Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Julian Stanford was born on September 2, 1990, in Bloomfield, Connecticut. He is a linebacker in the NFL. He played college football at Wagner College and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the Detroit Lions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets.

Stanford has spent the first seven seasons of his NFL career bouncing between teams. He played a year with the Jaguars, two seasons with the Lions and two seasons with the New York Jets. In between, he was on the Buccaneers' practice squad, so getting a contract on the first day of free agency was something different for Stanford.

Stanford is expected to play on special teams on this franchise too. During his NFL career, playing over 80-percent of the Jets' special teams snaps in 2017. He also had 12 special teams tackles on 2017, more than any player on the Bills' roster.

Stanford played in 13 games during the 2018 season, even starting one in place of rookie Tremaine Edmunds. He did most of his work on special teams, however, as he appeared on 225 special-teams snaps (51.25%)—fifth-most on the team. He appeared on 89 defensive snaps, 83 of which came in a two-game span against the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears. He made 15 tackles (one for a loss), and added one sack, one pass defended, one forced fumble, and one quarterback hit for his season.

On March 14, 2018, Stanford signed with the Buffalo Bills.