Biography
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2020): Played in six contests, which included starts in each of his final three appearances of the year ... Received season-best 77 percent overall grade while earning an 82 percent assignment mark in the Jaguars’ win over Texas State to begin Sun Belt Conference action ... Had a season-high 83 percent assignment grade the following week in a victory over ULM ... Recorded three knockdown blocks at Georgia Southern ... On the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2019): Appeared in each of the last three games of the season, playing primarily on special teams ... Earned a perfect mark on his lone offensive snap against Louisiana in his collegiate debut.
As A Freshman (2018): Did not see action as a redshirt ... Made the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School Highlights: Received two stars and was considered among the top 70 recruits in the state by 247Sports.com ... Helped Mississippi to a 42-7 win in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game at the end of his senior season ... A three-year letterwinner at Warren Central High, starting the last two seasons ... Named first-team all-state by the Mississippi Association of Coaches his final year after grading out at 88 percent ... Efforts helped the Vikings advance to the second round of the state 6A playoffs while ending the year with a 9-4 record ... As a junior, was part of an offensive line that helped the team have three 1,000-yard rushers ... WCHS also made second round of state of state playoffs his junior year, finishing the campaign 10-3 ... Part of a Vikings squad that went 10-3 and won its first-round state playoff game his first season on the varsity.
Personal: Full name is Austin Braden Moody ... Born Oct. 13, 1999, in Muscle Shoals, Ala. ... Son of Ken and Kim Moody ... Mother, Kim, played basketball at Athens (Ala.) State CC ... Favorite food is hot wings ... Favorite subjects are math and science ... In his free time likes to fish and lift weights ... Was also recruited by Southern Mississippi, Arkansas State and Louisiana Tech ... Received his mechanical engineering from South in May 2021, is now working on a master’s degree in civil engineering.
