Nicknamed “B-West” and “The Wizard”, Brian Westbrook is a retired American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He has an estimated net worth of $35 million that he earned after playing nine seasons in the NFL. Born Brian Collins Westbrook on September 2, 1979 in Fort Washington, Maryland, he attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He was an excellent student and a letterman in football and basketball. While playing football as a junior, he was a first team All-Washington Catholic School Athletic Conference selection and an All-State Honorable Mention Selection. In his senior year, he was a first team All-League selection, a first team All-Prince George’s County selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection.

Westbrook played college football for Villanova University from 1997-2001 where he holds the all-time NCAA record with 9,512 all-purpose yards, breaking the 9,301 yards accumulated by Brian Shay of Emporia State University. He was a consensus All-American and two-time A-10 offensive player of the year. He was also the 2001 recipient of the Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA. He amassed 2,823 combined net yards and scored 29 touchdowns as a senior.

Brian Westbrook was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft where he earned two Pro Bowl selections in 2004 and 2007 as well as being included in the All-Pro team. He was released by the Eagles after an eight-year career on March 5, 2010. He then signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on August 16, 2010 including $1.25 million guaranteed. On August 28, 2012, it was announced that he would retire as a member of the Eagles. He retired from the NFL as a Philadelphia Eagles on August 29, 2012. He holds the NCAA record for the most all-purpose yards.