Blair Brown (American football)
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| Born: | May 27, 1994 Moreno Valley, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | Ohio | ||||||||||
| Position: | Inside linebacker | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 148 | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||
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Blair Brown (born May 27, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio University.[1] In 2016, only Reuben Foster had higher overall and run-defense grades according to Pro Football Focus than Brown's 92.4 and 91.5. Brown's 131 total tackles tied for the second-most among FBS inside linebackers. Brown was ranked third in FBS in run-stop percentage and had 47 stops.[2]
College career
Brown was ranked first in FBS in tackling efficiency with just three misses and 96 solo tackles while at Ohio University.[3]
Professional career
Brown was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round, 148th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[4] He played in 28 games for the team before he was released on May 9, 2019.[5]
Brown was charged with domestic battery on May 30, 2019,[6] but had the charges dismissed in July 2020 and the NFL announced in October 2020 he would not receive league discipline for the incident.[7] He worked out for the Houston Texans on October 17, 2020.[7]
References
- ^ "Football: Meet Blair Brown, one of the NFL draft's most underrated prospects". ThePostAthens.com. April 19, 2017.
- ^ PFF.com (April 1, 2017). "PFF Scouting Report:Blair Brown, LB, Ohio". PFF.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ PFF.com (April 1, 2017). "PFF Scouting Report:Blair Brown, LB, Ohio". PFF.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Oehser, John (April 29, 2017). "No. 148: Jaguars select LB Blair Brown". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (May 9, 2019). "Jaguars release Blair Brown, Donald Payne". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ DiRocco, Michael (May 30, 2019). "Ex-Jags LB Brown charged with domestic battery". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Wilson, Aaron (October 17, 2020). "Texans working out Blair Brown, Eli Mencer". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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