Justin Brent: DB · Nevada · #9.
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Justin Brent
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the same secondary at Nevada. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Toledo — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 72-19vs Portland State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-41@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-35vs Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 44-63@ Toledo | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-25@ Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-31vs Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-22@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-10vs Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-34@ UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 16-13vs Arkansas State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 20 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Bowl · 2018
W 16-13
vs Arkansas State · neutral site
2 interceptions · 6 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 3 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL27 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Jay Norvell — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
53.2%
494 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
519 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Nevada, 27 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
