Defensive back, Georgia Southern, 2018–22
Justin Birdsong
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2022)
- Fifth-year
- Hometown
- Lithonia, GA
Justin Birdsong played defensive back at Georgia Southern (2018–22).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Florida Atlantic, 20212interceptions, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 19 | 17 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 50 | 28 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 44 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 121 | 75 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 18 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 18 | DB | So. | ||
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 18 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 18 | DB | Sr. | ||
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 18 | DB | 5th | 5′11″ | 185 |
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 Georgia Southern 11 games, 44 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Morgan State | W 59–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Nebraska | W 45–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at UAB | L 21–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Ball State | W 34–23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at Coastal Carolina | L 30–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Georgia State | L 33–41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Old Dominion | W 28–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. South Alabama | L 31–38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Louisiana | L 17–36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Marshall | L 10–23 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. App State | W 51–48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Georgia Southern 10 games, 50 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 30–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Florida Atlantic | L 6–38 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at Arkansas | L 10–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Louisiana | L 20–28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Arkansas State | W 59–33 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Troy | L 24–27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atSouth Alabama | L 14–41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 8–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Texas State | W 38–30 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. BYU | L 17–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Georgia Southern 7 games, 19 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Campbell | W 27–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at UL Monroe | W 35–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Massachusetts | W 41–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atCoastal Carolina | L 14–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 20–3 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.App State | L 26–34 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 38–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2019 Georgia Southern 4 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at LSU | L 3–55 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. New Mexico State | W 41–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atTroy | L 28–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.UL Monroe | W 51–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Georgia Southern 3 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs.Massachusetts | W 34–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Clemson | L 7–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atCoastal Carolina | W 41–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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