Cornerback, Kansas State (from Iowa), 2017–22
Julius Brents
Lettered 2018, 2020 at Iowa (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Indianapolis, IN
- Born
- Jan 18, 2000
Julius Brents played cornerback at Iowa (2017–20) and Kansas State (2021–22). The Indianapolis Colts took Brents in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Oklahoma, 2022Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 49 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 40 | 23 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 106 | 73 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Iowa | 23 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Iowa | 23 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Iowa | 23 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Iowa | 23 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Kansas State | 23 | CB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Kansas State | 23 | CB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′4″ | 202 |
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
2022 Kansas State 12 games, 40 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Dakota | W 34–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Missouri | W 40–12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Tulane | L 10–17 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Oklahoma | W 41–34 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Texas Tech | W 37–28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Iowa State | W 10–9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at TCU | L 28–38 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 48–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 12 | at Baylor | W 31–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at West Virginia | W 48–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Kansas | W 47–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs.TCU | W 31–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2021 Kansas State 13 games, 49 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Stanford | W 24–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 31–23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Nevada | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atOklahoma State | L 20–31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Oklahoma | L 31–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Iowa State | L 20–33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atTexas Tech | W 25–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.TCU | W 31–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atKansas | W 35–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.West Virginia | W 34–17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Baylor | L 10–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas | L 17–22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. LSU | W 42–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Iowa 2 games, 4 tackles
2018 Iowa 5 games, 13 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Minnesota | W 48–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | at Indiana | W 42–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Penn State | L 24–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Purdue | L 36–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ |
| Weight | 198 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 82⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 41½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.63 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.05 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 82 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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