#78 Garrett Brumfield Season 2018
2018 LSU Graduate (Sport Administration)
2017 Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
2017 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. BYU)
CAREER
Two-year starter on the offensive line for the Tigers in 2017 and 2018 … Played in 45 games with 22 starts during his career … Earned second team All-SEC honors from the SEC Coaches in 2017 … Nicknamed “Bruiser” for his punishing block style… Tremendous technician who excels equally in both run and pass blocking … One of the strongest players on the team … Graduated in December of 2018 with a degree in sports administration.
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
Starter at left guard for the Tigers and the senior leader on the offensive line … Started nine games at left guard … Injured vs. Louisiana Tech and missed four straight games … Returned to action vs. Alabama and started the final five games of season … Played 530 offensive snaps with 13 knockdowns.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Started all 13 games at left guard and helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher Derrius Guice … Second team All-SEC selection by the league coaches … Second on team in offensive snaps with 804 and knockdown blocks with 53.5 … Played every offensive snap for the Tigers in eight consecutive games and nine games total … Played a big role in Guice’s 276 yards on the ground against Ole Miss, the fifth 250-yard plus rushing game in LSU history … His four knockdowns against the Rebels were second for the Tigers … Finished first on the team in knockdowns with five against Florida and six against Tennessee … Totaled a team-best 11.5 knockdowns in the season opener against BYU and named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
Played in all 12 games … Saw action in every game on special teams and saw snaps on the offensive line in eight games … Played 150 offensive snaps on the season, including a career-high 49 in a win over Missouri … Concluded year with three knockdown blocks and two “great effort” plays … Did not allow a sack and was whistled for just one penalty in the eight contests on the offensive line … Saw action in 31 snaps with two knockdown blocks against Arkansas and logged 25 plays against Auburn … Only games in which he didn’t see action on offensive line came vs. Wisconsin, Alabama, Florida and Texas A&M.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
Played in the final 11 games of the season as he lined up on LSU’s point after touchdown attempts … Saw action on the offensive line against Eastern Michigan and South Carolina, playing five snaps against each team … Recorded two knockdown blocks versus Eastern Michigan.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
Redshirted as a true freshman for LSU in 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star rated prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, 247Sports and Scout.com … Ranked as the No. 1 offensive guard in the country by ESPN … Named to the USA Today All-USA Second Team … Rated as high as the No. 52 overall recruit in the nation, regardless of position, by 247Sports and No. 54 by ESPN … Earned first team All-State honors as both a junior and senior … Member of the Rivals 250, 247Sports Top 247, ESPN 300 and Scout 300 … Named an Under Armour All-American and participated in the all-star game … A senior leader and an anchor on the offensive line for a U-High team that advanced to the state championship game and finished with a 13-1 record in 2013 … Member of the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen … Coached by Chad Mahaffey.
PERSONAL
Parents are Geneva and Paul Brumfield … Born June 23, 1996 … Hobbies include spray paint art, something he picked up while in art class as a junior at University High School.