Blair Brown (born May 27, 1994) is an

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. He played

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at Ohio University.

College career

Brown was ranked first in FBS in tackling efficiency with just three misses and 96 solo tackles while at Ohio University. In 2016, only

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had higher overall and run-defense grades according to

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than Brown's 92.4 and 91.5. Brown's 131 total tackles tied for the second-most among FBS inside linebackers. Brown was ranked third in FBS in run-stop percentage and had 47 stops.

Professional career

Brown was drafted by the

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in the fifth round, 148th overall, in the

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. He played in 28 games for the team before he was released on May 9, 2019. Brown was charged with domestic battery on May 30, 2019, but had the charges dismissed in July 2020 and the NFL announced in October 2020 he would not receive league discipline for the incident. He worked out for the

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on October 17, 2020. Brown was drafted by the

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in the 31st round of the

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on February 24, 2022. He was transferred to the team's practice squad before the start of the regular season on April 16. He remained on the inactive roster on April 22. He was transferred to the active roster on April 30. He was released on May 5.

References

External links

Ohio Bobcats bio

Jacksonville Jaguars bio
1994 births Living people American football linebackers Jacksonville Jaguars players Ohio Bobcats football players People from Moreno Valley, California Players of American football from California Sportspeople from Riverside County, California Pittsburgh Maulers (2022) players {{linebacker-1990s-stub