Malcom Brown
 Brown in the 2015 NFL season. | |||||||||
| No. 90 – New England Patriots | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 2, 1994 Brenham, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 1 / pick: 32 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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Malcom Brown (born February 2, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas. He was drafted by the New England Patriots with the 32nd overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.
Early years
Brown attended Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. A three-year starter, he recorded 125 tackles and 24 sacks during his high school football career. He also threw the shot put (top-throw of 48-8 or 14.91 meters) on the track team. Brown was regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the second best defensive tackle and the 26th best player overall in his class.[3]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Malcom Brown DT |
Brenham, Texas | Brenham HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | 4.8 | Apr 3, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 Rivals: 26 ESPN: 12 | ||||||
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College career
Brown played in all 13 games as a true freshman at the University of Texas at Austin in 2012, recording 25 tackles. He took over as a starter his sophomore year in 2013, starting all 13 games. He finished the year with 68 tackles and two sacks, and won the team's Joseph W. Moore Tenacity Award for Defense along with Jackson Jeffcoat.
Brown remained a starter his junior season in 2014.[4][5][6] He finished the season with 70 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks[7] and was a first-team All-Big 12 selection by The Associated Press and the league’s coaches. He also received consensus All-American honors,[8] and was named a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (given to the best defensive player in college football), and the Outland Trophy. Brown finished the year as the Longhorns' season leader in tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles.
After his junior season, Brown entered the 2015 NFL Draft.[9][10]
Professional career
2015 NFL Draft
Brown was drafted 32nd overall by the New England Patriots in the 2015 NFL Draft.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
319 lb (145 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.05 s | 1.75 s | 2.94 s | 4.59 s | 7.84 s | 29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
26 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
Brown made his debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers and recorded his first NFL sack when he tackled wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was part of an attempted double pass by the Steelers.[11] He would finish his rookie season with 48 tackles (9th on the team) and 3.0 sacks (6th on the team).
References
- ^ Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year(2014)
- ^ High School All-American(2012)
- ^ Rivals.com
- ^ 2015 NFL Draft: Despite loss to OU, Texas' Malcom Brown impresses
- ^ Texas DT Malcom Brown named Bronko Nagurski finalist
- ^ Bohls: Texas’ Malcom Brown a giant on the field, gentle off it
- ^ cfbsstats:Malcolm Brown
- ^ Texas DT Malcolm Brown to enter NFL draft
- ^ Malcom Brown to skip senior season
- ^ All-American Texas DT Malcom Brown to forego senior season, enter NFL draft; who will replace him?
- ^ http://nep.247sports.com/Bolt/WATCH-Patriots-Malcom-Brown-logs-first-career-sack-39324979