JB Brown: DL · Massachusetts · #4.
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JB Brown
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin, Jedd Fisch and Don Brown. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Liberty, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 38 | 9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Arizona | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Arizona | 21 | 13 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Arizona | 28 | 18 | 7.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2017 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 97 | 45 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-30@ New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-41vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-52vs Arkansas State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-63@ No. 6 Penn State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-14@ Army | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21vs Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-49@ No. 25 Liberty | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-31vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%5 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
11%4 hurries38 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Don Brown
Pass share
47.3%
348 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #157 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Arizona and Massachusetts, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin, Jedd Fisch and Don Brown.
