Blair Brown (American football)

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]

Blair Brown
Free agent
Position:Inside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994
Moreno Valley, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Rancho Verde
(Moreno Valley, California)
College:Ohio
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 148
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:17
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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
  1. "Football: Meet Blair Brown, one of the NFL draft's most underrated prospects". ThePostAthens.com. April 19, 2017.
  2. PFF.com (April 1, 2017). "PFF Scouting Report:Blair Brown, LB, Ohio". PFF.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. PFF.com (April 1, 2017). "PFF Scouting Report:Blair Brown, LB, Ohio". PFF.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  4. Oehser, John (April 29, 2017). "No. 148: Jaguars select LB Blair Brown". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. Alper, Josh (May 9, 2019). "Jaguars release Blair Brown, Donald Payne". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. DiRocco, Michael (May 30, 2019). "Ex-Jags LB Brown charged with domestic battery". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. Wilson, Aaron (October 17, 2020). "Texans working out Blair Brown, Eli Mencer". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.


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