2018 Football
Coney, Brandon
Jersey Number 32
Brandon Coney
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Dublin, Ga.
- High School:
- Dublin HS
Bio
Season-by-Season
2018
High School
2018
- Played in eight games with three starts at linebacker
- Made the switch from free safety to linebacker prior to start of the season
- Totaled 17 tackles (10 solo, seven assisted) & one sack
- Sack came against Jacksonville (Sept. 8) & was the first of his career
- Totaled seven tackles, one sack & one forced fumble vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 8)
- Added one pass breakup at VMI (Sept. 29)
- Started six games & split time as starting free safety as a redshirt junior
- Played in all 11 of Mercer's games
- Tallied 42 total tackles (21 solo, 21 assisted)
- Recorded two pass break-ups, one forced fumble & one fumble recovery
- Forced his first career fumble in 10-tackle effort at Western Carolina (Nov. 11)
- Totaled three tackles in seven games played as a redshirt sophomore
- Played in nine games during redshirt freshman campaign with time at both safety and on special teams
- Finished the season with 10 total tackles (four solo, six assisted)
- Had a season-high six tackles against VMI (Oct. 24)
- Redshirted during first year on campus
High School
- Played for head coach Roger Holmes at Dublin High School
- Earned back-to-back Second Team All-Region 3-AA honors at running back as a junior and senior
- Preseason Second Team All-Region 3-AA selection in 2013
- Finished 2013 with 55 total tackles (25 solo, 30 assisted) and four pass breakups
- Born October 11, 1995 in Dublin, Ga. to Frankie and Evelyn Coney
- Has one brother, Christopher
- Chose Mercer because of the outstanding academic reputation and the chance to play football in the SoCon
Mercer Football Press Conference (Week 3 vs. Wofford)
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. South Florida Men's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05
