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JB Brown

Position Linebacker
Height 6'2"
Weight 230 lbs.
Class Junior
Hometown Hughes, Ark.
High School Har-Ber HS
Previous School Bowling Green

2023 (Jr.): Missouri State: Recorded a tackle for loss and four total tackles in first game at Kansas … Illinois: Sacked the quarterback and earned another tackle for loss totaling two … Ended the night with six total tackles … at Nevada: Forced his first fumble as a Jayhawk … Recorded an 11-yard tackle for loss … Recorded three total tackles … BYU: Sacked the quarterback once for a loss of 10 yards … Totaled three solo tackles … at Texas: Totaled nine tackles (five solo) in the game… at Oklahoma State: Tied his career high in tackles with nine, seven of which were solo… Oklahoma: Recorded five tackles in the contest, four of which being solo…  at Iowa State: Recorded two total tackles in the win over the Cyclones… Also recorded a tackle for loss… Texas Tech: Recorded two solo tackles in the contest… Kansas State: Recorded four tackles (all solo) in the contest… at Cincinnati: Totaled seven tackles (three solo) in the victory over the Bearcats…

2022 (Jr. at Bowling Green): Played in all 13 of BGSU’s games … Made a career-high eight tackles in season opener at UCLA … Notched six tackles and 1.0 sacks against Eastern Kentucky … Recorded five tackles and forced two fumbles inside the BGSU’s five-yard line against Marshall … Made four tackles, 0.5 sack, forced a fumble and broke up a pass at Mississippi State … Made three stops and recovered a fumble at Akron … Notched three tackles in win over Miami (OH) … Recorded three stops at Central Michigan … Recorded three tackles in win over Western Michigan … Made four stops and 1.5 TFLs against Kent State … Notched eight tackles at Ohio … Made three stops in the Quick Lane Bowl against New Mexico State.

2021 (So. at Bowling Green): Played in all 12 of BGSU’s games … Made 22 total tackles and 1.0 TFL … Recovered a fumble at Tennessee … Made three stops at Tennessee, vs. Murray State and at Minnesota … Notched his lone TFL against Ohio.

2020 (Fr. at Bowling Green): Played all five games for the Falcons … Posted his first career tackle at Akron.

High School: Played three years of varsity football for Chris Wood at Har-Ber High School … 2019 all-state outside linebacker … 2018 all-conference … Earned Jonesboro Sun’s “Best Under The Sun” recognition in 2018 … 2017 defensive skill player of the year … Named a team captain.

Personal: Son of Jarren Brown and Carolyn Jones … Has three brothers, Jarren Brown Jr., Daruis McCustion and Tre Norton … Major is sport management.