About the Brandon Adams Football Recruiting Summit

Brandon Alonzo Adams was born on December 22, 1997, in Nashville, Tennessee. Born to lead, the aspiring CEO epitomized the term student-athlete as an honors student and three-sport-athlete at Brentwood Academy—a prestigious private school located outside of Nashville.

Upon being recruited to play college football with scores of Division I scholarship offers, the three-star prospect, rated as the top defensive tackle in the state of Tennessee, ultimately chose the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Making an immediate impact, Brandon was one of six true freshmen who earned playing time during the 2016 season. This was followed by a stellar sophomore campaign where he played as a reserve defensive tackle. As a junior, Brandon had a coming-out party, registering a career-high season total with 24 tackles, five tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles in 13 games as a starter. The breakout campaign had him on the radar as a potential early-round NFL draft pick.

A true leader, teammate, big brother, and friend, many would argue Brandon’s impact off-the-field was as strong as his performance on the field. A Business Administration major, who also enjoyed singing, dancing, and volunteering with service groups, Brandon spent countless hours giving back to his community during his time at Brentwood and Georgia Tech. In 2019, Brandon and four other college-educated young men bound together and were initiated into the Delta Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

While serving as a volunteer speaker and mentor to attendees at the Metro Atlanta Football Recruiting Summit, Christopher Martin, a fellow teammate and line brother of Brandon, told Brandon about the event and how together they could support the program by mentoring college-bound high school seniors on best practices and tools to be successful on the collegiate level. Enthused, the new initiates from the Delta Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi were dedicated to making the Metro Atlanta Recruiting Summit a life project.

“He was driven to make an impact in this world more off the field than on the field. He was NFL-bound. However, with all of those accolades what made my line brother special was how selfless and humble he was. Since giving back to the community was a core strength of Brandon’s, we are honored to keep his name alive through the Brandon Adams Football Recruiting Summit,” said Brother Chris Martin.

Unfortunately, in March of 2019, Brandon’s life was tragically cut short. Although Brandon Adams has transitioned, the members of Delta Kappa Chapter and Phi Kappa Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi honored him by renaming the Metro Atlanta Recruiting Summit to the Brandon Adams Football Recruiting Summit.