Brandon Powell


Brandon Powell is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football at Florida.

College career

Brandon Powell entered the Florida football program out of Deerfield Beach High School as a 4 star recruit and was ranked 267th overall in the ESPN 300 and was also the 34th ranked athlete in the 2014 recruiting class. Brandon began his collegiate career as a running back at Florida. He later switched to wide receiver his sophomore year. During his freshman season, he caught 15 passes for 147 yards with a touchdown. As a sophomore, Powell caught 29 passes for 390 yards and 3 touchdowns, including a career long 77 yard score against Ole Miss. As a junior, he had 45 receptions for 387 yards and 2 touchdowns. During his senior year, Powell had a team high 42 receptions for 406 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Powell signed for the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. On December 30, Powell started in place of Kenny Golladay and caught six passes for 103 yards against the Green Bay Packers.
On August 31, 2019, Powell was waived by the Lions.

Atlanta Falcons

On September 2, 2019, Powell was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. On November 5, 2019, Powell was promoted to the active roster.