Roman Brown: LB · Houston · #20.
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Roman Brown
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Houston: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Navy — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
113 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-14vs Texas Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-45@ SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 49-59vs Temple | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-17vs Tulane | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-70vs No. 22 Army | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 113 | 51 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 12 · 2018
W 48-17
vs Tulane
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Tulane.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
113tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups113 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
113 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Houston, 116 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
