{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Brandon Burton | current_team = | number = 36, 27, 29 | position = Cornerback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|31}} | birth_place = West Germany | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 185 | high_school = Clear Creek {{nowrap|(League City, Texas, U.S.)}} | college = Utah (2007-2010) | draftyear = 2011 | draftround = 5 | draftpick = 139 | pastteams = * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}}) * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2013}}) * Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2014}})* * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2014}})* | pastcoaching = * Utah (2017-2018)<br>Graduate assistant * Arizona Hotshots ({{AAF Year|2019}})<br>Defensive backs coach * UT Permian Basin (2020-2022)<br>Defensive backs coach | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 14 | statlabel2 = Pass deflections | statvalue2 = 1 | pfr = BurtBr00 }}
'''Brandon Burton''' (born July 31, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). Burton played college football for the Utah Utes and was selected with the 139th pick in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He was also a member of the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts. He was the defensive backs coach for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).
==Early life== Burton attended Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas. He had 11 career interceptions.
==College career== Burton attended the University of Utah, and was redshirted as a freshman in 2007. In 2008 as a redshirt freshman Burton played in 11 games, mainly on special teams, recording three tackles. As a sophomore in 2009, he started 12 of 13 games, recording 43 tackles and an interception.
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 0 | weight = 190 | dash = 4.53 | ten split = | twenty split = | shuttle = 4.07 | cone drill = 6.93 | vertical = 32.0 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 10 | bench = 18 | wonderlic = | arm span = 31+1/2 | hand span = 8+1/2 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/brandon-burton?id=2495498|title = Brandon Burton Stats, News and Video - DB| website=NFL.com }}</ref> }}
===Minnesota Vikings=== Burton was selected with the 139th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>
Burton was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2013 (along with 18 others) to get to a 53-man roster.<ref>{{cite news |first=Arif |last=Hasan |title=Minnesota Vikings Release Final 53-Man Roster, Final Cuts |url=http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/8/31/4681032/minnesota-vikings-release-final-53-man-roster-final-cuts |work=DailyNorseman.com |publisher=SB Nation |date=August 31, 2013 |accessdate=September 1, 2013 }}</ref>
===Buffalo Bills=== Burton was signed by the Buffalo Bills on September 1, 2013. He was released October 25, 2013. He played in five games with the Bills, recording six total tackles during that span<ref>{{cite web|title=Buffalo Bills Cut Cornerback Burton, Add Wingo to Roster|url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/buffalobills/2013/10/27/buffalo-bills-cut-cornerback-burton-add-wingo-to-roster/|access-date=2013-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212742/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/buffalobills/2013/10/27/buffalo-bills-cut-cornerback-burton-add-wingo-to-roster/|archive-date=2013-10-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Cincinnati Bengals=== Burton was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on December 30, 2013. He was waived on June 11, 2014.
===Indianapolis Colts=== Burton was claimed by the Indianapolis Colts on June 12, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Aaron|title=Colts claim Brandon Burton, cut Marcus Hall|url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Colts-claim-Brandon-Burton-cut-Marcus-Hall.html|publisher=National Football Post|accessdate=14 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614042055/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Colts-claim-Brandon-Burton-cut-Marcus-Hall.html|archive-date=2014-06-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was waived on August 4, 2014.
==Coaching career== In 2019, Burton became the defensive backs coach of the Alliance of American Football's Arizona Hotshots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/arizona-hotshots-week-one-game-time-changed/n-5444144|title=Arizona Hotshots Week One Game Time Changed|work=Our Sports Central|date=February 2, 2019|accessdate=February 5, 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Football stats |nfl=2495498 |espn=14132 |pfr=B/BurtBr00}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130502081337/http://www.vikings.com/team/roster/brandon-burton/5dc31214-69b0-4695-bbba-18facb70725d/ Minnesota Vikings bio] * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713185508/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/burton_brandon00.html |date=July 13, 2011 |title=Utah Utes bio}} * {{Twitter}} * [http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/brandon-burton?id=2495498 NFL combine profile]
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