Linebacker, South Carolina, 2016–19
T.J. Brunson
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Columbia, SC
- Born
- Dec 3, 1997
T.J. Brunson played linebacker at South Carolina (2016–19). The New York Giants took Brunson in round 7, No. 238 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career hightwice; last at Florida, 20182sacks, career hightwice; last at Florida, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 88 | 53 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 91 | 55 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 77 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 268 | 160 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina | 6 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | South Carolina | 6 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | South Carolina | 6 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | South Carolina | 6 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 230 |
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
2019 South Carolina 11 games, 77 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. North Carolina | L 20–24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 72–10 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Alabama | L 23–47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Missouri | L 14–34 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Kentucky | W 24–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | at Georgia | W 20–17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Florida | L 27–38 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Tennessee | L 21–41 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 24–7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. App State | L 15–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Clemson | L 3–38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2018 South Carolina 12 games, 91 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 49–15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Georgia | L 17–41 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atVanderbilt | W 37–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atKentucky | L 10–24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Missouri | W 37–35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Texas A&M | L 23–26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Tennessee | W 27–24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atFlorida | L 31–35 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Chattanooga | W 49–9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atClemson | L 35–56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Akron | W 28–3 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Virginia | L 0–28 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 South Carolina 13 games, 88 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. NC State | W 35–28 | 16 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atMissouri | W 31–13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Kentucky | L 13–23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 17–16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atTexas A&M | L 17–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Arkansas | W 48–22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atTennessee | W 15–9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 34–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atGeorgia | L 10–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Florida | W 28–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Wofford | W 31–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Clemson | L 10–34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 26–19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2016 South Carolina 6 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. East Carolina | W 20–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Texas A&M | L 13–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Georgia | L 14–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Massachusetts | W 34–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atClemson | L 7–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 39–46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–34).
Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York Giants | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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