#19

Donnell Brown

Former linebacker at Maryland. 2024: 23 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.

LB · Maryland · Sr. · #19

6′4″ · 248 lb · Upper Marlboro, MD

CFB Index 34 · #422 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceMaryland 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 240 nationally · Signed with Maryland

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Maryland. 2024: 23 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Maryland in 2022.
Transferred from Saint Francis (PA) to Maryland in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Maryland, 52 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2022

Signed with Maryland4-star out of Manchester

202312 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#240 national

CFB

College

Maryland

2023–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Locksley, all pass-leaning offenses — 12-13 over that span.

2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

34Below cohort / limited sample #422 of 571?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (93rd percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#160 / 2892 · 93rd pct

Passes defended#504 / 2892 · 78th pct

Tackles for loss#779 / 2892 · 71st pct

4.0

Solo tackles#1261 / 2892 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Tackles#1753 / 2892 · 38th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.5
Road5g	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	0.7	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #422 of 571 LBs

Former four-star. Now #422 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Maryland	23	17	4.0	0.0	3	--	--
2023	Maryland	29	16	4.5	3.0	1	2	--
Career		52	33	8.5	3.0	4	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 29–28

vs USC

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 TFL

Edged out USC at home in a shootout.

With B. Edwards — 373 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 68.9 · B. McFerson — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 50-7vs UConn	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 24-27vs Michigan State	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 27-13@ Virginia	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 38-20vs Villanova	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-42@ Indiana	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 10-37vs Northwestern	1	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 8	W 29-28vs USC	2	2	2.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 23-48@ Minnesota	2	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 11	L 18-39@ Oregon	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 13-29vs Iowa	9	8	1.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 14	L 7-44@ Penn State	2	2	0.0	—	0
Total		23	17	4.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology