# Breon Borders

Breon Borders (born July 22, 1995) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Duke. He has been a member of 13 different NFL teams.

## Early life

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.

## 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.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) | 8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.49 s | 1.53 s | 2.58 s | 4.39 s | 6.98 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 12 reps |
| All values from Pro Day ||||||||||||

### Oakland Raiders

Borders signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, and was re-signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day.

### Buffalo Bills

On December 16, 2017, Borders was signed by the Buffalo Bills off the Raiders' practice squad.
On September 1, 2018, Borders was waived by the Bills.

### Houston Texans

On September 12, 2018, Borders was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad. He was released on October 2.

### Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 25, 2018, Borders was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22.
On December 3, 2019, Borders was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad.

### Washington Redskins

On December 24, 2019, Borders was signed by the Washington Redskins off the Jaguars practice squad. He was released on March 23, 2020.

### Pittsburgh Steelers

Borders signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 16, 2020. He was waived by Pittsburgh on August 11.

### Miami Dolphins

Borders was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on August 12, 2020. He was waived by the Dolphins on September 5.

### Tennessee Titans

On September 21, 2020, Borders was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad. He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 8, and activated back to the practice squad on October 20. He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was signed to the active roster on November 7. In Week 12 against the Indianapolis Colts, Borders recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 45–26 win. He was placed on injured reserve on December 12. Borders was waived by the Titans on February 25, 2021, but re-signed on March 1.
Borders played in nine games in 2021 before being released on November 9, 2021, but later re-signing to the practice squad.

### Arizona Cardinals

On December 15, 2021, Borders was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off the Titans practice squad. He was waived on January 16, 2022. Borders signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on January 19. He was released on August 14.

### Chicago Bears

On November 22, 2022, Borders was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 23.

### Atlanta Falcons

On June 5, 2023, Borders signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He was suspended the first two games of the season by the NFL. Borders was released by Atlanta on August 29.

### New England Patriots

On September 21, 2023, the New England Patriots signed Borders to their practice squad. He was not among the team's players signed to reserve/future contracts in 2024, and thus became a free agent at the expiration of his practice squad contract.

### New York Giants

On July 28, 2024, Border signed with the New York Giants. He was released on August 25.