[2] Brents was ranked as the 33rd best safety (football) in the country and the number 401 prospect overall by 247Sports.com at the time of the signing of his letter of intent to play for Iowa.
[2] The 6'2" Brents was a highly recruited college prospect, declining scholarship offers from Michigan State, Indiana, Cincinnati, and Louisville, among others.
[3] Brents would finish the season strong, culminating in selection to the 2017 Central Indiana Super Team named by the Indianapolis Star.
The true freshman was quick to impress, emerging as the number 3 cornerback on the team's depth chart by the end of August.
[8] Brents made a total of five starts as a freshman, gaining accolades before being himself forced from action due to minor "tweak" injuries down the stretch.
[9] Brents' 2019 sophomore season did not begin auspiciously when a preseason knee injury forced him to miss Iowa's opener[10] and the next three games.
[13] One saving grace, Brents later recalled, was that he shared extensive time in rehabilitation with Hawkeyes' defensive coordinator Phil Parker, who was himself recovering from knee surgery.
K-State defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman was most enthusiastic, proclaiming Brents to have been "outstanding" and calling him "dominant" and an "alpha-male type athlete.