#44

KeSean Brown

Senior linebacker for Marshall. 2023: 35 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Marshall · Sr. · #44

6′1″ · 221 lb · Bamberg, SC

CFB Index 31 · #448 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceMarshall 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 2348 nationally · Signed with App State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Marshall. 2023: 35 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2019.
Transferred from App State to Marshall in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Marshall, 101 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20198 games

Signed with App State3-star out of Bamberg-Ehrhardt

20239 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2348 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2020

Doc Holliday

Marshall

2021–2023

Charles Huff

Marshall

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019App State13-1HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

2020App State9-3HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021App State10-4HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022App State6-6HC: Shawn Clark · Run-leaning

2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #448 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Tackles#1074 / 2842 · 62nd pct

Tackles for loss#1055 / 2842 · 60th pct

3.0

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Solo tackles#1716 / 2842 · 38th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.4	0.3	0.0	0.0
Road4g	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	0.4	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	3.7	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Gibson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #448 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #448 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Marshall	35	12	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2022	App State	39	17	5.5	3.0	1	--	--
2021	App State	9	7	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	App State	6	5	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	App State	12	6	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		101	47	9.5	4.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 21–17

vs UAlbany

1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 2 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.

With C. Fancher — 268 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 34.2 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · J. Mcconnell — 46 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 62 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 21-17vs UAlbany	6	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 31-13@ East Carolina	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 24-17vs Virginia Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 41-35vs Old Dominion	7	3	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 6	L 41-48@ NC State	4	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 7	L 24-41@ Georgia State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 9-20vs James Madison	7	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 6-34@ Coastal Carolina	3	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 35-21vs Arkansas State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		35	12	3.0	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology