{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography | name = Brandon Rutley | image = 2019, 21, Brandon Rutley.jpg | alt = | caption = Rutley before a Lions game in 2019. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|9}} | birth_place = Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = 21 | import = yes | status = | position1 = Running back | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 192 | college = San Jose State | high_school = Martinez (CA) Alhambra | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2012}} | playing_team1 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2017}} | playing_team2 = Montreal Alouettes | playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2018}}–{{CFL Year|2020}} | playing_team3 = BC Lions | career_highlights = *Second-team All-WAC (2011) | CFL = brandon-rutley/158525/ }}
'''Brandon DiAundre Rutley'''<ref name="commencement program"/> (born April 9, 1989) is an American former professional football running back. He played college football at San Jose State. He was a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Early life== Rutley was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and later lived in Martinez, California.<ref name="SJSU bio">{{cite web|title=Brandon Rutley|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1551264|publisher=San Jose State Spartans|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183159/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1551264|archive-date=September 27, 2012|access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> Rutley graduated from Alhambra High School in 2007. Rutley was an all-league running back on the Alhambra football team and also played on the basketball and track teams.<ref name="SJSU bio"/>
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|year=2008}} {{College athlete recruit entry | recruit = Brandon Rutley | position = RB | hometown = Martinez, CA | highschool = Alhambra HS | feet = 5 | inches = 11 | weight = 180 | commitdate = February 7, 2007 | scout stars = 2 | rivals stars = 2 | 247 stars = 2 | espn grade = 75 }} {{College athlete recruit end | 40 = no | year = 2007 | rivals ref title = 2008 San Jose St. Football Commitment List | scout ref title = 2007 San Jose State College Football Recruiting Commits | 247 ref title = San Jose State 2008 Football Commits | espn ref title = San Jose State Spartans 2007 Player Commits | rivals school = sanjosestate | scout s = 199 | 247 school = sanjosestate | espn schoolid =23 | scout overall = 105 (RB), 102 (school) | rivals overall = 116 (school) | 247 overall = 109 (RB), 151 (CA), 108 (school) | espn overall = | accessdate = August 23, 2014 | archivedate = August 23, 2014 | rivals archiveurl=https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2008/sanjosestate-44 | scout archiveurl =https://247sports.com/ | 247 archiveurl =http://sanjosestate.247sports.com/Season/2008-Football/Commits | espn archiveurl =https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school?id=23&class=2007 | bball = }}
==College career== left|thumb|170px|Rutley at San Jose State's 2011 summer scrimmage. At San Jose State University, Rutley enrolled in the fall 2007 semester but did not play football.<ref name="on the run">{{cite web|title=San Jose State football: Brandon Rutley has Spartans on the run|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sjsu-spartans/ci_18991884|website=San Jose Mercury News|access-date=August 24, 2014|date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> He then played on the San Jose State Spartans football team from 2008 to 2011, the first two seasons under Dick Tomey. As a freshman in 2008, Rutley played all 12 games and ran 79 times for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns, with his longest run being a 60-yarder against #13 Boise State.<ref name="SJSU bio"/>
In 2009, Rutley played 10 games and had just 59 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.<ref name="SJSU bio"/> In 2010, San Jose State had a new head coach Mike MacIntyre. Rutley played all 12 games in 2010 and improved with 129 carries for 461 yards and 4 touchdowns.<ref name="SJSU bio" /> Rutley stood out for his ability to shed tacklers and make long-distance running plays.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilner|first1=Jon|title=San Jose State tailback Brandon Rutley relishes second chance vs. Boise State|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sjsu-spartans/ci_16352879|website=San Jose Mercury News|access-date=August 24, 2014|date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> Rutley also had 17 receptions for 183 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown reception.<ref name="SJSU bio" /> As a senior in 2011, Rutley earned second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors. He played 11 games and had 216 rushes for 903 yards and 12 touchdowns. Among his touchdown runs were one of 66 yards against New Mexico State and 65 yards against UCLA.<ref name="SJSU bio" /> Rutley also made 27 receptions for 336 yards.<ref name="SJSU bio" /> In San Jose State's homecoming game against Hawaii, Rutley fumbled a 25-yard reception with about 2:30 to go, but San Jose State rallied to beat Hawaii 28-27 in a game where San Jose State had six turnovers and Hawaii five.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Faraudo|first1=Jeff|title=San Jose State overcomes six turnovers to beat Hawaii|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sjsu-spartans/ci_19118476|website=San Jose Mercury News|access-date=August 24, 2014|date=October 15, 2011}}</ref> Rutley graduated from San Jose State in May 2012 with a B.A. in communication studies.<ref name="commencement program">{{citation|title=Commencement 2012|publisher=San Jose State University|year=2012|page=96}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2012 San Jose State University Commencement Student-Athlete Participation|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/downloads2/452906.pdf|publisher=San Jose State Spartan|access-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110190211/http://nmnathletics.com/downloads2/452906.pdf|archive-date=November 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 10 | weight = 200 | dash = 4.58 | ten split = 1.59 | twenty split = 2.65 | shuttle = | cone drill = 7.38 | vertical = 36 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 9 | bench = 14 | wonderlic = | arm span = | hand span = | note = Results were taken at San Jose State's Pro Day.<ref name="nfldraftscout">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=71642&draftyear=2012&genpos=RB|title=Brandon Rutley {{pipe}} San Jose State, RB : 2012 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|publisher=nfldraftscout.com|access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> }}
Rutley attended Oakland Raiders minicamp on a tryout basis after being undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft.<ref name="ibabuzz">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2012/05/12/players-here-on-tryout-basis/|title=Players here on tryout basis – Inside the Oakland Raiders|publisher=ibabuzz.com|access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref>
