#97

Warren Brinson

Former defensive lineman at Georgia. 2024: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

DL · Georgia · Sr. · #97

6′4″ · 305 lb · Bradenton, FL

CFB Index 17 · #389 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceGreen Bay — drafted 2025, Rd 6, Pick 22, #198 overall

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 294 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Georgia. 2024: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2020.
Drafted round 6 by the Green Bay in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia, 6 sacks — drafted at #198 overall by Green Bay.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20203 games

Signed with Georgia4-star out of IMG Academy

2025

Drafted by Green Bayround 6, pick 198

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#294 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #198

Green Bay · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 2nd NFL season

#198Rd 6 · Pick 22

Green BayEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Kirby Smart — 61-7 over that span.

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

17Below cohort / limited sample #389 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#419 / 2892 · 84th pct

6.0

Sacks#502 / 2892 · 79th pct

2.0

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#1048 / 2892 · 63rd pct

Tackles#1590 / 2892 · 44th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road4g	3.0	1.0	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-72g	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	3.1	0.7	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

17 · #389 of 426 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #389 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Georgia	26	20	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
2023	Georgia	21	15	3.0	2.0	1	--	--
2022	Georgia	11	6	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Georgia	8	3	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Georgia	3	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		69	45	14.0	6.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 30–15

at Texas

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL

With B. Thorson — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 58 LONG · C. Beck — 175 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 64.3 · 8 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 5	L 34-41@ Alabama	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 30-15@ Texas	2	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 34-20vs Florida	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 10-28@ Ole Miss	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 31-17vs Tennessee	3	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 59-21vs Massachusetts	5	5	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 14	W 44-42vs Georgia Tech	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 15	W 22-19@ Texas	4	3	2.5	1.0	—	2.5 TFL
Bowl	L 10-23vs Notre Dame	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		26	20	6.0	2.0	—

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