Sean Brackett
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Brackett in 2019
Massachusetts Pirates
Position:Quarterbacks Coach
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-03) November 3, 1991
North Providence, Rhode Island
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Griswold (CT)
College:Columbia
Undrafted:2013
Career history
As Player
As Coach
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:503 / 815
Passing yards:5,693
TD–INT:131-33
QB rating:105.55
Rushing TD:16
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Sean Brackett (born November 3, 1991) is a former American football quarterback and current quarterbacks coach for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Columbia University.

Early life

A two-sport letterman at Griswold High School in Griswold, Connecticut, Brackett played football[1] and basketball. As a senior in 2008, Brackett was named First team All-Eastern Connecticut Conference as a quarterback.[2] Brackett was a Class M All-Academic selection as a senior in 2009 on the basketball team.[3]

College career

In December 2008, Brackett was accepted to Columbia University to be a member of the varsity football team.[4]

Statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2009Columbia346354.04587.343126.5532875.41
2010Columbia16628757.82,0727.2196136.11425163.63
2011Columbia15631549.51,8315.81511107.11333792.86
2012Columbia17533452.41,8765.6812100.386510.61
Career53199953.16,2736.34632117.54141,2333.011

Source:[5]

Professional career

Brackett was rated the 77th best quarterback in the 2013 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[6]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 199 lb
(90 kg)		 4.77 s1.71 s2.78 s4.41 s6.94 s29+1⁄2 in
(0.75 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		13 reps
All values from Columbia Pro Day[6]

Utah Blaze

In August 2013, Brackett was assigned to the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League.[7] However, in October 2013, the Blaze did not submit paperwork to return to the AFL, making Brackett a free agent again.

Las Vegas Outlaws

On October 28, 2014, Brackett was assigned to the Las Vegas Outlaws. He was named the backup to J. J. Raterink, for the 2015 season. After Raterink went down in Week 9, Brackett was named the starting quarterback for the Outlaws.[8]

Jacksonville Sharks

On October 16, 2015, Brackett was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks. He was the backup to Tommy Grady during the 2016 season.

Qingdao Clipper

Bracket was selected by the Qingdao Clipper in the 21st round of the 2016 CAFL Draft and was the backup to Bryan Randall during the 2016 season.[9][10] On October 29, 2016, Brackett relieved Randall and completed 5 of 5 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Clipper lost to the Shenzhen Naja by a score of 47–40.[10] He is listed on the Clipper's roster for the 2018 season.[11]

Brackett in 2017

Washington Valor

Brackett was assigned to the Washington Valor on March 1, 2017.[12] Brackett was activated on May 24, 2017, from injured reserve. On May 27, 2017, Brackett made his first start for the Valor and led the team to a 48–47 defeat.[13][14]

Massachusetts Pirates

Brackett signed with the Massachusetts Pirates on January 27, 2018. During the 2018 season Brackett won the NAL Most Valuable Player Award and was named 2nd-Team All-NAL, while passing for 3,170 yards with 74 Touchdowns and 18 Interceptions. In 2019 he passed for 2,523 yards with 57 Touchdowns and 15 Interceptions, while being named 2nd-Team All-NAL. The 2020 NAL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus. Brackett re-signed with the Pirates for the 2021 season, which was the team's first after moving leagues to the IFL.[15]

AFL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2015Las Vegas7915351.61,10922792.20301296
2016Jacksonville31030.0210039.58140
2017Washington17128061.11,866361098.0115973
Career25344357.12,996581794.60462309

NAL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2018Massachusetts25941961.83,1707418105.7251134
2019Massachusetts24439661.62,5235715105.54015312
2020Massachusetts ---Did not play due to covid-19
Career50381561.85,69313133105.76526616

Stats from ArenaFan:[16]

IFL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2021Massachusetts183452.91422346.454120

Coaching career

Sean accepted the position of head coach for the Waltham (MA) High School Hawks varsity football team in May of 2021. In 2022, Brackett accepted an offer to become the quarterbacks coach of the Massachusetts Pirates.

References

  1. ↑ Ned Griffen (October 18, 2008). "Any more questions?". The Day. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Tom Yantz (December 8, 2008). "Football:ECC, SCC All-Conference Picks". www.blogs.courant.com. Harvard Courant. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sean Patrick Bowley (March 30, 2009). "All-State boys hoops teams". www.blog.ctnews.com. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jake Novak (December 12, 2008). "Columbia Football News: QB Sean Brackett Commits to Lions; Owen Fraser Featured". www.bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report, Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sean Brackett". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Sean Brackett". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Marc Allard (August 25, 2013). "From the Top: Brackett excited for Arena Football chance". www.norwichbulletin.com. The Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ron Kantowski. "Ivy League QB smart enough to know you only live once". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Moninghoff, Mick (October 30, 2016). "Naja Nip Clipper As Britt Runs For Records". caflfootball.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Qingdao Clippers 2017 Roaster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Brackett to Start for Valor". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  14. ↑ John Starks (May 29, 2017). "Washington Makes It Memorable". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ↑ "Sean Brackett". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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