Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2020: 29 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Fort Worth, TX
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 11 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2020: 29 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Baron Browning
Baron Browning has been at Ohio State through two head coaches in four seasons. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Indiana — Week 12, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 108 tackles — drafted at #105 overall by Denver.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DenverEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (29th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 29 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 43 | 26 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 22 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 14 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 108 | 64 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 52-17vs Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-25@ Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-27vs Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35vs Indiana | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 52-12@ Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Player DNA