Jelani Brown: DT · Kansas · #90.
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Jelani Brown
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kansas. On tape: 5 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 9, 2019.
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
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs Indiana State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-24@ Boston College | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-29vs West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-51@ TCU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 48-50@ No. 15 Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-38vs No. 22 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-31@ No. 25 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-41@ Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-61vs No. 11 Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries26 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Les Miles
Pass share
50.6%
388 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
63.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 32 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: David Beaty → Les Miles. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
