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Name: Brandon Council (Transfer from Akron)
College: Auburn
Number: 71
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 302
Position: Pos2: C
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2023
40 Low: 5.44 40 Time: 5.50 40 High: 5.55
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Data Scout Notes: X-Down to FA/INJ-Prone-Bad ATH/Plays All 3/Recheck/May Not Start in 2022 2022: NAC...2021: NAC...2020: NAC...(+) 10-24-20 Knee INJ/Out for 2020...Transfer from Akron...Announced he would return due to NCAA COVID-19 waiver and play in 2021 on Jan 20 '22. Started 8 gms at LG, right leg injury in 1Q vs Alabama St (Sept 11) in '2 1. Started 4 gms at RG, 1 st at RT, missed rest of season due to knee injury vs Ole Miss in '20. Grad transferred from Akron to Auburn on April 16 '20. Entered transfer portal to leave Akron on Feb 14 '20. Wore #56 in '19. Started 7 gms at LG, 2 sts at C , 2 sts at RT, 1 st at LT in '19. Medical redshirt w/3 sts at RT, missed rest of season due to injury. Started 9 gms at LG, played 10 gms in '17. Redshirted in '16.
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Weight: 302
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Dates: 03/21/23
Hand: 09 7/8 Arm: 33 1/8
Wingspan: 80 3/4
Height: 6033
Weight: 302
40 Yrd Dash: 5.50
20 Yrd Dash: 2.94
10 Yrd Dash: 1.84
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 29
Vertical Jump: 29 1/2
Broad Jump: 08'03"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.75
3-Cone Drill: 8.09
-15 LBs/40 Time Range: 5.50 Twice/Projected 5.38/+.12
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Brandon Council, Auburn, Player News
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Auburn expects to have a full complement of players along the offensive and defensive lines healthy for summer workouts and ready to go when fall camp begins in August. Bryan Harsin on Tuesday evening, prior to an alumni event in Columbus, Ga., updated t he status of offensive linemen Nick Brahms, Austin Troxell and Brandon Council, as well as defensive lineman Jeffrey M'ba after each missed various amounts of time this spring due to injury. "Those guys are back," Harsin said. "They'll be ready to go…. We'll get them back, and by August, they'll be full-go, barring any setbacks, and they'll be ready to play." That's promising news in the trenches for Auburn, especially along the offensive line, where the Tigers made do with a patchwork unit this sprin g with three returning starters limited.Brahms and Troxell were both limited participants in spring practice, as Brahms worked his way back from a knee procedure he underwent in December and Troxell participated in a limited capacity due to an und isclosed injury. Neither participated in A-Day. "(Brahms and Troxell) actually practiced some, and they were non-contact, but they were getting a little physical, so they were getting a little bit of work in there," Harsin said. "And in the summer, you'r e not doing much contact, if any." Council, meanwhile, missed the duration of spring practices after undergoing an offseason procedure that sidelined him. That trio has a combined 84 career starts along the offensive line. Brahms is heading into his fift h season as the Tigers' starting center, while Council has been a fixture in the lineup the last two seasons when healthy, and Troxell emerged as the team's starting left tackle last season after years of battling injuries. - Birmingham News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023  OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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Auburn offensive lineman Brandon Council made an instant impact as a transfer last fall until he suffered a season-ending knee injury in late October. Although the months that followed were difficult, the senior seems well set to pick up right where he l eft off. Council discussed his injury rehab and his mindset entering the season on Wednesday. While the physical toll that came with tearing the ACL in his left knee - and later suffering a torn labrum in his shoulder - was considerable, Council explaine d the pain wasn't the only thing he had to overcome. "It was just really a mental game coming back from that injury," Council said. "Dr. [James] Andrews fixed me up real well. Rehab was tough in the beginning, but I got through it. I'm back probably bett er than ever; I just have to get back in that game shape now. My knee has been fine, really."Council was one of several Auburn players who were forced to play catch-up in the summer and fall due to limitations in the spring. Shoulder surgery left Council sporting a sling during spring practice and put an even greater emphasis on what he could do in the last few months before the season started. Based on what senior center Nick Brahms has seen so far, Council has met the expectations those watchin g him work. "Brandon has always been an athletic guy, and I don't think he's lost a step," Brahms said on Friday. "He did all of the conditioning and stuff with us this summer. He was 100 percent a lot of the summer. I think he did a good job today. He's working at different positions. He'll definitely contribute this year." - Opelika-Auburn News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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The start of Auburn's highly-anticipated fall camp finally arrived Friday morning with the first of two practice sessions. The Tigers are splitting up the work between the veterans and the newcomers to open the 25-practice camp in preparation for their s eason opener on Sept. 4. The media was allowed to watch roughly 20 minutes of Friday's opening session. Here were the biggest takeaways from what we saw: The Tigers' sported an interesting front five on the offensive line Friday. Auburn's first-team offe nsive line consisted of left tackle Austin Troxell, left guard Tashawn Manning, center Nick Brahms, right guard Brandon Council and right tackle Brodarius Hamm. There was plenty of movement among those players as practice continued, as Hamm and Manning a lso ran with the second teamers alongside right guard Kameron Stutts, center Avery Jernigan and left tackle Kilian Zierer.Council's status entering fall camp was one of the major questions surrounding the Tigers. A transfer from Akron, Council wor ked his way into a starting role in 2020 before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Ole Miss on Oct. 24. Council's offseason later included shoulder surgery. Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin spoke about Council's availability on Thursday. "He's n ot limited out there at practice. I think we understand that he hasn't had the amount of practice time that other guys have, so he's going to go. He's going to be able to go out there and cut loose," Harsin said. "We're going to have to do a good job of allowing him to build into a few things that he hasn't done in a while. Other than that, it's really kind of based on how he feels and how he looks, how he responds after each practice." - Opelika-Auburn News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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One of Auburn's most experienced and consistent offensive linemen will have no limitations in practice when the team opens fall camp Friday. Brandon Council has been fully cleared to practice this fall, according to head coach Bryan Harsin. Council was s idelined this spring while recovering from a tore ACL he sustained midway through last season, as well as an offseason shoulder issue. "As far as Council goes, he's not limited out there at practice," Harsin said. "… He's going to be able to go out the re and cut loose. We're going to have to do a good job of allowing him to build into a few things that he hasn't done in a while. Other than that, it's really kind of based on how he feels and how he looks, how he responds after each practice, what his r ecovery time is." Council's return without limitations is promising news for Auburn up front, and how quickly he returns to form could hold the key to unlocking the Tigers' best five-man lineup along the offensive line. - Birmingham News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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Auburn opened spring practice Monday with a handful of players expected to miss time or be limited in some capacity due to injury. First-year coach Bryan Harsin said that seven Tigers will see their spring season impacted by injuries: offensive lineman B randon Council, wide receivers Shedrick Jackson and Ze'Vian Capers, defensive backs Marco Domio, Zion Puckett and Ahmari Harvery, and linebacker Desmond Tisdol. Council, who sustained a severe knee injury in October, will be out for the spring while reco vering from that injury as well as a shoulder injury, according to Harsin. The former Akron grad transfer started five games along the offensive line, including four at right guard last season before his injury. - Birmingham News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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Auburn right guard Brandon Council is expected to miss the rest of the year with a knee injury. Tigers coach Gus Malzahn said Sunday that Council sustained a "pretty severe knee injury" in the win over Mississippi. "That was real tough," Malzahn said. "H e was really coming on and he's a super person and a really good player. That's going to be a tough blow.” Redshirt freshman Keiondre Jones replaced him against Ole Miss and senior Austin Troxell is another possibility Saturday against LSU. Council was a three-year starter at Akron, where he logged starts at four different positions on the line. He started at right tackle in the Arkansas game. - AP College Football
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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The two players who have received the most reps on either side of Brahms at guard this fall have been grad transfer Brandon Council on the left side and redshirt junior Tashawn Manning. Council, who arrived this summer after starting 24 consecutive games (when healthy) at Akron over the last three seasons, has been lauded for his versatility this fall, with the ability to play anywhere along the line, as well as the experience he brings to the position - which is something the rest of Auburn's linemen, Brahms excluded, lack at the college level. "What impresses me the most with him, though, is his versatility," Brahms said. "He can transfer his skills to tackle, guard. It's pretty impressive to watch. He's really quick. I think that's what really makes the difference with him. And getting off the ball. I think that's a key for offensive linemen, getting off the ball, really, before the defense sets. If you can time it up before even the center starts to snap the ball, that's perfect, and I think he do es a good job of that. So, I think that's really why he can play all five positions because he's so good."Versatile grad transfer Brandon Council "feels like he has something to prove" While Council has shown flexibility in being able to move to a ny position on the offensive line, he has emerged as the favorite at left guard, where offensive tackle Alec Jackson has been the one primarily working behind him. Manning, meanwhile, has stepped up at right guard, where he has been competing with redshi rt freshman Keiondre Jones for the starting job. - Birmingham News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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Council showed some of that potential as a true freshman in 2016, but Akron redshirted the former two-star prospect - as colleges often do with offensive linemen, which is often the most difficult position to evaluate from the high school to college leve l. "He continued to stay hungry," Ekkens said. "...He wanted to play that first year, but he trained hard, and after that, it was like as soon as he got in, as soon as he got an opportunity, we couldn't get him off the field. He was a guy that was going to play, and he just stay committed to it in the weight room, cleaned his body up from going from a guy that was at prep school, came into a weight program and quickly adapted, and then on the field, nothing was too big for him."That was in the MA C, but after appearing in 25 games at Akron - with 24 consecutive starts in contests in which he was healthy - Council wanted to prove the same in the SEC. He entered the transfer portal in mid-February before announcing in April that he would be transfe rring to Auburn, where Gus Malzahn was looking to add a grad transfer in the trenches. "He just has a commitment to doing things the right way," Ekkens said. "He's worked really hard to get where he's at, and I'm definitely proud of him for working himse lf into this opportunity. He's a competitive guy, and he had his options of where he could go, and he wanted to go somewhere that he could compete at the highest level." He's getting his chance to do that at Auburn this fall. It's just a matter of whethe r he'll earn a spot in that starting five when the season opener rolls around in a month. - Birmingham News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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Auburn picked up some veteran help along the offensive line on Thursday night. Brandon Council, a grad transfer from Akron, announced his commitment to Auburn on Twitter. Council chose Auburn over his other finalist, Missouri. The 6-foot-4, 325-pounder s tarted 24 consecutive games for the Zips and has experience at a multitude of positions. Last season he made seven starts at left guard, two at center, two at right tackle and one at left tackle. The year prior, in 2018, he started three games at right t ackle before sustaining a season-ending injury, and in 2017 he made nine starts at left guard. - Birmingham News
(DS#53 OG) rSr/2023 OG Brandon Council, Auburn
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