Defensive back, California (from James Madison, South Florida), 2022–25
Brent Austin
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- San Bernardino, CA
- Born
- Dec 19, 2003
Brent Austin played defensive back at James Madison (2022–23), South Florida (2024) and California (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 48 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | California | 42 | 26 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career | 110 | 74 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 4 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | James Madison | 4 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | South Florida | 4 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | California | 4 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 180 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 California 13 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Oregon State | W 34–15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Texas Southern | W 35–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at San Diego State | L 0–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Boston College | W 28–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Duke | L 21–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. North Carolina | W 21–18 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at Virginia Tech | L 34–42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Virginia | L 21–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 8 | at Louisville | W 29–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 22 | at Stanford | L 10–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. SMU | W 38–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | at Hawai’i | L 31–35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 South Florida 11 games, 48 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Alabama | L 16–42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Southern Miss | W 49–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Miami | L 15–50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Tulane | L 10–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Memphis | L 3–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | vs. UAB | W 35–25 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | at Florida Atlantic | W 44–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Navy | L 7–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Charlotte | W 59–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Rice | L 28–35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. San José State | W 41–39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 James Madison 7 games, 12 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bucknell | W 38–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atVirginia | W 36–35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Alabama | W 31–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 41–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Old Dominion | W 30–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Georgia State | W 42–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. UConn | W 44–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 James Madison 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 44–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Norfolk State | W 63–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at App State | W 32–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Texas State | W 40–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Arkansas State | W 42–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Arm length | 30¼″ |
| Hand size | 8⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.28 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.54 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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