2021 Football Roster

Jason Harrel/UC Davis
Rick Johnson

18 Brandon Porter

  • Position WR
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Victorville, Calif.
  • High School Oak Hills HS

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in strategic communication with a minor in photography

Career Achievements
  • 2020 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Team (Third Team)
  • 2020 Phil Steele Preseason All-American (Third Team)
  • 2020 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Sky (First Team)
  • 2020 Hero Sports Preseason All-American (Third Team)
  • 2019 HERO Sports Sophomore All-America (First Team)
  • 2019 All-Big Sky (Second Team)
  • 2019 Phil Steele All-Big Sky Second Team
  • NAU's single-season record holder for catches in a season (85)
  • Second on NAU's single season list for receiving yards (1,198) and tied for sixth in touchdowns (10)
  • Has registered seven 100-plus yard receiving performances and two 100-plus yard rushing performances in career
Career Highs:
Statistic Total Date (Most recent if multiple occasions)
Longest catch 68 Sept. 22, 2018 vs. Southern Utah
Receiving yards in a game 152 Oct. 5, 2019 vs. Northern Colorado
Catches in a game 10 Nov. 16, 2019 at Southern Utah
Receiving touchdowns in a game 2 Nov. 2, 2019 at Eastern Washington (Fourth time)
Longest run 49 Nov. 3, 2018 at UC Davis
Rushing yards in a game 157 Nov. 3, 2018 at UC Davis
Carries in a game 27 Nov. 3, 2018 at UC Davis
Longest pass 55 Aug. 29, 2019 vs. Missouri State
Passing yards in a game 66 Nov. 3, 2018 at UC Davis

Spring 2021: Played in 3 games for the Lumberjacks during the spring, catching 9 passes for 137 yards... Also rushed for 13 yards on 2 attempts... Led the Lumberjacks with 4 catches for 54 yards in his season debut against Weber State.

2019: Played in all 12 games while registering 9 starts at receiver... Earned HERO Sports Sophomore All-America (First Team)... also named to the Second Team All-Big Sky at receiver... Set the program record for receptions in a season with 85... Finishing with 1,198 yards, Porter landed second all-time in receiving yards in a single season... 10 touchdowns also placed him tied for 6th all-time for a single season... Set multiple career-highs in his first full season at receiver... 152 yards against Northern Colorado (10/5) set a career high while also scoring a pair of touchdowns against the Bears... Scored 2 touchdowns in 4 different games, 3 of which came in the Walkup Skydome... Pair of third quarter touchdowns against Northern Colorado helped NAU take the lead on the way to a victory... Caught 10 passes against Southern Utah (11/16), accounting for nearly a third of the team’s completed passes... Also completed a 55-yard touchdown pass in the opener against Missouri State (8/29) as he hit Stacy Chukwumezie for the score, the first touchdown pass of the season for the Lumberjacks... Ranked third in the Big Sky with his 85 receptions, as well as second for touchdown receptions and receiving yards... Yardage total and receptions per game finished 8th in the FCS... Reached 100 yards receiving in 7 Big Sky games... Finished with at least 70 receiving yards in 10 of 12 games this past season

2018: Was one of the most versatile players for NAU seeing time at wide receiver, running back and quarterback...rushed for 432 yards on 63 carries for an average of 6.1 yards per touch...made two starts under center and appeared in all 10 games...completed 10-of-30 pass attempts for 154 yards and three touchdowns...also caught 28 passes for 325 yards and a score...averaged 11.6 yards per reception...caught five passes for 29 yards in win at FBS member UTEP (9/1)...rang up 30 yards on four receptions vs. Eastern Washington (9/8)...made five receptions for 56 yards and broke a 20-yard run at Missouri State (9/15)...broke out vs. Southern Utah for 104 receiving yards and a touchdown on five catches, including a 68-yard score...also posted 37 yards on six rushes vs. the Thunderbirds...hauled in three receptions for 65 yards vs. Weber State (10/6)...rushed for 115 yards on 11 carries vs. Cal Poly (10/26)...posted a season-best 157 ground yards and a touchdown on 27 carries at UC Davis (11/3).

2017: Redshirt season

High School: Competed at Oak Hills under head coach Artie Allen…Earned All-League honors twice, in addition to All-State, All-City and All-Area accolades…Helped team win the CIF Championships...Broke the school record for passing yards in a season...

Personal: Born March 1…Son of Cedric and Robin Porter…Has two sisters, Ayana and Nyah.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
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    2018Redshirt Freshman

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
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    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
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    2020Redshirt Junior

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
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    2021Redshirt Junior

    WR
    5'10" 165 lbs
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