20 Facts About Brandon Scherff

Brandon Scherff was born on December 26,1991 and is an American professional football guard who is a free agent.

Brandon Scherff played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning unanimous All-American honors.

Brandon Scherff was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft, where he played for seven seasons and was selected to five Pro Bowls.

Brandon Scherff played basketball, where he led the state in rebounds as a senior, and baseball, where he helped his team qualify for the state tournament as a junior.

Brandon Scherff won two state titles in the shot put as a sophomore and a senior, placed third as a freshman and second as a junior.

Brandon Scherff won the shot put event at the 2010 Drake Relays, recording a career-best throw of 18.77 meters, setting a school record.

Brandon Scherff committed to Iowa over offers from Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Brandon Scherff was ranked as the best offensive tackle in the draft by NFLDraftScout.

Brandon Scherff received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed the bench press and 40,20, and 10-yard dash.

On May 12,2015, Brandon Scherff signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $21.21 million contract with the team.

Brandon Scherff entered training camp competing with Morgan Moses for the starting right tackle position but was moved to right guard prior to the beginning of the regular season.

Brandon Scherff finished his second season starting in all 16 regular season games, and due to his highly regarded performance that year, he was voted to the 2017 Pro Bowl, his first such vote.

Brandon Scherff was voted to the 2018 Pro Bowl the following year.

Brandon Scherff was placed on injured reserve on September 22 following a MCL sprain he suffered during a Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals before being reactivated on October 16,2020.

Brandon Scherff was named to the 2021 Pro Bowl, his fourth in his career, as well becoming the first Washington player to be named first-team All-Pro since punter Matt Turk in 1996.

Brandon Scherff was ranked 98th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 list.

Brandon Scherff was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list on July 31,2021, and was activated on August 5.

Brandon Scherff missed the Week 15 and 16 games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys after being placed on the COVID-19 reserve list for a second time on December 20,2021.

Brandon Scherff signed a three-year, $49.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 16,2022.

Brandon Scherff is a life-long Lutheran who regularly contributes autographed memorabilia for fundraisers for his Lutheran grade school.