Last confirmed: Buffalo, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 305 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Ben Davis
Justin Brandon: DL · Buffalo · #90.
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Justin Brandon
Wins his gap play after play. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Buffalo behind him. On tape: 5 tackles against Army, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs Delaware State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-29@ Temple | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-28vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-13@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-42vs Army | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-6vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-17@ Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-42vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-14vs Kent State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | L 17-52@ Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-14@ Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 29-30vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 32-42@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 48-14
vs Kent State
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Kent State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%5 TFLSack rate
11%3 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry27 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
42.2%
419 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
70.9
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 34 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
