#23

Julius Brents

Former cornerback at Kansas State. 2022: 4 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 40 tackles.

CB · Kansas State · Sr. · #23

6′4″ · 202 lb · Indianapolis, IN

CFB Index 82 · #30 of 322 cornersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamIndianapolis — drafted 2023, Rd 2, Pick 13, #44 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 439 nationally · Signed with Iowa

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Kansas State. 2022: 4 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 40 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2018.
Transferred from Iowa to Kansas State in 2021.
Drafted round 2 by the Indianapolis in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Kansas State, 106 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #44 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20185 games

Signed with Iowa3-star out of Warren Central

202112 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202212 games

All-Big 12first

2023

Drafted by Indianapolisround 2, pick 44

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#439 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #44

Indianapolis · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥈

ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Bill Snyder

Kansas State

2020–2022

Chris Klieman

Kansas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

#44Rd 2 · Pick 13

IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2020Iowa6-2HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2021Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

82All-Conference level #30 of 322?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (96th percentile). Strength: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#22 / 811 · 96th pct

Passes defended#240 / 2755 · 89th pct

Tackles#842 / 2755 · 69th pct

Solo tackles#853 / 2755 · 68th pct

Tackles for loss#868 / 2755 · 66th pct

3.5

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road6g	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.7

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #30 of 322 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #30 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Kansas State	40	23	3.5	5	4	--
2021	Kansas State	49	41	3.0	2	1	--
2020	Iowa	4	1	0.0	1	--	--
2018	Iowa	13	8	0.0	3	1	--
Career		106	73	6.5	11	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2022

W 31–28

at TCU

2 PD · 1 INT

Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.

With T. Zentner — 31 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS · M. Knowles — 48 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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@ TCU	3	1	1.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 48-0vs 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 31-28@ TCU	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2
Total		40	23	3.5	0.0	4	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology