Brandon
Spikes.
Brandon
Spikes.
Florida· 6'3"· 249 lb· 5.05s 40
A traditional downhill gap-control 3-4 defense or a two-gap 4-3 scheme that prioritizes stuffing interior runs and occupying blockers.
Year 1 two-down run-stuffing Mike LB who can anchor against the run; ceiling to be a consistently impactful run defender.
Any scheme that asks him to drop consistently into space or cover tight ends with significant range.
Brandon Spikes excels as a run defender in specific defensive schemes where his limited athletic profile is minimized.
Selected #62 overall in Round 2 of the 2010 NFL Draft by New England Patriots out of Florida.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.05sp50
- Vertical
- 29inp50
- Broad jump
- 111inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.97sp50
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Florida | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Brandon Spikes was a starting inside linebacker for the New England Patriots for four seasons, known for his run-stopping ability. He later played for the Buffalo Bills before his career ended due to off-field issues.