Omar Brown: DB · Nebraska · #12.
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Omar Brown
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The two seasons at Nebraska span two head coaches: Mickey Joseph and Matt Rhule. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 4, 2023.
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
51 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-36@ No. 22 Colorado | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-11vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-14vs Louisiana Tech | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 7-45vs No. 2 Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-7@ Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-9vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Purdue | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-20@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13vs Maryland | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-24@ Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13vs No. 20 Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 35 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFL51 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
35.7%
261 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Nebraska, 56 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.
