Biography
Career (2021-24): Across four seasons with the Hawks, Brandon saw action in 37 games on the defensive line, where he totaled 74 tackles (40 solo and 34 assisted). He also registered 17.5 tackles for loss for a total of 80 yards and 7.5 sacks for 52 total yards. Granger also had one interception, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick.
-Â Â 4x GLVC Academic All-Conference (2021, 22, 23, 24)
-Â Â GLVC Second Team All-Conference (2024)
-Â Â GLVC All-Conference Honorable Mention (2023)
-Â Â Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award (2024)
2024 (Senior): In his final season with the Hawks, Granger appeared in all nine games, where he recorded 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, recovered one fumble, and blocked a kick. In his final collegiate game, Granger recorded a career-high seven tackles against Missouri Western (11/16/24).
-Â Â GLVC Second Team All-Conference
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
-Â Â Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award
2023 (Junior): As a junior, Granger appeared in all nine games, where he had 26 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and intercepted his first career pass against Missouri S&T (11/4/23). Brandon had a season-high six tackles against Southwest Baptist (9/30/23), which included three tackles for loss and one sack.Â
-Â Â GLVC All-Conference Honorable Mention
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
2022 (Sophomore): In his second season with the Hawks, Brandon saw action in nine games on the defensive line for the Hawks, where he had nine tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. He registered his first career sack against Indianapolis (10/22/22), the same game he forced his first career fumble.Â
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
2021 (Freshman):Â In his first season with the Hawks, Granger appeared in eight games, where he registered four tackles. He made his collegiate debut against Iowa Wesleyan (9/11/21), where he recorded his first career tackle.
-Â Â GLVC Academic All-Conference
Personal: Brandon Granger comes to Quincy from Imperial, Missouri, where he went to Seckman High School. With the Jaguars, he was a first team all-conference selection and a part of the most-winningest team in school history. Brandon is the son of Brian and Tabitha Granger. He enjoys hunting and fishing and is a Green Bay Packers fan. His favorite athlete is Ray Lewis.Â
Why QU?
I chose QU because I loved my first visit on campus and the football coaches.