West Virginia University Athletics

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