Eli Brown: LB · Western Kentucky · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Eli Brown
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mark Stoops, Mike Sanford Jr. and Tyson Helton. First career honor, 2020: All-Conference USA. On tape: 8 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Florida International, Week 12, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 8.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 52 | 29 | 8.5 | 2.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 25 | 18 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Kentucky | 38 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Kentucky | 23 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 138 | 84 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-35@ Louisville | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Marshall | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-37@ UAB | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs Chattanooga | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-41@ No. 11 BYU | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-10@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 10-7vs Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-21vs Florida International | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Total | 52 | 29 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%8 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups52 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
49.3%
369 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
68.0
11 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Kentucky and Western Kentucky, 138 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2020
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Stoops, Mike Sanford Jr. and Tyson Helton.
