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Detroit Lions defensive lineman Brodric Martin (99) during an NFL preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Aug. 17, 2024 in Kansas City, MO. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Brodric Martin

DL

#96

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 25

Weight: 322 lbs

College: Western Kentucky

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    0
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
13 Bears W 23 - 20
14 Packers W 34 - 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bills L 42 - 48
16 @Bears W 34 - 17
17 @49ers W 40 - 34
18 Vikings W 31 - 9
12 @Colts W 24 - 6

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2023 Detroit Lions 3 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
2024 Detroit Lions 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Made his NFL debut on Monday Night Football vs. Las Vegas (10/30/23), logging one solo tackle.
  • Joined the Lions after being selected in the third round (96th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Western Kentucky.
  • Is the second player Detroit has ever selected from Western Kentucky.
  • Is the second Western Kentucky defensive tackle to ever be selected in an NFL Draft, and the first since 1990.

COLLEGE

  • Played in 53 games (44 starts) at North Alabama (2017-20) and Western Kentucky (2021-22), producing 143 total tackles (64 solo), 15.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, five pass defenses, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
  • 2022 (Western Kentucky): Started in all 14 games, totaling 31 tackles (15 solo), two pass defenses, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and one forced fumble.
    • Honorable Mention All-Conference USA
  • 2021 (Western Kentucky): Appeared in all 14 games, recording 31 tackles (12 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one pass defense and one fumble recovery to help lead the team to the Conference USA East Division Championship.
  • 2020 (North Alabama): Started in all four games, posting 11 total tackles (three solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss.
  • 2019 (North Alabama): Started in all 11 games, tallying 43 total tackles (21 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two pass defenses.
  • 2018 (North Alabama): Appeared in all 10 games (one start), recording 27 total tackles (13 solo), 3.0 tackles for loss and two pass defenses.
  • 2017 (North Alabama): Redshirted as a true freshman.

PERSONAL

  • Prepped at Northridge (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) High School, where he helped lead the team to two state playoff runs, and was named to the West All-Star team.
  • Son of Karen Martin, and has one brother and one sister.
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