Breon Borders
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Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born | July 22, 1995 Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Statesville (NC) | ||||||||||
| College | Duke (2013–2016) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Breon Borders (born July 22, 1995) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. He has been a member of 13 different NFL teams.
Borders grew up in Statesville, North Carolina. During his senior year of high school, he was first-team all state as a football cornerback. In basketball, he was the county player of the year, leading his team to an overtime loss in the state championship game in which scored 26 points and gathered 9 rebounds. In track, Borders was the state champion in the 300 meter hurdles.[1]
College career
In his four years at Duke, Borders played in 49 games, with 35 starts. In his first year, he set Duke's all-time record for interceptions as a freshman. For his Duke career, Borders graduated with the school's 6th highest number of career interceptions, 2nd highest number of pass break ups, and 3rd highest number of passes successfully defended.
After his senior year, Borders was selected to the 2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference third-team.
Overall, Borders recorded 148 total tackles, one sacks, 12 interceptions, 34 pass deflections, and two forced fumbles in his 49 games.
