Senior linebacker for NC State. 2025: 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss.
6′0″ · 216 lb · Charlotte, NC
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
QB hurries: 88th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2025
3.5 TFL · 1 PBU
Best game: 12 tackles, 1 TFL, at Wake Forest
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for NC State. 2025: 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss.
Sean Brown
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent five seasons in the NC State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 12 tackles, 1 TFL against Wake Forest — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 40-24 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 8.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 35–31
vs Virginia
1 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 3 SOLO
Edged out Virginia at home in a shootout.
With C. Bailey — 200 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 44 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · C. Noonkester — 49 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 58 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs East Carolina | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-31vs Virginia | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-24@ Wake Forest | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 33-45@ Duke | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · NC State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cameron Hollobaugh’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Oscar McWood's graduate season at Miami (OH) (2025).
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Player DNA