Garrett Bradbury (born June 20, 1995) is an American professional football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.
| No. 56 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | June 20, 1995 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Charlotte Christian | ||||||
| College: | NC State (2014–2018) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 1 / pick: 18 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024 | |||||||
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Early life
editBradbury attended Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina, where played high school football as a tight end and defensive lineman.[1]
College career
editBradbury was originally a tight end at NC State before moving to the offensive line in 2015. As a senior in 2018, he was a consensus All-American and won the Rimington Trophy.[2][3] He did not allow a single quarterback sack in over 900 snaps in 2018.[4]
Professional career
edit| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) |
4.92 s | 1.70 s | 2.84 s | 4.53 s | 7.41 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
34 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Bradbury was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round with the 18th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.[7] As a rookie, he started all 16 regular season games and both of the Vikings' playoff games in the 2019 season.[8] In 2020, Bradbury started all 16 games.[9] In the 2021 season, he started in all 13 games he appeared in.[10]
On January 2, 2022, Bradbury was part of a play that re-enacted former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris' Immaculate Reception. Quarterback Sean Mannion attempted a pass to tight end Tyler Conklin, who was hit by two Green Bay Packers defenders. The hit on Conklin caused the ball to be deflected into the air, where Bradbury caught it and turned the play into a 21-yard reception.[11]
The Vikings declined the fifth-year option on Bradbury's contract on May 2, 2022, making him a free agent after the season.[12] In the 2022 season, he appeared in and started 12 games.[13]
On March 14, 2023, Bradbury signed a three-year, $15.7 million contract extension with the Vikings.[14] In the 2023 season, he appeared in and started 14 games.[15]
References
edit- ^ Louis-Jacques, Marcel (January 23, 2019). "N.C. State center Garrett Bradbury met with hometown Panthers. Would they be a match?". The News & Observer. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Giglio, Joe (December 7, 2018). "From unheralded tight end to top center, NC State's Garrett Bradbury takes home national award". The News & Observer. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Friedlander, Brett (December 6, 2018). "NC State's Bradbury wins Rimington Trophy". The North State Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Peters, Craig (April 25, 2019). "Prospect Profile: N.C. State C Garrett Bradbury". Vkings.com. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Garrett Bradbury Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Garrett Bradbury, North Carolina State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Vikings draft NC State center Garrett Bradbury at No. 18". USA TODAY. Associated Press. April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ "Garrett Bradbury 2019 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Garrett Bradbury 2020 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Garrett Bradbury 2021 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Larry (September 29, 2023). "Watch: Vikings OL Garrett Bradbury makes 'immaculate reception'". Yardbarker. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Fifth-year option tracker for first-round picks from the 2019 NFL Draft". NFL.com. April 25, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Garrett Bradbury 2022 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Young, Lindsey (March 14, 2023). "Garrett Bradbury & Vikings Agree to Terms; Center to Remain in Minnesota". Vikings.com.
- ^ "Garrett Bradbury 2023 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2024.