University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Expected to start once again at center in his final season at the collegiate level ... Has longest current streak on the team entering the year with 24 consecutive starts, which is also the most starts on the active roster.

As A Junior (2019): Graded out at 89 percent on assignments and 82 percent overall — both the best marks on the team — after starting all 12 games ... Also was third with 52 knockdown blocks ... Received a grade of  80 percent or higher on eight occasions, including each of the last six outings ... Posted a season-best 91 percent overall grade and had a perfect 100-percent mark after recording six pancakes on 83 snaps in win over Arkansas State in the Jaguars’ final game of the year ... Had grades of 89 percent overall and 92 percent on assignments to go along with six knockdowns against Louisiana ... Received 87 percent overall and 97 percent assignment marks following match-up with Georgia Southern ... Graded out at 87 percent overall and 92 percent on assignments with a season-best eight pancake blocks in win over Jackson State ... Credited with an 85 percent grade overall and 91 percent assignment mark after opening contest at No. 24 Nebraska ... Earned marks of 85 percent overall and 92 percent on assignments, adding seven knockdowns, at Texas State ... Posted an 85 percent overall grade and 93 percent assignment grade with four pancakes at Georgia State ... Graded out at 80 percent overall following game against nationally-ranked Appalachian State ... Credited with season-high-tying eight knockdown blocks in Sun Belt Conference opener at ULM, adding five at Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt.”

As A Sophomore (2018): Started all 12 contests at center, earning the team’s highest overall (73%) and assignment (87%) grades for the season ... Credited with 31 knockdowns, which ranked third on the squad ... Credited with an overall mark of 70 percent or better in all but three outings while receiving an assignment grade at or above 80 percent 11 times ... Earned marks of 87 percent overall and 98 percent on assignments in Alabama State victory, both his best on the year ... Graded out at 78 percent overall and 91 percent on assignments while adding three pancake blocks at Louisiana ... Received a 76 percent overall mark and an assignment grade of 94 percent at Memphis ... Credited with a 75 percent grade and 91 percent assignment mark to go along with three knockdown blocks in win over Texas State ... Had 74 percent overall grade and 89 percent assignment mark following season-ending defeat of Coastal Carolina ... Earned marks of 75 percent overall and 86 percent on assignments while posting three pancakes in season debut against Louisiana Tech ... Earned assignment grades of 88 percent and 87 percent in back-to-back match-ups with Arkansas State and ULM ... Credited with a career-high nine knockdown blocks at Georgia Southern ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2017): Made his collegiate debut in South’s victory over Alabama A&M during the opening month of the season ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

As A Freshman (2016): Did not play while sitting out as a redshirt ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

High School Highlights: Earned three letters in football and four in track at Theodore High ... Helped the Bobcats to a 7-4 finish after qualifying for the state 7A playoffs as a senior ... Credited with a total of 41 knockdowns his final year.

Personal: Full name is Brian Patrick Ankerson ... Born Match 11, 1998, in Mobile, Ala. ... Son of Patrick and Claudia Ankerson ... Is the youngest of three boys ... Favorite movie is “Rocky” ... Favorite book is “Tears of a Tiger” ... Favorite team is the New Orleans Saints ... Favorite athlete is Max Unger ... Favorite musical artist is the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite subject is history ... Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time ... Wants to become a lawyer in the future ... Earned his degree in criminal justice — with a sociology minor — in May 2019, and is working toward a master’s degree in public administration.