Orlando Brown Jr.

Orlando Brown Jr.
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Brown in 2017
No. 78 – Baltimore Ravens
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-05-02) May 2, 1996
Duluth, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight: 345 lb (156 kg)
Career information
High school: Peachtree Ridge
(Suwanee, Georgia)
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Games played: 5
Games started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Orlando Claude Brown Jr. (born May 2, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, and was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Brown is the son of the late offensive tackle who also played for the Ravens, Orlando Brown.

High school career

Brown Jr. attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia and was a 3-star prospect. He received scholarship offers from many major NCAA schools.[1]

College career

Brown first committed to Tennessee but later decided to attend the University of Oklahoma. Brown redshirted his freshman year in 2014. In 2015, he was named the starting left tackle.[2] On January 3, 2018, Brown announced via Twitter he was forgoing a fifth season and entering the 2018 NFL Draft.[3]

He fairly poorly at the combine, putting up 14 reps on bench press, 5.85 40-yard dash (same as his father's Pro Day score), 82-inch broad jump, and a 19.5 vertical jump. He recovered at his Pro Day, achieving better results in all categories, including 18 reps on bench press, 5.63 40 yard dash, 89" broad jump and 25.5" vertical jump.[4][5]

Professional career

On January 3, 2018, Brown announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[6] Brown attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and performed all of the combine and positional drills, but had a poor performance. His 40-yard dash time was the slowest among any prospect at the combine and was described as a "historically bad time" by NFL analyst Mike Mayock. He also finished last in the bench press, vertical jump, and broad jump among all offensive linemen at the combine.[7] The performance possibly hurt his draft stock after he was widely considered a first round pick among draft experts and scouts.[8]

External video
Orlando Brown Jr.'s NFL Combine Workout
Orlando Brown Jr.'s 40-yard dash
2018 NFL Draft Profile: Orlando Brown Jr.

On March 14, 2018, Brown attended Oklahoma's pro day and chose to attempt to improve his combine numbers. He succeeded and improved his 40-yard dash (5.68s), 20-yard dash (3.28s), 10-yard dash (1.88s), bench press (18), vertical jump (25 1/2"), and broad jump (7'5"). Brown attended visits and private workouts with multiple teams, including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, and Detroit Lions.[9][10] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Brown was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.[11] He was ranked as the fourth best offensive tackle in the draft by Sports Illustrated, was ranked the sixth best offensive tackle DraftScout.com and Scouts Inc., and was ranked the eighth best offensive tackle by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.[12][13][14]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 8 in
(2.03 m)		 345 lb
(156 kg)		 35 in
(0.89 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 5.85 s 2.00 s 3.29 s 5.38 s 7.87 s 19 1⁄2 in
(0.50 m)		 6 ft 10 in
(2.08 m)		 14 reps
All values from NFL Combine[15]

The Baltimore Ravens selected Brown in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Brown was the ninth offensive tackle drafted in 2018 and was considered by analysts to be one of the biggest steals in the draft.[16]

External video
Ravens draft Orlando Brown Jr. 83rd overall

On May 16, 2018, the Baltimore Ravens signed Brown to a four-year, $3.49 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $865,720.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Orlando Brown Jr. Recruitment". 247sports.com.
  2. ↑ "Orlando Brown from Tennessee to Oklahoma". oudaily.com.
  3. ↑ Dan Parr (January 3, 2018). "Oklahoma OT Orlando Brown intends to enter 2018 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Orlando Brown's combine redemption at pro day". SI.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. ↑ "OU's Brown has better pro day than combine". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. ↑ Conway, Tyler (January 3, 2018). "Orlando Brown declared for 2018 NFL Draft". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Did Orlando Brown Just Have the Worst Combine Performance of All Time?". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ Wiggins, Brandon; Farrar, Doug (March 2, 2018). "Projected first-round NFL draft pick had a 'historically bad' showing at the NFL combine". businessinsider.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ Crowe, Alfie (April 3, 2018). "Jaguars to host Orlando Brown, per report". bigcatcountry.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ Birkett, Dave (April 23, 2018). "Boston College DE Harold Landry makes pre-draft visit to Detroit Lions". freep.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "*Orlando Brown, DS #6 OT, Oklahoma". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The 2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 2". si.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ Mayock, Mike (April 24, 2018). "2018 NFL Draft Top 100 Prospect Rankings". NFL.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "ESPN: 2018 NFL Draft Profile: Orlando Brown Jr". espn.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Orlando Brown Jr". National Football League. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  16. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (April 27, 2018). "Orlando Brown drafted in third round by Ravens". NFL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Orlando Brown Jr. contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.


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