Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Northwestern
Earnest Brown IV
DL • 6'5" • 270 lbs • Aubrey, TX, USA
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Earnest Brown IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Earnest Brown IV built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Aubrey, TX wearing No. 99, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Earnest Brown IV's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 174
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Earnest Brown IV, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Northwestern. Earnest Brown IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.1 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Earnest Brown IV quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 71
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Ryan · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Ryan · 45 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 30 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DL 54th (top 7%) · Big Ten 68th (top 13%) · National 724th (top 14%)
Earnest Brown IV played DL for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Earnest Brown IV recorded 71 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Northwestern.
Recognition
Honors
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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