Charles Brantley is an American football cornerback for the Michigan State Spartans.
| Michigan State Spartans – No. 0 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
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| Major | Pre-Nursing |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Venice (Venice, Florida) |
Early life and high school
editBrantley attended Venice High School located in Venice, Florida. Coming out of high school, Brantley was rated as a three-star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans.[1][2]
College career
editIn week eight of the 2021 season, Brantley had four tackles and the game winning interception as he helped the Spartans beat rival Michigan 37-33.[3] During Brantley's freshman season in 2021, he played in eight games notching 18 tackles, four pass deflections, and an interception.[4] In week six of the 2022 season, Brantley picked off C. J. Stroud and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown versus the Ohio State Buckeyes.[5] In the 2022 season, Brantley played in and started eleven games for the Spartans, where he totaled 48 tackles, a sack, six pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown.[6] During the 2023 season, Brantley played in just three games before suffering a season-ending injury, where he had ten tackles, and a pass deflection.[7] In week three of the 2024 season, Brantley intercepted a pass and returned 100 yards for a touchdown, as he helped the Spartans to a 40-0 win over Prairie View A&M.[8]
Personal life
editBrantley is the cousin of former Michigan State and NFL wide receiver, Herb Haygood.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Wenzel, Matt (30 April 2020). "3-star Florida CB Charles Brantley commits to Michigan State". MLive.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Three-star Florida CB Charles Brantley is 10th commitment for Michigan State's Mel Tucker". The Detroit News. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Solari, Chris (4 November 2021). "Michigan State football's Charles Brantley, a diminutive CB who came up huge vs. Michigan". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Solari, Chris (30 April 2023). "Michigan State football CB Charles Brantley enters transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Alter, Marlowe (14 September 2024). "Charles Brantley makes history for Michigan State football with epic 100-yard INT TD". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Charboneau, Matt (2 May 2023). "Michigan State cornerback Charles Brantley reverses course, withdraws from transfer portal". The Detroit News. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Solari, Chris (29 December 2023). "Michigan State football: Oft-injured starting CB Charles Brantley returning to Spartans". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Austin, Kyle. "Charles Brantley gets redemptive 100-yard pick-six for Michigan State". MLive.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Couch, Graham (4 November 2021). "From dancing baby to MSU-Michigan game hero, how Charles Brantley found his way back to East Lansing". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (3 November 2021). "Given a chance, Michigan State true freshman Charles Brantley delivers at critical moment". MLive.com. Retrieved 21 September 2024.