Brynden Trawick
Brynden Trawick
Years at Northeast: 2010
Sports: Football
Occupation: Student-Athlete

Brynden Trawick made history as the first former Northeast Mississippi Community College football player to compete in the Pro Bowl game.

Trawick landed his spot in the National Football League's (NFL) annual all-star event at the end of the 2017 season by becoming an elite defender in kickoff and punt return coverage for the Tennessee Titans.

He topped the Titans, who qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2008, with a career-high 15 tackles on special teams that year. Three of those stops came during Tennessee's road win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild card round.

Trawick recorded one takedown as his American Football Conference (AFC) team defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) by a 24-23 score on January 28, 2018 in Orlando, Fla., at Camping World Stadium.

He spent seven seasons in the NFL, which is the third most among all Northeast alumni behind only Mario Addison and Jerome Woods. Trawick made four playoff appearances, including in his final year as Baltimore captured the 2019 AFC North Division championship.

Trawick's most productive game came on New Year's Day 2017. He tallied a career-best 10 tackles, one pass break up and an interception as his Oakland Raiders wrapped up the regular season at Denver.

The Marietta, Ga., native participated in 97 NFL games excluding the preseason with 47 of those coming in a Ravens uniform. His cumulative statistics include 87 takedowns, three quarterback hits, two pass break ups and two tackles for loss.

Trawick opened his collegiate career at Michigan State University before transferring to Northeast for his sophomore campaign. He helped the Tigers finish tied for runner-up in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division.

He started in all nine games for head coach Ricky Smither in the fall of 2010. Trawick earned second-team all-conference honors after accumulating 62 tackles, including three for loss, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

The 6-3, 230-pound safety returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown during Northeast's week four victory at Holmes Community College. He was also credited with four pass break ups while with the Tigers.

Trawick continued his journey on the gridiron at Troy (Ala.) University. He was an All-Sun Belt Conference (SBC) recipient following both of his seasons with the Trojans after becoming a reliable presence on their defensive unit.

He led the Sun Belt and was among the top 20 tacklers at the NCAA Division I level as a junior with a total of 123. Trawick was the only athlete in the league to average double-digit stops with 10.2 per contest.

Trawick had the sixth most solo stops nationally as well with 75. He posted a career-high 20 takedowns plus grabbed a loose fumble in a matchup at Western Kentucky University on November 26, 2011.

He had nine double-digit tackling performances out of 24 games at Troy. Trawick was recognized as the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after racking up a season-best 15 stops at the University of North Texas during his senior campaign.

Trawick had a 70-yard pick-six as part of his last homecoming contest with the Trojans versus Arkansas State University. He represented Troy one final time at the Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Game in February 2013.

His overall college statistics between Michigan State, Northeast and Troy includes 270 takedowns, 13 pass break ups, 11 tackles for loss, four interceptions, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one sack.