Breon Borders
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Borders in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-22) July 22, 1995
Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Statesville
(Statesville, North Carolina)
College:Duke
Position:Cornerback
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Total tackles:42
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Breon Borders (born July 22, 1995) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Duke.

Early life and high school

Borders grew up in Statesville, North Carolina. During his senior year of high school, he was first-team all state as a football cornerback. In basketball, he was the county player of the year, leading his team to an overtime loss in the state championship game in which scored 26 points and gathered 9 rebounds. In track, Borders was the state champion in the 300 meter hurdles.[1]

College career

In his four years at Duke, Borders played in 49 games, with 35 starts. In his first year, he set Duke's all-time record for interceptions as a freshman. For his Duke career, Borders graduated with the school's 6th highest number of career interceptions, 2nd highest number of pass break ups, and 3rd highest number of passes successfully defended.

After his senior year, Borders was selected to the 2016 All-ACC third-team.

Overall, Borders recorded 148 total tackles, one sack, 12 interceptions, 34 pass deflections, and two forced fumbles in his 49 games.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(1.82 m)		 189 lb
(86 kg)		 30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m)		 8+1⁄4 in
(0.21 m)		4.49 s1.53 s2.58 s4.39 s6.98 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		12 reps
All values from Pro Day[2]

Oakland Raiders

Borders signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[3] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day.[4][5]

Buffalo Bills

On December 16, 2017, Borders was signed by the Buffalo Bills off the Raiders' practice squad.[6]

On September 1, 2018, Borders was waived by the Bills.[7]

Houston Texans

On September 12, 2018, Borders was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[8] He was released on October 2, 2018.[9]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 25, 2018, Borders was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018.[11]

On December 3, 2019, Borders was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad.[12]

Washington Redskins

On December 24, 2019, Borders was signed by the Washington Redskins off the Jaguars practice squad.[13] He was released on March 23, 2020.[14]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Borders signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 16, 2020.[15] He was waived on August 11, 2020.[16]

Miami Dolphins

Borders was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on August 12, 2020.[17] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[18]

Tennessee Titans

Borders in 2021

On September 21, 2020, Borders was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[19] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 8,[20] and activated back to the practice squad on October 20.[21] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[22] He was signed to the active roster on November 7.[23] In Week 12 against the Indianapolis Colts, Borders recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 45–26 win.[24] He was placed on injured reserve on December 12, 2020.[25] He was waived by the Titans on February 25, 2021,[26] but re-signed on March 1, 2021.[27]

Borders played in nine games in 2021 before being released on November 9, 2021, but was re-signed to the practice squad.[28]

Arizona Cardinals

On December 15, 2021, Borders was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off the Titans practice squad.[29] He was waived on January 16, 2022.[30] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on January 19, 2022.[31] He was released on August 14, 2022.[32]

Chicago Bears

On November 22, 2022, Borders was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[33] He was promoted to the active roster on December 23.[34]

Atlanta Falcons

On June 5, 2023, Borders signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[35] He was suspended the first two games of the 2023 season. He was released on August 29, 2023.[36]

New England Patriots

On September 21, 2023, the New England Patriots signed Borders to their practice squad.[37] He was not among the team's players signed to reserve/future contracts in 2024, and thus became a free agent at the expiration of his practice squad contract.[38][39]

References

  1. ↑ "Breon Borders - 2016 - Football". Duke University. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Breon Borders, Duke, CB, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Raiders Announce Practice Squad Signings". Raiders.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Brown, Chris (December 16, 2017). "Bills sign CB Breon Borders". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Texans sign three to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (October 2, 2018). "Texans cut Breon Borders from practice squad". Chron.com.
  10. ↑ "Jaguars put LB Donald Payne on injured/reserve, promote CB Dee Delaney to active roster". BigCatCountry.com. October 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jaguars promote CB Breon Borders and OL Brandon Thomas". Jaguars.com. December 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Jaguars promote CB Parry Nickerson to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Redskins Place Quinton Dunbar, Danny Johnson On Injured Reserve; Sign Breon Borders, Dee Delaney". Redskins.com. December 24, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Redskins Release Several Players". Redskins.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  15. ↑ Varley, Teresa (April 16, 2020). "Steelers sign four to add depth". Steelers.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  16. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 11, 2020). "Layne activated from reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Dolphins Awarded Cornerback Breon Borders". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Dolphins Acquire Lynn Bowden, Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 5, 2020.
  19. ↑ Melo, Justin (September 21, 2020). "Titans make three additions to practice squad". Music City Miracles. SB Nation. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  20. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (October 8, 2020). "Titans Add Two More Players to Reserve/COVID-19 List". Tennessee Titans. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  21. ↑ Alper, Josh (October 20, 2020). "MyCole Pruitt, Breon Borders off Titans' COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  22. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (October 31, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs. Bengals". Tennessee Titans. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  23. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (November 7, 2020). "Titans Make 12 Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Bears". Tennessee Titans. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts - November 29th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  25. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (December 12, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Jaguars". Tennessee Titans. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  26. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (February 25, 2021). "Titans Release WR Adam Humphries, Part Ways With DBs Chris Milton and Breon Borders, While Adding Former 49ers DL Jullian Taylor". Tennessee Titans.
  27. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (March 1, 2021). "Titans Sign DB Breon Borders Back to Roster". Tennessee Titans. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  28. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (November 9, 2021). "Titans Release WR Josh Reynolds, DB Breon Borders". Tennessee Titans. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  29. ↑ Urban, Darren (December 15, 2021). "Cardinals Sign Cornerback Breon Borders From Titans". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  30. ↑ Urban, Darren (January 16, 2022). "Cardinals Release Breon Borders". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  31. ↑ Urban, Darren (January 19, 2022). "Cardinals Sign 15 Players To 'Futures' Contracts". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  32. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 14, 2022). "Cardinals Make Their First Cuts To Get To 85". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  33. ↑ Bouda, Nate (November 22, 2022). "Bears Sign CB Breon Borders To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  34. ↑ Mayer, Larry (December 23, 2022). "Bears put Johnson, Vildor on IR; activate Herbert". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  35. ↑ Bair, Scott (June 5, 2023). "Falcons sign defensive back Breon Borders". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  36. ↑ Waack, Terrin (August 29, 2023). "Falcons announce initial 53-man roster for 2023". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  37. ↑ "Patriots Sign Two Players to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  38. ↑ O'Malley, Nick (January 7, 2024). "Which Patriots are free agents? Every player who could leave in 2024". MassLive.com.
  39. ↑ "Patriots Sign Seven Players to Future Contracts". New England Patriots. January 8, 2024.
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