Brandon Ghee is an American football

American football

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 cornerback

Cornerback

A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...

 for the Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft

2010 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Wake Forest

Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

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High school career

Ghee attended Jack Britt High School

Jack Britt High School

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 in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville, North Carolina

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, where he was named all-state as a cornerback and all-region as a wide receiver

Wide receiver

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. He also helped Jack Britt to the state championship game and scored two touchdowns in that contest.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com

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, Ghee was listed as the No. 28 cornerback prospect in the nation in 2005. He chose Wake Forest over offers from Clemson

Clemson University

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, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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, Tennessee

University of Tennessee

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 and Virginia Tech

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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College career

Ghee redshirted

Redshirt (college sports)

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 his initial season at Wake Forest, and did not participate in any team activities the following season because of academic reasons.

In 2007, he started each of the final 10 games and ranked fourth on the squad with 56 tackles. He also had 10 pass breakups, the second-most on the team.

As a redshirt junior in 2008, Ghee played in 11 games and finished second in the ACC in fumbles forced with four.

Ghee was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 3rd round of the 2010 NFL Draft

2010 NFL Draft

The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...

External links

• Official bio at Wake Forest