Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Justin Brown
Redshirt junior defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Murfreesboro, TN · Blackman HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
9 tackles · 1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearJustin Brown
The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (r-So.) | 11/0: Brown appeared in 11 games during the 2025 season, primarily in special teams roles. 2024 (r-Fr.) | 0/0: Brown did not see any game action during his first season with the Hilltoppers. Before WKU: Brown spent the 2023 season at Georgia Tech. He did not see any game action as...
The secondary · Western Kentucky
- #7Jaylen Lewis74 tackles · 2025
- #5Dave Herard58 tackles · 2025
- #11Kent Robinson29 tackles · 2025
- #2Al-Ma'Hi Ali28 tackles · 2025
- #6Justin Brown2 games · 2026
23 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology