2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 43
Austin Brinkman
- Position:
- Long Snapper
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bel Air, Md.
- High School:
- The John Carroll School
2024 (Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Played in all 12 games in which he saw action as WVU’s long snapper for punts, field goals and extra point attempts
- Patrick Mannelly Award Semifinalist
- Phil Steele All-American Third Team
- Participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl and the specialist showcase at the NFL Combine
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Midseason All-American
- All-Big 12 Conference First Team (Phil Steele)
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Oklahoma State
- 2024 Iron Mountaineer Award
2023 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Played in all 13 games as WVU’s starting long snapper for punts, field goals and extra point attempts
- WVU Special Teams Champion: BYU
2022 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Played in all 12 games as WVU's starting long snapper for punts, field goals and extra point attempts
2021 (Fr.)
- Played in all 13 games as WVU's starting long snapper for punts, field goals and extra points
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Texas
2020 (COVID)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played quarterback, defensive back, tight end and was the team’s long snapper for his father, coach Ken Brinkman, at The John Carroll School
- As a senior, he was an All-Harford County First Team performer at punter and safety
- Earned all-conference first-team honors at quarterback
- Voted team captain and most valuable player
- Finished career with almost 1,000 yards of total offense, four touchdowns receiving and four touchdowns passing
- Averaged 39.0 yards per punt and had four punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line
- Also participated in lacrosse, basketball and track & field
Personal
- Son of Ken Brinkman and Debbie Basler
- Mother is the Public Schools Supervisor of Athletics for Harford County
- One of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters)
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Coal Rush Miners' Tribute 2025
Friday, October 24
Coal Rush Miners' Tribute
Friday, October 24
TCU Game (Coal Rush) Uniform Reveal
Friday, October 24
United Bank Playbook: TCU Preview
Wednesday, October 22
