
Brian Adkins brings veteran-ball hawk energy to UT Martin’s secondary
In the latest available info, Brian Adkins is a 6-foot, 215-pound safety whose calling card is experience, instincts, and playmaking—he posted 39 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, seven pass breakups, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in his College of DuPage season before joining UT Martin, then added three tackles in five games for the Skyhawks in 2019. He looks like the kind of defensive back who fits a team that wants a physical, opportunistic safety with real takeaway upside and special-teams value; the catch is that publicly available current-season production for UT Martin is limited, so the best read is his proven ball skills and toughness rather than fresh stat-line fireworks.