UAB · W 42-23
No tackles.
Duke · L 27-31
No tackles.
Southern Illinois · W 48-10 · FCS
No tackles.
Ohio State · L 19-42
No tackles.
Brown has tackles in 4 of Illinois’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Daniel Brown
Third year in the same linebacker corps at Illinois. On tape: 3 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Maryland, Week 9, 2026.
8 tackles · 1.5 sacks
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 20-17 at Maryland, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 7-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 4 games with play by play.
How Illinois’s defense played that day
Maryland’s 10 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 10. His sack came with Illinois down 7.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack. His sack ended Michigan State’s drive (half).
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Fourth quarter, tied 31-31. Ended Michigan State’s drive (half).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 6 · 2026
W 38-37
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Edged out Michigan State on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Bret Bielema — 24-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bret Bielema.
