‘Another Day in The Office:’ Brandon George Turns Heads at Pitt Pro Day

Brandon George likes to think of himself as a detail-oriented person. He likes to know when he’s doing certain things at certain times.

Six years of football at the University of Pittsburgh allowed George to live a structured life as a student-athlete.

Now, nothing is certain as George prepares for the unknown of a college player transitioning to the professional level.

“The process is really fun, but the only part of it that’s really nerve-wracking is, I’m a very scheduled person,” George said during Pitt Pro Day. “I know I’m going here at this time, here at this time, doing this at this time. Not being able to know where I’m going to move, where I’m going to live, who I’m going to talk to, that’s something that’s a little bit nerve-wracking, but at the same time it’s exciting.

“It’s something that most people that have played since they were seven, eight years old strive for the ability to be like, ‘I don’t know where I’m going to go, but I am going to be happy when I go there.”

Anything is possible in the coming weeks for George, but one thing’s for sure is the linebacker prospect turned some heads during Pitt football’s Pro Day on Wednesday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.

“Some guys made some money today – Donovan McMillon, Brandon George,” Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi said.

George put together some impressive numbers with 28 reps on the 225-pound bench press and a 42.5-inch vertical jump – both numbers that would have received top marks at the NFL Combine amongst linebackers.

Pitt LB Brandon George puts up 28 reps on the bench press. pic.twitter.com/t7XEkLc5iO

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“Our strength coaches do a great job. He’s explosive. You saw him jump 42 inches and he can run still. That’s kind of what we do. That’s part of the development of what we do with our players,” Narduzzi said.

George measured at 6-foot-3 1/2 and 246 pounds, while running a 4.62 unofficial 40-yard dash, 6.94 second three-cone drill and a 4.09 shuttle drill.

“I feel like I did well overall,” he said. “I feel like I showed my athleticism. I feel like I showed that even though I’m 246 pounds that I can still move well for being that weight. Overall, I feel good with what I did today and I’m hoping everybody else does, too.”

While talk mounted regarding George’s performance, to him, it was work as usual.

“Another day in the office,” George said. “Comparison’s a thief of joy, but at the end of the day, you’re always going to be compared to somebody else. Somebody that’s either bigger, faster, stronger or just faster. It’s a game and there’s a 100 different body types that can do position work that we do, so just taking it day-by-day doing what I got to do and looking inward.”

42.5 inches on the vertical for Pitt LB Brandon George. pic.twitter.com/nYqd0xelaa

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In preparation for pro day, George was stowed away in Florida with fellow Pitt teammate defensive end Nate Matlack, who was not surprised by the results of his workout partner.

“I saw it the last three months, so I knew exactly what was going to happen today. I think he didn’t even do as good as he thought he would’ve, so that tells you something. I knew he was going to perform well. I knew he was probably going to have the best day out here,” Matlack said.

George spent six seasons with the Panthers as he set the program record for games played with 65. He also accumulated 197 tackles, 16.5 for a loss and four sacks.

Pittsburgh Panthers linebacker Brandon George (30) December 26, 2024 David Hague/ PSN

“It means a lot,” George said about the Pitt program. “This place has done a lot for me. It’s somewhere that I’ve grown up. I’ve become a man here at this university. I’ve gained a sold degree from this university. I credit them and the coaching staff here with helping me out a lot. All the support staff here phenomenal. You can’t really put into words how thankful I am that I came here.”

All George was looking for during pro day was to open some eyes in hopes of receiving a shot at the next level no matter the opportunity.

“Obviously I’m not the top linebacker off the board,” he said. “I’m not delusional to that. I feel like the ability that I have to play special teams over the past couple years that I’ve been playing here at Pittsburgh definitely helps my case because some teams think I’m a guy, I might not be drafted high, but I’m a guy that’ll stick because I’m a willing participant in special teams, all four phases.”