Brodric Martin

BIOGRAPHY

Brodric Martin was born May 24, 1999, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is a defensive tackle in the NFL.

He played college football at North Alabama and Western Kentucky before being drafted in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Martin redshirted as a freshman at North Alabama in 2017. He appeared in all 10 games the following year, starting one, and posted 27 tackles, including three for a loss. In 2019, he placed seventh on the team with 43 tackles while starting all 11 matches, additionally making 4.5 TFLs and two sacks. The 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Martin played in all four games, posting 11 tackles with 1.5 TFLs. He transferred to Western Kentucky (WKU) in 2021, and finished his stint at North Alabama having appeared in all of their 25 games from 2018 to 2020, posting 81 total tackles (of which, 44 were assists and 37 solo), nine TFLs, two sacks, and four pass deflections.

In his first year at Western Kentucky, Martin played in all 14 games and recorded 31 tackles with 4.5 TFLs, along with 2.5 sacks. He helped them win the division championship, and his best game came in the conference title match against UTSA, in which he made seven tackles and a half-sack. Martin started all 14 games for Western Kentucky in 2022, and was named honorable mention all-conference after tallying 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and two pass breakups. He was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl, at which he made two tackles and a fumble recovery, and finished his stint at WKU with 62 tackles, six for-loss, four sacks, three passes defended and one fumble forced.

Martin was selected in the third round (92nd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.