#21

Montaric Brown

Former defensive back at Arkansas. 2021: 5 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

DB · Arkansas · Sr. · #21

6′0″ · 195 lb · Ashdown, AR

CFB Index 30 · #222 of 321 cornersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamJacksonville — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 1, #222 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Arkansas. 2021: 5 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

Drafted round 7 by the Jacksonville in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Arkansas, 130 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #222 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202112 games

All-SECfirst

2022

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 7, pick 222

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Arkansas

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #222

Jacksonville · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2019

Chad Morris

Arkansas

2020–2021

Sam Pittman

Arkansas

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sam Pittman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 5th NFL season

#222Rd 7 · Pick 1

JacksonvilleEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Arkansas2-10HC: Chad Morris · Run-leaning

2019Arkansas2-10HC: Chad Morris · Balanced

2020Arkansas3-7HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #222 of 321?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (99th percentile). Strength: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Interceptions#4 / 824 · 99th pct

Passes defended#136 / 2743 · 94th pct

Tackles#515 / 2743 · 81st pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2743 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1821 / 2743 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road4g	5.2	0.1	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.9	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #222 of 321 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Arkansas	54	24	1.0	6	5	--
2020	Arkansas	31	20	2.0	6	1	--
2019	Arkansas	36	23	1.0	3	1	--
2018	Arkansas	9	8	0.0	1	--	--
Career		130	75	4.0	16	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 20–10

vs Texas A&M

0 TFL · 3 SOLO · 6 TOT

With K. Jefferson — 212 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.6 · 50 rush yds (8 car) · R. Bauer — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 45 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 38-17vs Rice	3	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 2	W 40-21vs Texas	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 45-10vs Georgia Southern	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 20-10vs Texas A&M	6	3	0.5	1	0
Wk 5	L 0-37@ Georgia	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 51-52@ Ole Miss	5	3	0.5	—	2
Wk 7	L 23-38vs Auburn	8	1	0.0	1	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 8	W 45-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-28vs Mississippi State	4	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 16-13@ LSU	5	2	0.0	1	1
Wk 12	L 35-42@ Alabama	5	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 34-17vs Missouri	4	0	0.0	1	0
Total		53	24	1.0	5	5

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

Montaric Brown

202112 games

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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