COLLEGE: Played five seasons (2013-17) at Virginia Tech, receiving a medical hardship waiver for the 2014 season…Started 47 of 55 career games played for the Hokies, finishing with 131 tackles (91 solo), nine tackles for loss, five INTs, 44 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and a recovery…Named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a freshman in 2013, when he picked off five passes, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and posted 13 passes defensed.
COLLEGE: Played five seasons (2013-17) at Virginia Tech, receiving a medical hardship waiver for the 2014 season…Started 47 of 55 career games played for the Hokies, finishing with 131 tackles (91 solo), nine tackles for loss, five INTs, 44 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and a recovery…Named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a freshman in 2013, when he picked off five passes, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and posted 13 passes defensed.
PERSONAL: Given name Brandon Lamar Facyson…Last name is pronounced FAY-sen…Born in Jacksonville, Fla. …Father, Frederick, is a retired Navy pilot…Cousin is former North Carolina QB Oscar Davenport…Grew up with San Francisco S Antone Exum and the Fuller brothers that have combined to play for five NFL franchises: Vincent II (Titans and Lions), Corey (Lions), Kyle (Bears) and Kendall (Redskins and Chiefs)…First job was as a lifeguard in the summers…Earned a degree in biology from Virginia Tech…High School: Named first-team All-Region 4B-AAAAA at CB as a senior at Northgate High in Newnan, Ga. …Earned All-County honors at WR in his senior season from the Newnan Times-Herald…Ranked by ESPN as the No. 26 cornerback in the nation…Lettered three years in football and one in track & field.
CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:
2018 Signed by Los Angeles Chargers as undrafted free agent, May 11.
