C.J. Brewer: DT · Coastal Carolina · #52.
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C.J. Brewer
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Coastal Carolina. Named All-Sun Belt three seasons running, most recently in 2021. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against The Citadel — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 9.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 54 | 23 | 9.5 | 4.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | 60 | 27 | 11.0 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina | 55 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina | 29 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina | 33 | 15 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 231 | 90 | 32.0 | 16.5 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs The Citadel | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-22vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-25@ Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-3vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-6vs UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-20@ Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ App State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-28vs Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-8@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 40-42vs Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-21vs Texas State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 20 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 52-20
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 32-point win on the road against Arkansas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%10 TFLSack rate
8%4 sacksHurry rate
6%3 hurries54 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
39.0%
321 pass / 503 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #1 of 274 FBS interior linemen by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2021 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Coastal Carolina, 231 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jamey Chadwell → Joe Moglia. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
