Solomon Brown

Senior cornerback for Buffalo. 2025: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 56 tackles.

CB · Buffalo · Sr. · #7

5′11″ · 197 lb · Largo, FL

CFB Index 45 · #208 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Buffalo for 2026

How he plays

Gets targeted often and tackles in space.

Passes defended: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

5 PBU · 56 tackles

Best game: 1 INT, 5 tackles, at Central Michigan

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback for Buffalo. 2025: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 56 tackles.

Signed with Buffalo in 2022.
1 interception in 2024. Then 1 in 2025.

His career, year by year

Solomon Brown

CB · Buffalo · Sr · #7

Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Solomon Brown has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Buffalo. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Minnesota — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced

2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy

2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #208 of 364?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#218 / 2975 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#386 / 2975 · 87th pct

Tackles#468 / 2975 · 84th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th 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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.6
Road5g	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Lembo

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #208 of 364 corners

Unranked recruit. Now #208 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #13 of 21 Mid-American CBs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Buffalo	56	34	0.0	5	1	--
2024	Buffalo	66	31	2.0	6	1	--
2023	Buffalo	23	14	0.5	--	--	--
2022	Buffalo	2	1	0.0	--	--	--
Career		147	80	2.5	11	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 45–6

vs Saint Francis

3 TOT · 1 PD · 3 SOLO

Dominant 39-point win at home against Saint Francis.

With T. Roberson — 133 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.0 · 88 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · V. Snow — 3 rec · 67 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-23@ Minnesota	9	4	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 2	W 45-6vs Saint Francis	3	3	—	1
Wk 3	W 31-28@ Kent State	6	5	—	1
Wk 4	L 17-21vs Troy	1	1	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-20vs UConn	6	5	—	1
Wk 6	W 31-30vs Eastern Michigan	8	3	—	0
Wk 8	W 28-21@ Massachusetts	3	2	—	0
Wk 9	L 16-24vs Akron	4	3	—	1
Wk 10	W 28-3@ Bowling Green	1	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 19-38@ Central Michigan	5	1	1	0
Wk 13	L 20-37vs Miami (OH)	3	2	—	1
Wk 14	L 26-31vs Ohio	7	4	—	0
Total		56	34	1	5