Former linebacker at Colorado. 2024: 11 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Lakeland, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 117 nationally · Signed with Florida State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Colorado. 2024: 11 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Brendan Gant
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oklahoma State — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Colorado, 123 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., and Deion Sanders. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (4th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #436 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado | 11 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 31 | 17 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Florida State | 30 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida State | 35 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 123 | 78 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 48-21@ UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-7@ Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-23vs Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-27@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-37@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-0vs Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Bowl | L 14-36vs BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Pryor’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Darius McClendon's senior season at Bowling Green (2024).
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Player DNA