Brandon Jones has scored two group-date roses from Michelle Young, making him an early frontrunner on The Bachelorette's eighteenth season.
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Brandon is a pretty smooth bachelor and Michelle really seems to like him!
Although Brandon J. proved on one of the group dates he's not a great speller (he spelled "protein" wrong), Michelle was totally impressed by a beautiful and "powerful" spoken-word poem he recited to her during a later group date.
Michelle has admitted she feels "sparks" with Brandon, and she once told the cameras, "He's somebody who I can start to picture a life with."
Michelle gushed about being attracted to Brandon's mind as well as his body, and Brandon told the Bachelorette that he never felt this way about a woman before.
"I'm crazy about this woman. She gives me butterflies... [and] brings out the best in me," Brandon shared in a confessional after kissing Michelle on the latest episode.
He added, "I'm truly falling in love with this woman. Oh my gosh, I want to jump up for joy! This is an amazing feeling!... I am smitten, fellas! I am smitten!"
Until viewers can watch Michelle and Brandon J. grow closer, and maybe even in love, let's learn a little bit about the sweet-talking bachelor right now!
Below is a list of eight facts Reality TV World has compiled about Brandon Jones.
Brandon Jones is a self-proclaimed basketball fiend
Brandon J. and Michelle will definitely have a love for basketball in common, and Brandon J. looks forward to maybe playing a little one-on-one with the Bachelorette.
Brandon J. even has a Christmas basketball tradition with his best friend, who once traveled all the way from the UK to uphold their holiday-game tradition.
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Brandon hopes to find a passionate woman to match his passion
Brandon J. says he's looking for a wife with a personality that can keep up with his.
Brandon J. wants someone who has goals and the focus to achieve them. He doesn't want to be with someone who is still figuring herself out, and he hopes to find someone who can be his best friend and teammate for the rest of their lives.
Brandon J. has dabbled in different careers and once worked for Nike
Brandon currently works as a vendor staffing specialist at PeaceHealth, a position he started in September 2020.
Prior to his job as a recruiter, Brandon was a talent acquisition coordinator for Nike from January 2020 to June 2020 in Beaverton, OR.
Brandon also held down jobs several years ago as an onsite manager and recruiter for Nike AirMI as well as a social media manager for Riverdale Landscape and a management trainee for Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
The Bachelorette bachelor's best friend has four legs
In 2017, Brandon J. wrote on Instagram, "Super Bowl Sunday I was given the opportunity to take home this little guy and became a Dad. Everyone meet Little Mac!.. my new baby."
Brandon J. is dad to a little black-and-white dog named Mac who wears sweaters, has his own little basketball, and drinks milkshakes.
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Brandon J. stuck close to home for college
Brandon J. first attended college at Portland Community College, where he studied entrepreneurship from 2012-2014.
Brandon J. then transferred to Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR, in 2014, where he received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 2017. He also minored in Entrepreneurship.
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The suitor claims he's ready to settle down and start a family
Brandon J. took on a lot of responsibility when he was younger, as he essentially raised his brother because his parents were always gone working.
Until he can have a kid of his own, Brandon J. spoils his nephew, who is also his godson, and believes he's the favorite uncle.
Brandon J. says he's a good listener and communicator as well as comfortable in a leadership position, which would make for a good husband and father. He also apparently thrives when helping others in his personal and professional life.
Brandon J. prides himself on being a fun-loving guy
Brandon tries to live life to the fullest. He once hopped on stage during a Lil Wayne and Drake concert, and he loves the comedic show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
If Brandon was asked to describe himself in only three words, he would actually choose "fun" as well as truthful and caring.
Brandon wrote in his LinkedIn that he's self-motivates and believes in treating others with respect as well as motivating them.
The Bachelorette suitor was a late bloomer in life
Brandon J. was only 5'2" in his first couple years of high school and also had braces for years.
Brandon J. attended a predominantly white high school and explained how he struggled to fit in and felt like he had to choose "a side," meaning hanging with the white or Black kids.
The bachelor said his parents had advised him to just be himself and try to be comfortable in his own skin, and Brandon J. did just that.
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