Malcom Brown
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Brenham, Texas, U.S. | February 2, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Brenham (Brenham) | ||||||||||||
College: | Texas (2012–2014) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 1 / pick: 32 | ||||||||||||
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Malcom D'Shawn Brown (born February 2, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Brown attended Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track.[3] A three-year starter, he recorded 125 tackles and 24 sacks during his high school football career.[4] He also threw the shot put (top-throw of 48-8 or 14.91 meters) on the track team. Brown was regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the fifth-best defensive tackle and the 26th-best player overall in his class.[5]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Malcom Brown DT |
Brenham, Texas | Brenham HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | 4.8 | Apr 3, 2011 |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 Rivals: 26 ESPN: 12 | ||||||
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College career
[edit]Brown played in all 13 games as a true freshman at the University of Texas at Austin in 2012, recording 25 tackles. He took over as a starter his sophomore year in 2013, starting all 13 games. He finished the year with 68 tackles and two sacks, and won the team's Joseph W. Moore Tenacity Award for Defense along with Jackson Jeffcoat.[6]
Brown remained a starter his junior season in 2014.[7][8] He finished the season with 70 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks[9] and was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection by The Associated Press and the league's coaches. He also received consensus All-American honors,[10] and was named a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (given to the best defensive player in college football), and the Outland Trophy.[11] Brown finished the year as the Longhorns' season leader in tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles.[12]
After his junior season, Brown decided to forgo his senior year in an effort to declare for the 2015 NFL draft.[13][14]
College statistics
[edit]Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | Tackles | Fumbles | |||||||
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Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | FR | Yds | TD | FF | |||||
2012 | Texas | Big 12 | FR | DL | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Texas | Big 12 | SO | DT | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Texas | Big 12 | JR | DT | 38 | 32 | 70 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Career | Texas | 48 | 46 | 94 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
319 lb (145 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.05 s | 1.75 s | 2.94 s | 4.59 s | 7.84 s | 29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
26 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[15][16] |
New England Patriots
[edit]2015 season
[edit]Brown was selected in the first round with the 32nd overall pick by the New England Patriots in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was the second defensive tackle to be selected, only behind Danny Shelton (No. 12, Cleveland Browns). In addition, he was the first of five Texas Longhorns to be selected in 2015.[17]
On June 19, 2015, the Patriots signed Brown to a four-year, $7.61 million contract with $6.14 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3.79 million.[18]
On September 10, 2015, Brown made his regular season debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers and recorded his first NFL sack when he tackled wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was part of an attempted double pass by the Steelers.[19] He finished his rookie season with 48 tackles (9th on the team) and 3.0 sacks (6th on the team).[20][21] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[22]
2016 season
[edit]In Week 14, Brown recorded his first career safety in a 30–23 win over the Baltimore Ravens.[23] He finished the regular season playing in all 16 games with 13 starts recording 50 tackles and three sacks.[24] The Patriots finished the regular season with a 14–2 record.[25]
On February 5, 2017, Brown was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, he recorded one tackle as the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[26][27]
2017 season
[edit]Brown finished his third season with 49 total tackles and 2.5 sacks in 13 games.[28] Brown helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl LII, but the team failed to repeat as Super Bowl Champions after losing 41-33 to the Philadelphia Eagles. Brown recorded six tackles in the Super Bowl.[29]
2018 season
[edit]On May 2, 2018, the Patriots declined the fifth-year option on Brown's contract, making him a free agent at the end of the season.[30] Brown finished the season with 39 tackles, one fumble recovery, one quarterback hit, and won his second Super Bowl ring after the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII.[31] Brown had two total tackles in the game.[32]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On March 14, 2019, Brown signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.[33] Brown finished the season with 32 total tackles, four quarterback hits, 1.5 sacks, one pass defended and one fumble recovery.[34][35]
In Week 9 of the 2020 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brown recorded a sack on his former Patriots teammate Tom Brady during the 38–3 win.[36] In the 2020 season, Brown appeared in 13 games and had one sack and 27 total tackles.[37]
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]On March 17, 2021, Brown was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars and signed a new two-year, $11 million contract.[38][39] In the 2021 season, Brown had two sacks, 57 total tackles, and one pass defended. He started all 17 games.[40]
