Player Dossier

2022-2025

James Madison

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.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

10

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

6.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
James Madison • South Florida • California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Brent Austin, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison. Brent Austin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

James Madison paired 0 primary output with 6.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10 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: Georgia Southern

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · James Madison

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

10

Usage

2.1

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

UConn

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Virginia: 0. South Alabama: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Old Dominion: 0. Georgia State: 0. UConn: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 3 by 22.5. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 0 by 10

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6
First Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.1 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=7

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs Georgia Southern

Result
Sat 11/11vs UConnW 44-6000010
Sat 11/4@ Georgia StateW 42-1411000
Sun 10/29vs Old DominionW 30-2710000
Sat 10/14vs Georgia SouthernW 41-1332001
Sat 9/30vs South AlabamaW 31-2311000
Sat 9/9@ VirginiaW 36-3530000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown31000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    James Madison

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Florida

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    California

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonJames Madison06.71.5
2023 Regular SeasonJames Madison2102.12
2024 PostseasonSouth Florida1229.15.110
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1229.15.10
2025 PostseasonCalifornia13.523.12.61.5
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia13.523.12.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia

Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 57.9 takeover score.

#2

Southern Miss

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Southern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

#4

Miami

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

#5

UAB

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · James Madison

0 primary output · 6.7 efficiency · 1.5 usage

36

#2

2024 Postseason · South Florida

28.3

12 primary · 29.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · South Florida

28.3

12 primary · 29.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

110

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brent Austin quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
110