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Jersey Number 52
C.J. Brewer
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Super Senior
- Hometown:
- Bowdon, Ga.
- High School:
- Bowdon HS
Graduated in December 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in history ... Received a master's degree in instructional technology in December 2021 ... A 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American honorable mention, 2020 Associated Press (AP) All-America third-team selection, and 2020 Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-American, Brewer was also a three-time All-Sun Belt honoree, earning first-team honors in both 2020 and 2021 and third-team accolades in 2019 ... In his five years at Coastal, the two-time team captain played in 58 games ... He totaled 230 tackles, including 90 solo stops and 140 assisted tackles, along with 32.5 tackles-for-loss and 16.0 sacks ... He also added one interception, seven pass breakups, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and caught a touchdown pass in the Chants' first-ever win over a Power-5 program in Kansas in 2020 ... His 230 career tackles rank eighth all-time in CCU history, while his 140 assisted tackles are fifth in Coastal's career record books ... He also ranks fifth all-time in career sacks with 16.0, fifth in tackles-for-loss with 32.5, and third in quarterback hurries with 20.
Honors
2022 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American Honorable Mention
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt First Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 Hulu Bowl Invite
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watchlist
2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List
2021 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Fourth Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Associated Press (AP) All-America Third Team
2020 Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-American
2020 Phil Steele SBC All-Conference First Team
2020 All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team
2020 Lindy's Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2020 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2019 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2019 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Third Team
Honors
2022 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American Honorable Mention
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt First Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 Hulu Bowl Invite
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watchlist
2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List
2021 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Fourth Team
2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference First Team
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Associated Press (AP) All-America Third Team
2020 Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-American
2020 Phil Steele SBC All-Conference First Team
2020 All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team
2020 Lindy's Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2020 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2019 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2019 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Third Team
2021 (Super Senior)
- Team Captain
- Named the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl Community Service Soldier
- A 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-American honorable mention selection
- Named to the All-Sun Belt first team for the second consecutive season
- A 2021 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first-team selection
- A 2021 Pro Football Network (PFN) All-Sun-Belt first-team honoree
- Awarded the Team Community Service Award
- Earned a spot on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football All-Sun Belt second team
- Received an invite to the 2022 Hulu Bowl (senior all-star game)
- Played in and started all 13 games for the Chants on the season
- Was fifth on the team with 54 total tackles on the year
- Also had 9.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, and six quarterback hurries
- Ran for 12 yards on a fake punt in the win over Troy (Oct. 28)
- Tallied five tackles or more in six games on the season
- Had a season-high nine tackles, including four solo tackles, in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2)
- Totaled seven tackles in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
- Finished with six tackles, a fumble recovery, and a quarterback hurry in the road game at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
- Registered five tackles and 2.0 tackles-for-loss in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
- Had a 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and an interception in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
- Recorded five tackles, 2.0 sacks, and a quarterback hurry in the road win at South Alabama (Nov. 26)
- Picked up 1.5 sacks versus Texas State (Nov. 20) and 1.0 against UMass (Sept. 25)
- Earned a spot on the 2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason watch list
- Named to the 2021 Outland Trophy Preseason watch list
- A 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt first-team selection
- Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-America fourth team
- Earned a spot on the 2021 Phil Steele Preseason SBC All-Conference first team
- Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
- Landed on the 2021 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Football Preseason All-Sun Belt third team
- Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2021 fall semester
- Named to the 2022 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
- Named to the 2020 Associated Press (AP) All-America third team
- Tabbed a 2020 Phil Steele honorable mention All-American
- Earned a spot on the 2020 Phil Steele SBC All-Conference first team
- A 2020 All-Sun Belt first team selection
- Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 23
- A team captain
- Played in and started all 12 games along the defensive front for the Chants
- Finished the season tied for second on the team and fourth in the Sun Belt with 6.5 sacks
- Was also third on the team and eighth in the league with 11.0 tackles-for-loss on the year
- Ranked fifth on the team with 60 total tackles
- Also recorded six quarterback hurries, forced one fumble, and recovered a fumble on the defensive line
- Recorded a career-high 14 tackles, to go along with 3.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks, in the win over Appalachian State (Nov. 21)
- He also recorded 3.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks in the season-opening win over Kansas (Sept. 12) and caught his first career touchdown pass in the win over KU
- Registered seven total tackles in wins over Campbell (Sept. 18) and at then-No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14)
- Tallied six stops in home wins over South Alabama (Nov. 7) and then-No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5)
- Picked up 2.0 tackles-for-loss in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
- 2020 preseason All-Sun Belt second team member
- 2020 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team
- 2020 Lindy's Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
- 2020 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
- Named to the All-Sun Belt third team
- Also named to the 2019 Phil Steele SBC All-Conference third team
- Ranked third on the team with 54 total tackles, which included 16 solo stops
- Also recorded 7.5 tackles-for-loss, which was also third on the team, 3.0 sacks, and seven quarterback hurries
- Also tallied three pass breakups on the year
- Recorded a then-career-high 13 tackles, including six solo stops, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and two quarterback hurries in the home contest versus Georgia State (Oct. 12)
- Picked up six tackles and 1.0 sack versus both Georgia Southern (Oct. 19) and Troy (Nov. 2)
- Had five tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and 0.5 sacks in the season opener versus Eastern Michigan (Aug. 31)
- Totaled four tackles in the home game against Louisiana (Nov. 7)
- Registered three tackles versus Norfolk State (Sept. 14), at UMass (Sept. 21), at Arkansas State (Nov. 16), and versus Texas State (Nov. 30)
- Ran a fake punt for four yards and a first down in the road contest at ULM (Nov. 23)
- Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Played in nine games on the season, starting five at defensive tackle
- Missed three games due to a leg injury
- Totaled 29 tackles on the year, 10 solo stops and 19 assisted, and registered 2.0 tackles-for-loss
- Also forced two fumbles and had one fumble recovery on the year
- Totaled three tackles and forced a fumble in the season opener at South Carolina (Sept. 1)
- Recorded a season-high seven tackles in the home win over UAB (Sept. 8)
- Also forced a fumble and had a pass breakup versus the Blazers
- Totaled three stops in the win at Louisiana (Sept. 22)
- Returned from injury to pick up a tackle and a fumble recovery in the road win at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
- Tallied six tackles against Appalachian State (Nov. 3), one stop versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10), and five tackles in the home finale versus Georgia Southern (Nov. 17)
- Finished the season with three tackles at South Alabama (Nov. 23)
- Was a member of the Team Leadership Council for 2018
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Played in all 12 games on the defensive line
- Made first career start in the Texas State game (Oct. 28), tallying a season-high seven tackles
- Logged five stops versus Troy (Nov. 11), including a sack and a 0.5 tackles-for-loss
- Also had a sack along with a pass breakup in the win at Idaho (Nov. 18)
- Added a pass breakup at ULM (Sept. 30)
2016 (Freshman)
- Redshirted
High School
- A two-star recruit by Rivals.com out of Bowdon High School
- First-team 5-AA All-State pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and second-team 5-AA All-State pick by the Georgia Sports Writers Association
- Named Times-Georgian All-Area MVP and the Region 5-AA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- Tabbed fourth-team all-state as a junior
- Named the 2014 Times-Georgian Area Defensive Player of the Year his junior season
- Also named All-Region 5-AA as both a linebacker (first team) and an offensive lineman (second team) as a junior
- Was also a member of the Bowdon basketball team
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