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
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