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Jersey Number 4
Brent Austin
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Bernardino, CA
- Prev School:
- JMU / USF
- High School:
- Cajon HS
Accolades
- All-ACC Third Team (ACC, Phil Steele).
- East-West Shrine Bowl 1000.
- PFSN Top 100 Players.
- Pro Football Focus ACC Defensive Team Of The Week (9/6).
Senior (2025) - Cal
- Started all 13 games.
- Tallied 42 tackles, 13 pass breakups, forced two fumbles and added a half sack.
- His 13 pass breakups tied for second in the ACC and tied for second nationally.
- Had six pass breakups against Virginia to equal the most by an FBS player in a 2025 game.
- Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Hawai'i in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl.
- Tallied five or more tackles on four occasions.
- Had one of Cal’s most memorable moments of the 2025 season when he forced a fumble just before the Cal goal line and recovered it in the end zone on North Carolina’s final offensive play to secure a 21-18 victory over the Tar Heels.
- Also forced a fumble at Oregon State.
- Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus ACC Defensive Team of the Week against Texas Southern on Sept. 6.
Junior (2024) - USF
- Started all 13 games on the season, recording 48 total tackles, two interceptions and a team-best 10 pass break-ups.
- Registered six tackles at Alabama.
- Recorded four tackles, the second INT of his career, and one PBU vs. Miami.
- Registered four tackles, all solo, at Tulane.
- Recorded three tackles and two PBU vs. Memphis.
- Picked up a career-high seven tackles and two PBU’s vs. UAB.
- Registered six total tackles and one interception returned 14 yards for a touchdown at Charlotte.
- Tied his career-high with seven total tackles at Rice.
Sophomore (2023) - JMU
- Played in 11 games.
- Had 12 tackles (five solo) to go with one interception and a pass breakup.
- Had an 81-yard pick-six vs. UConn (Nov. 11) for first career interception.
- Tied career high with three tackles vs. Georgia Southern (Oct. 14).
- Dean's List (Fall 2023).
- Named to SBC Commissioner’s List.
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023).
Freshman (2022) - JMU
- Played in five games and made eight tackles (six solo).
- Season-high three tackles at Arkansas State (Oct. 8).
- Also had a pair of stops vs. Texas State (Oct. 1).
Prep
- First Team All-Citrus Belt League as a senior.
- First Team All-Ambassador League as a junior and Second Team as a sophomore.
- Part of Cajon’s 2019 CIF regional championship.
- Dual-sport athlete who was also a sprinter for the track & field program.
- Qualified for the DI CIF in the 100-meter dash was ranked #4 in California in the 4x100 relay.
- Honor roll student.
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Tuesday, September 15
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