Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Georgia Southern
Justin Birdsong
DB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Lithonia, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Birdsong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Justin Birdsong built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Justin Birdsong's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Justin Birdsong, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern. Justin Birdsong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 121
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Justin Birdsong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 121
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Stephenson · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Stephenson · 67 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Graduate
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DB 175th (top 19%) · Sun Belt 80th (top 13%) · National 726th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 7 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 10 | 50 | 2 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 44 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 32.7 |
Related Context
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Justin Birdsong played DB for Georgia Southern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Birdsong recorded 121 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Georgia Southern paired 6.5 primary output with 20.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
3.8
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. UAB: 0. Ball State: 3. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 0. Old Dominion: 0. South Alabama: 0. Louisiana: 0. Marshall: 0.5. App State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Ball State: 4 by 46.7. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 7 by 29.2. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. Marshall: 7 by 34.2. App State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs App State | W 51-48 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Marshall | L 10-23 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Louisiana | L 17-36 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs South Alabama | L 31-38 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Old Dominion | W 28-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Georgia State | L 33-41 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 30-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 34-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UAB | L 21-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Nebraska | W 45-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Morgan State | W 59-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Birdsong story
Justin Birdsong built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Justin Birdsong's career was his defensive production: 121 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Georgia Southern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justin Birdsong's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Birdsong moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Georgia Southern
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 6.1 | 0.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 6.5 | 20.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 6.5 | 20.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4.5 | 25.3 | 4.4 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4.5 | 20.8 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ball State
Week 4 · W 34-23
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs App State
Week 15 · L 26-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · W 38-3 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 14 · W 20-3
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 2 · L 6-38
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Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern
6.5 primary output · 20.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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6.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
41.7
4.5 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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