Jayon Brown
 Brown with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 | |||||||||||||
| No. 55 – Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Inside linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: |
February 26, 1995 Long Beach, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: |
Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 155 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Jayon Lee Brown (born February 26, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA.[1]
Early life
Brown was born on February 26, 1995. His younger brother, Joshua, is a linebacker at the University of Arizona, and his two older brothers also played college football. Jason played linebacker at Idaho, while Juwuan was a defensive lineman at Southern Oregon. Brown attended Poly High School in Long Beach, California.
College career
In four seasons at UCLA, Brown appeared in 49 games with 21 starts and totaled 220 tackles, three sacks, nine tackles for loss, three interceptions, 15 passes defensed, one forced fumble and four fumble recoveries. He started 21 games over his final two seasons and totaled nine games with double-digit tackles.
Freshman season
As a freshman, Brown appeared in all 13 games as a special teams player and reserve linebacker and made six tackles on the season. He was presented with the John Boncheff, Jr. Award for Rookie of the Year on special teams at the team’s annual banquet and earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore season
As a sophomore, Brown saw action in 12 games, primarily as a special teams player. He was credited with two tackles on the year and returned five kickoffs for 42 total yards.
Junior season
As a junior, Brown saw action in 12 games with nine starts, entering the starting lineup after an injury to Myles Jack. He led the team with 93 tackles and ranked second on the squad with six passes defensed.
Senior season
As a senior, Brown played and started 12 games and led the Bruins with 119 tackles, which tied for 16th on the all-time school single-season list. Added 2.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss (ranked third on team), three interceptions (ranked third on team), 23 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference. Additionally, he ranked ninth in the country and led the Pac-12 with 9.9 total tackles per game. Not only that, he tied for 10th in the Pac-12 in interceptions and became the first UCLA player with 100 tackles in a season since Eric Kendricks (149) in 2014.
Brown graduated from UCLA in spring 2017 with a degree in political science.
Professional career
Brown was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round, 155th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[2]
2017 season: Rookie year
As a rookie, Brown appeared in every game as the team’s nickel linebacker. He registered 67 tackles and ranked fifth among the team’s rookie linebackers in that span.
References
- ↑ "Patience has paid off for UCLA's Jayon Brown". 26 April 2017.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (April 29, 2017). "Titans Trade Up to Select UCLA LB Jayon Brown in 5th Round". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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