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Brandon Council Season 2022

#71

Brandon Council Season 2022

PositionOL
Weight328 lbs
Height6-4
ClassSenior
HometownTar Heel, N.C.
Previous SchoolAkron

2022: Returning starter at left guard … starter at center since the LSU game … has played all five offensive line positions at Auburn  just as he did at Akron … game captain: Georgia … coaches’ offensive lineman of week: Mercer … team offensive lineman of the year ... NFLPA Collegiate All-Star Game

2021: Starting right tackle who is returning from knee surgery that ended his season last year after the Ole Miss game … 40 career games played … missed the Texas A&M, Mississippi State and South Carolina games but returned to action against Alabama and the bowl ... Preseason: Mayo Clinic Comeback Award watch list

2020: Versatile grad transfer who was the early-season starter at right guard … started at right tackle vs. Arkansas with injury to Hamm … knee injury suffered against Ole Miss ended his season

Before Auburn: Three-year starter at Akron (2017-19), with starts at left and right tackle, left guard and center … redshirted the 2016 season and gained a medical waiver for 2018 … Dean’s List at Akron … played 2015 season at Jireh Prep (Charlotte, N.C.) for Coach Ryan Williams … team MVP and all-conference for Coach Russell Dove at West Bladen High … also the track and field MVP and a basketball letterman

Personal: Birthday is May 30 … son of Angel Jones and Robert Council … has four siblings: Robert Jr., Ryan, Corbin and Kiyla … earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management/sport studies from Akron in May, 2020 … doing graduate work in the College of Education