San Diego State · L 20-26
11 tackles
The other 8 games average 8 tackles. This one was 4 above.
5 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
Keith Brown
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The five seasons span three programs and five head coaches: Bryan McClendon, Dan Lanning, Jeff Brohm, Pete Kaligis and Kirby Moore. On tape: 15 tackles and 1 sack against Oregon State, Week 7, 2026.
71 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
from 3 outlets
The Spokesman-Review Sep 9 · 1 outlet
from 4 outlets
Jack Stevens finds his footing; Keith Brown continues fight in a rough WSU season
247Sports Oct 25 · 1 outlet
247Sports247Sports247Sports247SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Washington State8 stories2024 to nowMost about: preview and matchup, profile and feature, performance and stat line.
247SportsBlonde hair, Rodman shirt and a wild playbook: WSU LB Keith Brown unfilteredAug 9247SportsKeith Brown’s message in Apple Cup: Same game, same approach for WSUSep 1Washington State University AthleticsWSU Football: Caden Pinnick, Keith Brown, Linus Zunk | Boeing Apple Cup Washington Postgame | 9/6/26Sep 6247Sports618 days later, Keith Brown in Apple Cup was everywhere for Washington StateSep 7
Louisville2023not tracked
Oregon2021 to 2022not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Keith Brown at Washington.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 71 | 42 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 23 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon | 14 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 124 | 70 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 11 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ No. 17 Washington | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-34@ Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Duquesne | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-34vs Arizona | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-26vs Fresno State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-17@ Utah State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-48@ Oregon State | 15 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 10-31vs No. 21 Boise State | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-26@ San Diego State | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 42 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-26 at San Diego State, play by play
11 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 12 for him; the box score credits 11.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Washington State’s defense played that day
9 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.
A big game: 15 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Fourth quarter, down 41-22.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
3%2 pass breakups71 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 8.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Pass share
49.4%
310 pass / 317 run
Plays / game
69.7
9 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
71 tackles in 9 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #133 at the position.
Returning starter at linebacker for a 7-6 Washington State team that went -13 in the portal.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 3 schools: Mario Cristobal, Dan Lanning, Jeff Brohm, Jake Dickert, Jimmy Rogers and Kirby Moore.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