===Hamilton Tiger-Cats=== On August 22, 2012, Rutley signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions-august-2012 |title=Transactions - August 2012 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2014-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826133742/http://www.cfl.ca/transactions-august-2012 |archive-date=2014-08-26 }}</ref> Rutley had 2 rushing attempts for 17 yards.<ref name="CFL">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/5473 |title=Brandon Rutley | Roster | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2014-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826121102/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/5473 |archive-date=2014-08-26 }}</ref> The Tiger-Cats placed Rutley on injured reserve on September 27,<ref name="cfl">{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/transactions-september-2012|title=Transactions - September 2012 {{pipe}} CFL.ca {{pipe}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League|publisher=cfl.ca|access-date=August 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802115138/http://cfl.ca/transactions-september-2012|archive-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> placed Rutley on the non-active list on October 11,<ref name="cfl2">{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/page/transactions-october-2012|title=Transactions - October 2012 {{pipe}} CFL.ca {{pipe}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League|publisher=cfl.ca|access-date=August 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802121120/http://cfl.ca/page/transactions-october-2012|archive-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> and released Rutley on November 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/page/transactions-November-2012 |title=Transactions - November 2012 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2014-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114659/http://cfl.ca/page/transactions-November-2012 |archive-date=2014-08-26 }}</ref>
===Montreal Alouettes=== Rutley signed with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes on June 1, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/alouettes-transactions-june-1 |title=Alouettes Transactions: June 1 | Montreal Alouettes |access-date=2014-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114838/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/alouettes-transactions-june-1 |archive-date=2014-08-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had one rush attempt for 6 yards with Montreal.<ref name="CFL"/> The Alouettes released Rutley on August 11. He was re-signed to the Alouettes' practice roster on September 23, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 15, 2014.<ref name="cfl3">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |title=Transactions {{pipe}} CFL.ca {{pipe}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=cfl.ca |access-date=August 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226135515/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |archive-date=December 26, 2014 }}</ref> On February 3, 2015, the Alouettes and Rutley agreed to a two-year contract extension.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.tsn.ca/alouettes-re-sign-running-back-rutley-to-two-year-contract-1.198655|title = Alouettes re-sign running back Rutley to two-year contract|date = 3 February 2015|website = TSN|publisher = The Canadian Press|last = |first = }}</ref> Rutley saw increased playing time in the 2015 and 2016 seasons as the team's backup running back, carrying the ball 83 times for 454 yards in 2015, and 113 times for 495 yards in 2016. After almost a week as a free agent Rutley re-signed with the Alouettes, on a two-year contract, on February 20, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2017/02/20/alouettes-re-sign-rutley-johnson/|title=Alouettes re-sign Rutley, Johnson|date=2017-02-20|website=CFL.ca|access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref> Rutley only played in five games for the Alouettes in 2017, rushing for 291 yards on 49 carries.
=== BC Lions === On January 15, 2018, Rutley was acquired by the BC Lions via trade.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/lions-acquire-rb-rutley-from-alouettes-1.968544|title=Lions acquire RB Rutley from Alouettes - Article - TSN|date=2018-01-15|work=TSN|access-date=2018-01-15}}</ref> He announced his retirement from football on February 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brandon Rutley announces retirement |url=https://www.bclions.com/2021/02/26/brandon-rutley-announces-retirement/ |website=BCLions.com |date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" width="65%" style="text-align:center" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="6" | Rushing ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Receiving |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|Car|Carries}} ! {{Tooltip|Yards|Rushing yards}} ! {{Tooltip|Avg|Rushing average}} ! {{Tooltip|Long|Longest rush}} ! {{Tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} ! {{Tooltip|Rec|Receptions}} ! {{Tooltip|Yards|Receiving yards}} ! {{Tooltip|Avg|Receiving average}} ! {{Tooltip|Long|Longest reception}} ! {{Tooltip|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2012 || |HAM || 5 || 2 || 17 || 8.5 || 15 || 0 | 2 || 24 || 12.0 || 14 || 1 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2014 || |MTL || 1 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 6 || 0 | 1 || 7 || 7.0 || 7 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2015 || |MTL || 12 || 83 || 454 || 5.5 || 50 || 0 | 20 || 286 || 14.3 || 65 || 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2016 || |MTL || 12 || 113 || 495 || 4.4 || 23 || 4 | 35 || 305 || 8.7 || 38 || 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2017 || |MTL || 5 || 49 || 291 || 5.9 || 26 || 0 | 17 || 100 || 5.9 || 15 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2018 || |BC || 1 || 17 || 91 || 5.4 || 17 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 4 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |2019 || |BC || 11 || 61 || 341 || 5.6 || 36 || 0 || 9 || 76 || 8.4 || 16 || 0 |- bgcolor="e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | CFL totals ! 47 || 326 || 1,695 || 5.2 || 50 || 5 ! 85 || 802 || 9.4 || 65 || 5 |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://www.bclions.com/players/brandon-rutley/158525/ BC Lions bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20141125005543/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/roster/show/id/5473 Montreal Alouettes bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutley, Brandon}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:American football running backs Category:Canadian football running backs Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Category:Montreal Alouettes players Category:Sportspeople from Martinez, California Category:Players of American football from Contra Costa County, California Category:San Jose State Spartans football players Category:Players of American football from Tuscaloosa, Alabama Category:Players of Canadian football from Alabama Category:BC Lions players Category:Canadian football return specialists Category:Players of Canadian football from California