Career: Made three starts in 41 career games and totaled 102 tackles, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, one interception, one sack, one defensive touchdown and 5.5 tackles for loss ... First-team All-Sun Belt by the PFF College site as a senior safety.
 
2018: Made three starts at free safety and appeared in all 13 games as a senior who already had earned an undergraduate degree from App State … First-team All-Sun Belt from PFF College ... Seventh on the team with 50 tackles to go with two fumble recoveries (one in the end zone for a defensive touchdown at Charlotte), one interception (at Arkansas State), 3.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two breakups … According to PFF College, missed only three tackle attempts all season while allowing only nine yards per reception, the second-best mark in the conference ... Also delivered several big hits in punt coverage as App State allowed only 62 punt return yards all season … App State’s three top safeties were the three highest-ranked safeties in the Sun Belt, according to the PFF College site, which had Exford second with a grade of 83.1 … Posted a career-high eight tackles against Georgia Southern and had six tackles at Charlotte … Stopped a third-and-goal run from the 3 for a loss of 4 yards with App State holding an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter of the Sun Belt Championship Game against Louisiana, which settled for a field goal ... Made a key fumble recovery on Texas State’s opening drive.

2017: Played in all 13 games as a reserve safety … Finished the season with 33 tackles, two pass breakups and two tackles for loss … Recovered a fumble on a second-quarter kickoff return to set up a field goal for a 20-0 lead in App State’s 34-0 win over Toledo in the Dollar General Bowl … Had a career-high six tackles against both New Mexico State and Coastal Carolina … Had his first career sack against Georgia Southern, one of three games in which he had four solo tackles.

2016: Key reserve in defensive backfield and secondary ... Saw action in 11 games at free safety as a sophomore … Recorded 14 total tackles … Had a pass breakup at Georgia Southern.

2015: Played in the last four games of the season as a defensive back … Tallied a personal-best three solo tackles at Idaho … Notched a tackle versus Louisiana and Ohio. 

2014: Redshirted

High School: Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.com … Amassed 90 tackles, six tackles for loss, an interception and two pass breakups as a senior … Was a 2013 all-Gwinnett County selection and a Gwinnett County all-star ... Coached by Troy Hobbs.

Personal: Full name is Austin Exford … Born May 16, 1996 … Son of Kinte and Tamiko Exford.