2019 Football Roster
Roster
Monquavion Brinson
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Mays
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
2019 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
2018 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2018 - All-Sun Belt First Team (Southern Pigskin)
2018 - All-Sun Belt First Team (Pro Football Focus)
2018 - All-Sun Belt Second Team (Phil Steele)
2017 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2017 - All-Sun Belt Conference First Team (Southern Pigskin)
2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll
2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll
2019-20: Played in all 13 games, starting 12 … Saw action on 804 plays (739 defensive) … Earned third-team All-Sun Belt honors from the league … Georgia Southern’s all-time leader in pass break ups (37) and the Sun Belt’s all-time leader in passes defended (43) … Recorded 39 tackles and 12 pass break ups … Had five tackles in the opener against No. 6 LSU … Was tied for the team lead with seven tackles against Maine … Also had two pass break ups … Tallied three tackles and a pass break up at Minnesota … Also returned a blocked field goal 77 yards for a touchdown, his first collegiate touchdown … The play earned him Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors … Had three solo stops against Louisiana … Had five tackles at South Alabama but suffered a leg injury that cut short his night … Came off the bench for the first time since his freshman year against Coastal Carolina … Had a tackle on 39 snaps … Had two tackles against New Mexico State … Set a new Sun Belt Conference record for career passes defended with three break ups against No. 20 Appalachian State to give him 37 … Also had five tackles in the win … Had two tackles and a pass break up against Troy … Had two stops and a pass breakup against ULM … Had three tackles at Arkansas State … Tallied three pass break ups against Georgia State … Had a tackle and a pass break up against Liberty in the Cure Bowl.
2018-19: Played in and started all 13 games … A second-team All-Sun Belt selection by the conference and Phil Steele … Earned first-team honors from Southern Pigskin and Pro Football Focus … Was second on the team with 67 tackles, including one for loss … Had one interception, which he returned 30 yards … Was second on the team with 10 pass breakups and also had two quarterback hurries … Was on the field for 749 defensive snaps … Recorded six solo tackles against South Carolina State … Had eight tackles (6U, 2A) and a quarterback hurry against UMass … Had four tackles and a pass breakup against Clemson … Had a season-high 11 tackles (8u, 3a) with a season-high four pass breakups against Arkansas State … Had seven tackles (6U, 1A) with an interception and a pass breakup against South Alabama … Was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Jaguars … Recorded five tackles, including one for loss, at Texas State … Had five tackles and two breakups at New Mexico State … Tallied six solo tackles and a PBU against Appalachian State … Had four tackles at ULM and five at Georgia State.
2017-18: Played in and started all 12 games … A second-team All-Sun Belt selection after recording five interceptions on the season … Also had 34 tackles and 12 pass break ups … Was on the field for 664 snaps (653 defensive, 11 special teams) … Collected a season-high seven tackles (6u,1a) against New Mexico State … Recorded two interceptions against New Mexico State … Had interceptions against Appalachian State and South Alabama … Made the Honor Roll in the fall.
2016-17: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, starting seven contests … Totaled 429 snaps (417 defensive, 12 special teams) … Finished the season with 25 total tackles (21u, 4a) with two TFL for 3 yards … Forced one fumble, had one quarterback hurry and three pass breakups … Had a career-high seven tackles against Arkansas State … Had four tackles against Appalachian State … Recorded five tackles at Ole Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Mays High for Coach Corey Jarvis … A three-star recruit as rated by Rivals and 247Sports … Rated the No. 38 cornerback in the country and the No. 39 player in the state by Rivals … Listed as the No. 84 cornerback in the country and the No. 84 player in Georgia by the 247Sports Composite Rankings … Rated by ESPN Recruiting as the No. 101 cornerback in the country and the No. 131 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting … Ranked as the No. 107 cornerback in the country and the No. 103 player in the state by 247Sports … A first-team all-state selection to the Class AAAAA squad by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … A first-team all-region selection.
PERSONAL: Born Monquavion Justin Brinson on December 23 in Atlanta … Son of Nichole Brinson.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies (graduated)
