Troy University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Austin Stidham
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 292
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Russellville, Ala.
- High School:
- Russellville HS
2019 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2020 All-Sun Belt First Team
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-American
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American
2022 Campbell Trophy Finalist
2022ย All-Sun Belt First Team
2022ย CoSIDA Academic All-American
2022 (Senior):ย Earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors for the third time in his career โฆ Started all 14 games at left tackle ... Led the Trojans to a Sun Belt Championship, Cure Bowl title and final No. 19 ranking in the AP Top 25; Troyโs first-ever postseason ranking โฆ Played all 917 offensive snaps ... Called for just two penalties in 14 games โฆย Second-highest-ratedย offensive tackle in the Sun Belt per Pro Football Focus for overall offensive grade โฆ Played 4,014 career snaps, allowed just 15 sacks in 2,331 career pass-blocking situations โฆ Behind the offensive line, Troy scored on 50 percent of more its possessions in the final two regular season games and the SBC Championship game โฆ Named finalist for prestigious Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman) โฆ One of two student-athletes in Troy Athletics history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors three times in his career โฆ Graduated with a degree in biomedical sciences with a 3.92 GPA, carrying only three Bs his entire undergraduate career, and he currently has a 4.0 GPA as he peruses his master's degree in education โฆ Passed on a lucrative medical career to follow his passion as a STEM teacher and football coach
2021 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team โฆ Became just the fifth two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in Troy Athletics history โฆ Finished third in the league among tackles (min 400 pass blocking snaps) with a 77.1 pass blocking grade per Pro Football Focus; ranked 13th among all tackles in the Group of Five โฆ Not called for a penalty in a pass blocking situation all season; one of just 12 tackles in the Group of Five to not be called for a passing penalty all season โฆ Earned a 100 percent efficiency grade from Pro Football Focus for the Southern Miss, Georgia Southern and South Alabama games โ all Troy victories โฆ Did not allow a sack in 8-of-12 startsย
2020 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team โฆ Started 10 games at left tackle โฆ Ranked fifth nationally with an 85.6 pass blocking grade (min. 400 pass blocking situations) โฆ Among offensive tackles with at least 400 pass blocking snaps, fourth with a 98.6 efficiency rating, which takes into account pressures and sacks allowed โ allowed just two sacks, one hit, eight hurries and 11 pressures in 451 pass blocking situations โฆ Called for just one penalty in 742 total snaps โฆ Key starter on an offensive line that ranked second nationally per PFF with a 93.0 pass blocking efficiency rating (teams at least 300 pass attempts) โฆ Allowed just two pressures over the final five games of the season โฆ Troyโs highest-graded offensive player per PFF โฆ Played 742 snaps in his 10 games
2019 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection after starting all 12 games at left tackle โฆ Played 816 snaps โฆ Allowed just two sacks and five hits in 534 pass block situations โฆ Called for just three penalties over the course of the season โฆ Leader on a Troy offensive line that paved the way for an offense that topped the 500-yard mark in total offense on six different occasions to tie the programโs DI record and scored 35-plus points eight times; the second most in program history and fourth most in Sun Belt Conference history
2018 (RS-Freshman): Played 745 total snaps at left tackle and graded as Troyโs top pass blocker by Pro Football Focus with an 86.5 rating โฆ Allowed just one sack, seven pressures, four hurries and two hits all season โฆ Graded out at 93 with four great blocks and two knockdowns in Troyโs win at Nebraska โฆ Recorded a 90 or better grade in eight different games with a high of 98 at South Alabama with four great blocks
2017 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... Redshirted
High School: Named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Alabama 5A All-State First Team following his junior and senior seasons at Russellville High School โฆ Helped lead the Golden Tigers to a 9-3 record and a trip to the second round of the Alabama 5A Playoffs as a senior โฆ Started all 12 games at left tackle and was the key blocker for an offense that averaged 32 points per game and had a 1,383-yard rusher โฆ Also earned all-area honors and was named team captain โฆ Three-year starter for the Golden Tigers โฆ Also a four-year starter at center on the basketball team; averaged 10.3 points and 7.6 rebounds as a junior to earn all-region honors โฆ Member of the track & field team
Personal: Son of Tina and Greg Stidham ... Born Jan. 28, 1999, in Florence, Ala. ... Graduated with bachelorโs degree in biology in summer of 2021; on track to receive masterโs degree in education 6-12 either fall of 2022 or spring of 2023 ... He and wife, Carley, married on Oct. 23, 2022
