Justin Brown
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Sam Houston — Week 7, 2026.
35 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 35 | 24 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 35 | 24 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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@ No. 2 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 4 Indiana | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-13vs Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 16-3@ Sam Houston | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 27 · L 21-35 vs Delaware, play by play
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Western Kentucky’s defense played that day
Delaware’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 8. His hurry came with Western Kentucky down 7.
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 3 ended Mercyhurst’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, up 45-7. Ended Mercyhurst’s drive (downs).
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Nevada’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 14-7. Ended Nevada’s drive (int).
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%5 TFL35 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.4%
444 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
104.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Key and Tyson Helton.
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