Brent Forrest Stockstill (born August 5, 1994) is an American football coach and former player who is currently an offensive analyst at Ole Miss. A former quarterback at Middle Tennessee, he set multiple career program records including passing yards, touchdown passes, completed passes, and pass attempts. Stockstill had also obtained a reputation for being one of the toughest players in college football for his ability to play while being hindered by injuries.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive analyst |
| Team | Ole Miss |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 5, 1994 Clemson, South Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 2013–2018 | Middle Tennessee |
| Baseball | |
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, pitcher, outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic (player personnel asst.) |
| 2020 | South Florida (OQC) |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee (WR) |
| 2022–2023 | Middle Tennessee (QB/PGC) |
| 2024–present | Ole Miss (OA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Early life and high school edit
Stockstill was born in South Carolina to Rick and Sara Stockstill. Rick was an assistant coach at Clemson at the time. When Rick was an assistant coach, he would pull Brent out of school on Fridays to accompany him on recruiting trips and visits.[2] He has a younger sister, Emily who attended the University of Alabama and worked for the university's football program.[3] The Stockstills moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 2005 when Rick was named the head coach at Middle Tennessee State.
Stockstill played quarterback at Siegel High School in Tennessee where as a high school senior, he threw for 2,690 yards and 32 touchdowns. One of his notable games was where he threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns in a loss, despite tearing his ACL and partially tearing his meniscus the week prior.[4] A two to three-star recruit, Stockstill committed to play college football at Cincinnati over offers from Texas Tech, Memphis, Western Michigan, and Toledo.[5][6]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Brent Stockstill QB |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Siegel High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | Dec 17, 2012 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
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College career edit
Initially committed to Cincinnati, Stockstill was granted a release from his national letter of intent to play for his father Rick at Middle Tennessee State.[7] He also was a member of the school's baseball program, where he compiled a 1.69 ERA as a pitcher in 2014 and later redshirting to focus on football.[8][9]
2013 edit
Stockstill grayshirted the 2013 season and did not see any action.
2014 edit
Stockstill played in the team's opening game against Savannah State, throwing for 41 yards. He did not play the rest of the season, and was granted a redshirt for the knee injury he suffered in high school.
2015 edit
As a redshirt freshman, Stockstill competed in the offseason for the starting quarterback job against incumbent starter Austin Grammer. He was named the starting quarterback for the team's first game of the season against Jackson State.[10] As a redshirt freshman, he set single-season program records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing completions and passing attempts en route to being named Conference USA's Freshman of the Year.[11]
2016 edit
Coming off a stellar freshman campaign, Stockstill was once again the starting quarterback entering the 2016 season. After throwing for 2,801 yards and 27 touchdowns in the first eight games, he suffered a broken collarbone against UTSA and was initially said to be out for the remainder of the season.[12][13] He was cleared to return for the bowl game in the Hawaii Bowl against Hawaii, where he threw for 451 yards and four touchdowns in a loss.[14][15]
2017 edit
Stockstill once again suffered an injury in a game against Syracuse where he suffered a cracked sternum and injuries to his shoulder.[16] He proceeded to miss the next six games before returning for the Blue Raiders game against UTEP.[17] He finished the season with 1,672 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions.[18]
2018 edit
Stockstill played in all 14 of the Blue Raiders game in 2018, only leaving the game against FIU to a lower body injury.[19] Stockstill had another career year with the Blue Raiders, throwing for 3,544 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions en route to being named to the Conference USA's Most Valuable Player.[20]
Coaching career edit
Stockstill began his coaching career at Florida Atlantic under Lane Kiffin as an offensive player personnel assistant in 2019. He joined the coaching staff at South Florida under first-year head coach Jeff Scott as an offensive quality control analyst in 2020 after Kiffin left Florida Atlantic for Ole Miss.[21]
Stockstill was named the wide receivers coach at his alma mater Middle Tennessee State on January 9, 2021.[22] He was reassigned to quarterbacks coach and added the title of passing game coordinator in 2022.[23]
Stockstill was not retained by Derek Mason following the 2023 season, and was later hired by Ole Miss as an offensive analyst.[24][25]
References edit
- ^ "Why MTSU quarterback Brent Stockstill is one of the toughest players in college football". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "'I've got a lifetime of memories created': Rick and Brent Stockstill form perfect match as coach and QB". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "As MTSU QB Brent Stockstill winds up stellar career, thank his mom — a behind-the-scenes legend". The Tennessean. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Brent Stockstill's rise at MTSU no surprise". The Tennessean. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Siegel's Brent Stockstill commits to Cincinnati". USA Today. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Player spotlight: Siegel QB Brent Stockstill". USA Today. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Cincinnati releases QB Brent Stockstill to Middle Tennessee State". CBS Sports. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "MTSU's Brent Stockstill will play football, baseball". The Tennessean. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "MTSU's Brent Stockstill to redshirt for baseball". The Tennessean. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Brent Stockstill named MTSU starting QB". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Stockstill named C-USA Freshman of the Year". Murfreesboro Post. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee QB Brent Stockstill has broken collarbone". USA Today. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee State QB Brent Stockstill out for season". Yahoo Sports. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "MTSU QB Brent Stockstill cleared to play in Hawaii Bowl". WKRN. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Hawaii rallies to beat Middle Tennessee 52-35 in Hawaii Bowl". Associated Press. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Why MTSU quarterback Brent Stockstill is one of the toughest players in college football". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Redshirt year does not interest MTSU quarterback". Nashville Post. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Brent Stockstill 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "FIU 24, MTSU football 21: Five things we learned as Brent Stockstill gets hurt". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "MTSU quarterback Brent Stockstill named Conference USA MVP; Rick Stockstill coach of the year". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Brent Stockstill joins South Florida coaching staff as offensive quality control analyst". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Brent Stockstill coming home to coach". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Stockstill hires Tucker, makes staff changes". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Joyce, Cecil. "MTSU football assistant Brent Stockstill not retained by new coach Derek Mason". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Brice, John. "Sources: Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss adding former MTSU standout QB Brent Stockstill to staff". FootballScoop. Retrieved 2 March 2024.