Champ Brantley

Named Phil Steele Preseason First-Team All-Conference. Selected Second-Team All-Conference by the league's head coaches ... Earned Third-Team All-Conference by Phil Steele ... Named Preseason Third-Team All-Conference by Phil Steele ... Played and started in 10 games throughout the season and paired to Knai Cook to be the top safety duo in the conference ... Ended the year with 47 tackles (fifth-most on the team), 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a touchdown ... Had a scoop-and-score, 63-yard touchdown against South Carolina State to help fuel the victory over the Bulldogs ... Tied his career-high with seven tackles at Gardner-Webb and tackles for loss with 1.5 against Eastern Illinois ... Had four or more tackles in eight of his games played. Played in all 12 games for the Buccaneers as a reserve safety ... Finished the year with 40 tackles as well as 3.5 tackles for loss ... Had a career-best seven tackles against Southeast Missouri State and Gardner-Webb ... Collected 1.5 tackles for loss against SEMO as well ... Tallied three or more tackles on eight occasions throughout the fall including each of the first seven games of the year. Was another member of the Buccaneers young secondary that gave true freshmen playing experience ... Saw time in all 11 contests on the year ... Had a career-high five tackles at Western Carolina (9/23) ... Ended the season with 19 total tackles with 13 as solo stops and six being assisted ... Recorded his first career PBU in a big home victory over Tennessee State (11/4). Originally from Forysth, Georgia and attended Mary Persons High School and played under coach Brian Nelson ... Named First-Team All-State in his career along with a pair of First-Team All-Region selections ... Collected 46 tackles, an interception and six PBUs as a senior ... Had 53 tackles with 43 of them being solo and three interceptions during his junior season ... Also was a member of the track & field team ... Also had an offer from S.C. State ... Son of Latoshia Zellner and Roderick Brantley.