Brandon Bennett (born February 3, 1973) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. In high school, Brandon was on the track team as well as the basketball team. He was previously employed at Carolina High School and Academy as Dean of Students in Greenville, South Carolina, and then served as the Director of Intramural Sports at Southside Christian School in Simpsonville, South Carolina. In January 2017, he became the Head Football Coach at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Greenville, South Carolina.