Julius Brents: CB · Kansas State · #23.
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Julius Brents
Jams receivers off their route at the line. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Kirk Ferentz and Chris Klieman. The first one came in 2022: All-Big 12. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 5 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 40 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 49 | 41 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Iowa | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 106 | 73 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs South Dakota | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-12vs Missouri | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-17vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 37-28vs Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-9@ Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-38@ No. 8 TCU | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-0vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-3@ Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-31@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-27vs Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-28vs No. 3 TCU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 |
Week 14 · 2022
W 31-28
vs TCU · neutral site
1 interception · 2 pass breakups
Edged out TCU at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this season40 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
41.3%
388 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
67.1
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
407 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #30 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Iowa and Kansas State, 106 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #44 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirk Ferentz and Chris Klieman.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 4th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 4th NFL season
