The Rimington Trophy-winning center brought six years of iron-man durability to Minnesota before starting a new chapter as a veteran anchor up front.
Garrett Bradbury was a first-round bet on athleticism at center, and he mostly repaid it with availability, starting almost every game across six seasons in Minnesota. After a 2025 stop with New England, he now brings that same reliability to the middle of an offensive line looking for stability.
Path to the league
Bradbury started all 13 games for NC State as a senior in 2018, winning the Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center and earning consensus All-American and First-Team All-ACC honors. His athleticism stood out at the combine, where he ran a 4.92-second 40-yard dash and posted the fastest three-cone time among offensive linemen. The Vikings took him 18th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Bradbury started for Minnesota from his rookie season onward, becoming the everyday center in the Vikings' zone-blocking scheme. In 2024, his final season with the team, he started every game and played a career-high 1,117 offensive snaps before the Vikings released him in March 2025.
2025 season recap
Bradbury signed with New England after his release from Minnesota and spent the 2025 season with the Patriots. He posted a 60.1 overall PFF grade while playing 1,070 offensive snaps at center, continuing the workhorse role that has defined his career.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Garrett Bradbury
- Pro Football Reference: Garrett Bradbury
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Center
- Group
- offense
- College
- NC State
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Age
- 31
- Status
- active
