Chad Brown: DB · Nevada · #24.
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Chad Brown
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The three seasons at Nevada span three head coaches: Vai Taua, Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Troy — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-37vs Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Fresno State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Boise State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-22vs Air Force | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-38@ No. 21 UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 31 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFL47 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Ken Wilson, and Jeff Choate. Multi-era developmental context.
