Brandon Best

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
313
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Tucker, Ga.
High School:
Milton
Prev School:
Kennesaw State
Major:
Undecided

Mid-year graduate transfer from Kennesaw State who, enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Three-year letterman (2/Georgia Tech, 1/Kennesaw State) … Played in 43 career games with one start … Earned undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech in May of 2025.

2025 (Kennesaw State): Named First-Team All-Conference USA … Played in all 14 games in his lone season with the Owls … Helped Kennesaw State to a 10-4 overall record that included a 7-1 league ledger with a Conference USA championship and faced Western Michigan in the Myrtle Beach Bowl …The Owls offense stood among NCAA leaders (Top 60) in first down offense (24th/301), passing yards per completion (24th/13.09), team pass efficiency (41st/144.13), total offense (49th/402.4 ypg) and passing offense (51st/243.1 pypg) … Opened up rushing lanes for four 100-plus yard rushing performances … Helped the offensive unit registered nine games of 350 or more yards of total offense (7 with 400-plus, 2 with 500-plus) … Offense tallied a season-high 579 yards of total offense against Jacksonville State … Ten times the offense ran for 150 or more yards, while on nine occasions they passed for 200 or more yards (300-plus twice).

2024 (Georgia Tech): Played in 12 games on the offensive line in a reserve role … Helped the Yellow Jackets rank among FBS leaders (Top 55) in sacks allowed (third/0.69 pg), completion percentage (24th/65.), TFLs allowed (29th/4.54 pg), red zone (32nd/88.7 pct.), rushing offense (32nd/187.0 pg), total offense (35th/424.5 ypg), first downs (44th/281), fourth down conversion percentage (49th/57.1), team pass efficiency (52nd/138.47), passing offense (54th/237.5 ypg) and scoring (55th/28.9 ppg) … Member of an offensive line unit that had five 100-plus rushing performances … The offensive unit tallied 500 or more yards of total offense on three occasions including a season-high 572 vs. VMI (400 or more six times) … Passed block for seven 250-plus yards in the air (300 or more twice) and opened holes for eight games with 190 or more yards on the ground with a season-best 371 vs. North Carolina.

2023 (Georgia Tech): Appeared in eight games as a reserve offensive lineman … Compiled an impressive 72.1 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus over 13 offensive snaps.

2022 (Georgia Tech): Played in four games before redshirting.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked as the No. 31 offensive guard in the nation and the No. 66 overall prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals … Team captain helped lead Milton to 2021 Georgia 7A state championship game as a senior … Helped pave the way for Milton QB Devin Farrell to throw for more than 2,000 yards and rush for nearly 1,000 and for RB Jordan McDonald to rush for 1,500-plus yards and 26 touchdowns in 2021 … Invited to participate in 2020 Georgia Elite Classic, 2019 Georgia Coaches Association All-Star Football Classic and 2018 B2C All-America game … Coached at Milton by Adam Clack.