Player Dossier

2017-2020

Ohio State

Baron Browning

LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Fort Worth, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Baron Browning shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

71%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

95

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

79

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

88

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Player Story

Baron Browning built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Fort Worth, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Baron Browning's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.994

Kennedale · Kennedale, TX

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2021
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 42
Overall
No. 105
NFL Team
Denver Broncos

Baron Browning, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State. Baron Browning shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
108
TFL
19
Sacks
7
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Baron Browning quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio State · LB
Career Tackles
108
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 32 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Ohio State
Top game
Penn State
Recruit profile
5-star · Kennedale · Ohio State
High school pipeline
Kennedale · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2021 · Round 3 · Pick 42 · Denver Broncos
Latest roster
No. 5 · Senior
2020 Tackles rank
29 tackles · LB 339th (top 31%) · Big Ten 77th (top 15%) · National 858th (top 17%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 PostseasonOhio State51-0--013.5
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State5131.50--013.5
2018 PostseasonOhio State90-0--020.9
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State9223.51--020.9
2019 PostseasonOhio State11311--068.3
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State114010421068.3
2020 PostseasonOhio State7721--046.6
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State72210-2046.6

Related Context

Baron Browning played LB for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Baron Browning recorded 2 rushing yards and 108 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ohio State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Ohio State paired 19 primary output with 33.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

25.8

Usage

7.6

Consistency

65.6

Best Game by takeover score

Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 2. Clemson: 1. Nebraska: 0. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 1. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 5 by 40.8. Clemson: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 0 by 10. Rutgers: 5 by 30.8. Indiana: 8 by 33.3. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +1.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Alabama

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Alabama

Result
Tue 1/12@ AlabamaSplash gameL 24-5254110
Sat 1/2@ ClemsonW 49-2821100
Sat 12/5@ Michigan StateW 52-1243001
Sat 11/21vs IndianaW 42-3587000
Sun 11/8vs RutgersW 49-2752100
Sat 10/31@ Penn StateW 38-2500001
Sat 10/24vs NebraskaW 52-1753000

Player Story

Baron Browning story

Baron Browning built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Fort Worth, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Baron Browning's career was his defensive production: 108 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Baron Browning's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Ohio State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonOhio State1.514.73
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State1.514.730
2018 PostseasonOhio State4.515.243
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State4.515.240
2019 PostseasonOhio State1933.69.214.5
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State1933.69.20
2020 PostseasonOhio State625.87.6-13
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State625.87.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Penn State

Week 13 · W 28-17 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Alabama

Week 1 · L 24-52 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Tulane

Week 4 · W 49-6

2.5

Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Nebraska

Week 5 · W 48-7 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Maryland

Week 6 · W 62-14 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

71.7 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Ohio State

19 primary output · 33.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage

68.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

68.3

19 primary · 33.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Ohio State

46.6

6 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games