2016
- 2016 Big South All-Conference First Team at Offensive Line
- 2016 AFCA FCS First Team All-American
- 2016 Associated Press FCS Second Team All-American
- 2016 STATS FCS Second Team All-American
- 2016 STATS FCS Preseason First Team All-American
- 2016 Big South Preseason All-Conference selection at Offensive Line
- Started 10 games and graded out at 91.4% in the 2016 season
- Led the Bucs with 84 knockdown blocks
- Integral part of the CSU offensive line that powered the nation’s sixth-best rushing attack
- CSU scored 30+ points six times in the 2016 season
- The Buccaneers tallied 500+ yards of offense in four games
2015
- Earned All-Big South Conference honors, and 2nd Team All-American recognition from STATS FCS
- Started the first nine games of the season at left tackle and was a force before going down with an injury in the Big South title-clinching win at Kennesaw State (11/7)
- Part of a unit that paved the way for the nation’s 10th ranked offense in terms of time of possession, and 17th in rushing yardage
2014: Played in ten games and started eight at offensive tackle...Helped pave the way for a CSU rushing attack that ranked 16th nationally with over 227 yards per game...Behind Austell and offensive line, Christian Reyes became the program''s career rushing leader, with 2,200 yards...Helped CSU churn out a program record - against Division I opponents - 359 rushing yards in the pivotal win at Liberty (11/15).
2013: Converted to the offensive line and started 12 games at tackle…Graded out at 82 percent and recorded 74 knockdowns...Was part of a CSU offense that led the nation in average time of possession and ranked 17th in rushing yardage…Helped pave the way for Christian Reyes to total a school-record 1,254 yards rushing.
2012: Played in three games, with first career appearance coming at Shorter (9/22)...Recorded first tackle of career at Presbyterian (10/20).
High School: Four-year letterwinner under coach Chris Oxford and the Lancers at Central Fellowship Christian Academy in Macon, Ga....Recorded 120 tackles, 41.5 tackles for loss, and eight sacks over the course of his high school career...Named 2011 Team MVP and as well as GISA All-State, All-Region and 2A honors...Also saw time on offense, wracking up 900 rushing yards to go along with 12 touchdowns, as well as compiling 905 passing yards and six scores through the air.
Personal: Son of Mark and Denice Austell.
Graduated with a Criminal Justice Degree in May of 2016... Currently pursuing a Master''s Degree in Organizational Management.
