Brandon Codrington
American football player (born 2000)
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Brandon Codrington (born November 17, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback and return specialist for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Central Eagles and was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.
Return specialist
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Positions | Cornerback Return specialist | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | November 17, 2000 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Broughton (Raleigh) | ||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Early life
Codrington was born on November 17, 2000, in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] He attended Broughton High School in North Carolina and was used on the football team as a return specialist, totaling 320 kickoff return yards as a senior.[2]
College career
Codrington, who was lightly recruited, walked-on at North Carolina Central University in 2019, as he had several family members who had attended the school.[3] In his first year with the football team, he was mainly used as a return specialist and averaged 18.8 yards per kickoff return and 7.8 yards per punt return.[3] He was the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Specialist of the Week after returning a kickoff 75 yards for the game-winning touchdown against Delaware State and ended the season ranked third in the conference in punt return average, being named third-team All-MEAC.[3][4] He also recorded eight tackles as a defensive back.[5]
Following the 2020 season being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Codrington started the 2021 season with a game-sealing 77 yard punt return touchdown in the opener against Alcorn State.[3] He was the third-leading punt returner at the NCAA Division I FCS level in the 2021 season, with an average of 15.0 yards that also placed first in the MEAC.[5] Codrington also was second in the MEAC with an average of 22.5 yards per kick return and made 43 tackles and four pass breakups on defense.[5] He was named to Phil Steele's All-MEAC team at four different positions, being a first-team All-MEAC punt returner, third-team All-MEAC kick returner, third-team All-MEAC all-purpose player, and fourth-team All-MEAC defensive back.[5] Codrington also earned selection to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-America team at punt returner and was a one-time MEAC Specialist of the Week during the 2021 season.[5][6]
Codrington was named third-team All-MEAC at return specialist in 2022, after recording averages of 19.3 yards per kick return and 6.8 yards per punt return.[4] In his senior year, 2023, he averaged 19.6 yards per punt return and 17.9 yards per kick return, scoring two punt return touchdowns.[5] He finished his collegiate career having started 41 games, totaling 93 tackles and 10 pass breakups on defense and 2,148 return yards and four return touchdowns on 130 total returns.[5][4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1.72 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.55 s | 1.56 s | 2.60 s | 4.33 s | 7.07 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 19 reps | |
| All values from HBCU Combine/Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
New York Jets
On May 6, 2024, Codrington was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[8] He impressed as a returner in preseason, recording a 63-yard kick return and a 31 yard punt return.[9]
Buffalo Bills
On August 27, 2024, Codrington was traded to the Buffalo Bills.[10] He logged 619 total return yards on 38 attempts.[11] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[12]
On November 15, 2025, Codrington was released by the Bills and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[13][14][15]
Houston Texans
On February 5, 2026, Codrington signed a reserve/futures contract with the Houston Texans.[16]