Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025California
Brent Austin
DB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • San Bernardino, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brent Austin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- James Madison • South Florida • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Brent Austin built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from San Bernardino, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with California, James Madison, and South Florida. The clearest part of Brent...
Read the storyBrent Austin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Florida. Brent Austin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 110
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 24
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Brent Austin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · DB
- Career Tackles
- 110
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- Miami
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DB 200th (top 21%) · ACC 108th (top 14%) · National 842nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 5 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 7 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 12.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Florida | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 46 | - | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | 53.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | California | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 13 | 35 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | 39.9 |
Related Context
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Brent Austin played DB for James Madison, South Florida, and California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brent Austin recorded 110 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
South Florida paired 12 primary output with 29.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, South Florida, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · California
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
23.1
Usage
2.5
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Oregon State: 1. Texas Southern: 1. Minnesota: 1. San Diego State: 0. Boston College: 0. Duke: 0. North Carolina: 1.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Virginia: 6. Louisville: 3. Stanford: 0. SMU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 7 by 29.2. Oregon State: 3 by 22.5. Texas Southern: 0 by 10. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 3 by 27.5. Virginia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Virginia: 5 by 70.8. Louisville: 1 by 34.2. Stanford: 4 by 16.7. SMU: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/25 | @ Hawai'i | L 31-35 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs SMU | W 38-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Stanford | L 10-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 29-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 21-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | — | — |
| Fri 10/24 | @ Virginia Tech | L 34-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs North Carolina | W 21-18 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Duke | L 21-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Boston College | W 28-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ San Diego State | L 0-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Minnesota | W 27-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Texas Southern | W 35-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Oregon State | W 34-15 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Brent Austin story
Brent Austin built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from San Bernardino, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with California, James Madison, and South Florida. The clearest part of Brent Austin's career was his defensive production: 110 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 24 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Brent Austin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
James Madison
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
California
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | 6.7 | 1.5 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 2 | 10 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Florida | 12 | 29.1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 12 | 29.1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | California | 13.5 | 23.1 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 13.5 | 23.1 | 2.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 4 · L 15-50
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 31 Virginia
Week 10 · L 21-31 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Southern Miss
Week 3 · W 49-24
3
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#4
vs UAB
Week 8 · W 35-25 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 11 · W 44-6
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Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · South Florida
12 primary output · 29.1 efficiency · 5 usage
53.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · South Florida
53.5
12 primary · 29.1 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · California
39.9
13.5 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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