On August 17, 2022, Brown was released by Jacksonville.[41]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | NE | 16 | 12 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | NE | 16 | 13 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NE | 13 | 12 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | NE | 15 | 14 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NO | 16 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | NO | 13 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | JAX | 17 | 17 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 106 | 97 | 304 | 160 | 144 | 13.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | NE | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | NE | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NE | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | NE | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | NO | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 14 | 13 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
[edit]In 2024, Brown became the head football coach at St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School in Austin, Texas.[42]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Olson, Max (December 16, 2014). "ESPN.com's 2014 Big 12 awards". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Football Recruiting - Under Armour Game Roster - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ Daniels, Mark (May 27, 2015). "Patriots rookie Malcom Brown knows a lot is riding on his success in NFL". Providence Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Harrington, Joe (May 8, 2018). "The active 2018 Texas Exes power rankings: No. 11 Malcom Brown, football". Hookem.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Malcom Brown, 2012 Defensive Tackle, Texas". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Football holds annual banquet". University of Texas Athletics. December 13, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Davis, Brian (November 20, 2014). "Texas DT Malcom Brown named Bronko Nagurski finalist". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on November 22, 2014.
- ^ Bohls, Kirk (November 12, 2014). "Bohls: Texas' Malcom Brown a giant on the field, gentle off it". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Malcom Brown 2014 Player Statistics - Texas Longhorns". CFBStats.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "College football: UT's Brown decides to enter NFL draft". Houston Chronicle. January 9, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "'Horns DT Malcom Brown leaves school early". khou.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "2014 Texas Longhorns Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Olson, Max (January 8, 2015). "Texas DT Brown chooses to enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "All-American Texas DT Malcom Brown to forego senior season, enter NFL draft; who will replace him?". The Dallas Morning News. January 8, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Malcom Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Malcom Brown, Texas, DT, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm Brown contract". sportrac.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Linton, Chance (September 10, 2015). "WATCH: Patriots' Malcom Brown logs first career sack". 247Sports. Retrieved May 9, 2023.[dead link ]
- ^ "2015 New England Patriots Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Malcom Brown 2015 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "2015 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - December 12th, 2016". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Malcom Brown 2016 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "2016 New England Patriots Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "Super Bowl LI - National Football League Game Summary" (PDF). National Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "2017 New England Patriots Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots - February 4th, 2018". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Hill, Rich (May 2, 2018). "Patriots will not pick up the fifth-year option for DT Malcom Brown, WR Phillip Dorsett, or recently acquired DT Danny Shelton". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Malcom Brown 2018 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Super Bowl LIII - Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2019". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Saints agree to terms with DT Malcom Brown on three-year contract". NewOrleansSaints.com. March 14, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Saints 2019 Year in Review: Malcom Brown". Canal Street Chronicles. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ "Malcom Brown 2019 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - November 8th, 2020". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Malcom Brown 2020 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 16, 2021). "Saints agree to trade Malcom Brown to Jaguars". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Oehser, John (March 17, 2021). "Official: Brown acquired in trade". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Malcom Brown 2021 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars release a defensive tackle from their roster". Jaguars.com. August 17, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Cole (March 8, 2024). "Former Longhorn Malcom Brown is Now a Head Coach". Sports Illustrated Texas Longhorns News, Analysis and More. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from ESPN
- Texas Longhorns bio
- Media related to Malcom Brown at Wikimedia Commons
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brenham, Texas
- Players of American football from Washington County, Texas
- American football defensive tackles
- Texas Longhorns football players
- All-American college football players
- New England Patriots players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Under Armour All-American football players
- High school football coaches in Texas
- Coaches of American football from Texas