Mike Brown: DB · Miami (OH) · #3.
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Mike Brown
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived as a two-star recruit; five seasons of production at Miami (OH) since. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Kent State — Week 13, 2021.
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
63 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 66 | 37 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 56 | 31 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 53 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 192 | 109 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ No. 8 Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31@ Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Long Island University | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-23@ Army | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 28-17vs Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-13@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-21vs Akron | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17@ Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 33-35@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-18vs Buffalo | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7vs Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 47-48@ Kent State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 34 | 9.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%10 TFL66 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
5 seasons under Chuck Martin — 28-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
49.2%
425 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
66 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #256 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Miami (OH), 192 tackles — drafted at #39 overall by the Chicago Bears.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 27th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 27th NFL season
