brothers didn't play any defensive snaps as a rookie, but he contributed to the team as a special teamer, finishing third on the Vikings with nine special teams tackles. He was the only player to make two units on the All-PFF Special Teams teams.[8]
On April 20, 2018, Brothers was suspended the first four games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy.[9][10] After becoming a free agent following the 2019 NFL season, Brothers was suspended for the first nine weeks of the 2020 NFL season on July 17, 2020.[11] He was reinstated from suspension on November 10, 2020.[12]
Montreal Alouettes
Brothers signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on February 17, 2021.[13]
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | ||
| 2016 | MIN | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIN | 12 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIN | 13 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals[14] | 51 | 1 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Przybylo, Robert (November 10, 2010). "Guthrie's Kentrell Brothers commits to Missouri". NewsOK.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Palmer, Todd (October 13, 2014). "Linebacker Kentrell Brothers coming into his own for Missouri". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ David, Morrison (August 9, 2015). "Underdog role nothing new for Brothers". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Palmer, Tod (September 7, 2015). "Mizzou's Kentrell Brothers impressing coaches with defensive prowess". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "*Kentrell Brothers – Missouri, ILB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout External News". nfldraftscout.com.
- ↑ Palmer, Tod (March 23, 2016). "Shining before scouts, relaxed Kentrell Brothers rocks Mizzou Pro Day". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Smith, Eric (April 30, 2016). "Vikings Tab Tackling Machine Kentrell Brothers in 5th Round". Vikings.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ↑ McGuinness, Gordon (January 12, 2017). "The best special teamers in the NFL in 2016". Pro Football Focus. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Vikings' Kentrell Brothers suspended 4 games by NFL". NFL.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Tomasson, Chris (April 20, 2018). "NFL suspends Vikings LB Kentrell Brothers four games for PED". Twin Cities. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (July 17, 2020). "Kentrell Brothers suspended nine games". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Kentrell Brothers: Suspension lifted". CBSSports.com. November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Alouettes add four Americans to the roster". MontrealAlouettes.com. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Kentrell Brothers Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 2, 2017.