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 Score

9

Efficiency

31.7

Consistency

53.9

Season Value

34

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Ohio State paired 17 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 31.7 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: Penn State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

31.7

Usage

9

Consistency

53.9

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Florida Atlantic: 1. Cincinnati: 0. Indiana: 0. Miami (OH): 3. Nebraska: 2.5. Michigan State: 3. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 4. Michigan: 1.5. Wisconsin: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 26.7. Cincinnati: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 3 by 42.5. Nebraska: 7 by 54.2. Michigan State: 2 by 38.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 7 by 69.2. Michigan: 7 by 44.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.5 · Games = 10
First Half1.4 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games1.5 · Games = 11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

69.2 vs Penn State

Result
Sun 12/29vs ClemsonL 23-2932110
Sun 12/8@ WisconsinW 34-2122000
Sat 11/30@ MichiganW 56-27761.5000
Sat 11/23vs Penn StateSplash gameW 28-17742.501.500
Sat 10/26vs WisconsinW 38-710000
Sat 10/5vs Michigan StateW 34-1022111
Sat 9/28@ NebraskaSplash gameW 48-77120.500
Sat 9/21vs Miami (OH)Splash gameW 76-532210
Sat 9/14@ IndianaW 51-1021000
Sat 9/7vs CincinnatiW 42-054000
Sat 8/31vs Florida AtlanticW 45-2142100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonOhio State1.514.73
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State1.514.730
2018 PostseasonOhio State4.515.24.23
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State4.515.24.20
2019 PostseasonOhio State1731.7912.5
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State1731.790
2020 PostseasonOhio State625.87.9-11
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State625.87.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.

#2

Alabama

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

Maryland

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#4

Tulane

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Ohio State

17 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 9 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

34

17 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Ohio State

28.5

6 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.994

Kennedale · Kennedale, TX

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

108

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
108