Joe Brown: DB · Western Kentucky · #7.
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Joe Brown
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Western Kentucky: Jeff Brohm and Mike Sanford Jr.. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Florida International — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 36 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 43 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 79 | 57 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 13 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20@ Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-21vs Ball State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 15-14@ UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-38vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Florida International | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | L 17-27vs Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL36 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Sanford Jr.
Pass share
59.9%
577 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
635 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 79 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
