Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Kerry Brown
Senior defensive back on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Naples, FL · Naples
CFB Index 64 · #150 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Minnesota for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 929 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2023.
Kerry Brown
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Minnesota. 2024 brought the first one: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20233 games
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Naples
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Minnesota
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2024)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Minnesota
Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 23-18 over that span.
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Minnesota1-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
64 · #150 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #150 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #26 of 77 Big Ten DBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–7
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Tracy — 5 rec · 98 yds · D. Lindsey — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.2 · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Minnesota
Returning around him
- 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Fred Gaskin’s 2025 season.
Matches Fred on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Fred on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah Vessel's junior season at UAB (2025).
Matches Jeremiah on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Jeremiah on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kerry Brown
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. HONORS: Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024) All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2025) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (1x in 2024) Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist (2024) 2025 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started all 13 games • finished...
The secondary · Minnesota
- #14Kerry Brown56 tackles · 2025
- #17John Nestor50 tackles · 2025
- #7Aidan Gousby27 tackles · 2025
- #5Aydan West19 tackles · 2025
- #8Mike Gerald11 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology