Tony Brown: DB · Alabama · #2.
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Tony Brown
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons in the Alabama secondary to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Auburn — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs No. 3 Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23vs Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-3vs Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-19@ Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-7vs Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs No. 19 LSU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ No. 18 Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-0vs Mercer | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-26@ No. 6 Auburn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-6vs No. 1 Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 26-23vs No. 3 Georgia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 31 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL31 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Nick Saban, all run-heavy offenses — 27-2 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
35.7%
332 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Alabama, 63 tackles — drafted at #135 overall by the Houston Oilers.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Houston OilersEntering 35th NFL season
Houston OilersEntering 35th NFL season
