Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Illinois
Sydney Brown
DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • London, ON, CAN
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sydney Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Sydney Brown built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from London, ON wearing No. 30, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Sydney Brown's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 66
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Sydney Brown, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois. Sydney Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 307
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 16
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Sydney Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DB
- Career Tackles
- 307
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St Stephen's Episcopal School · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- St Stephen's Episcopal School · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 3 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DB 81st (top 9%) · Big Ten 37th (top 6%) · National 395th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 11 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 80 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 38.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 36 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 69 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 63.1 |
Related Context
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Sydney Brown played DB for Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Sydney Brown recorded 307 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Illinois paired 18.5 primary output with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
35.9
Usage
8.6
Consistency
44.9
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 1. Wyoming: 1. Virginia: 1. Chattanooga: 3. Wisconsin: 1. Iowa: 2. Minnesota: 3. Nebraska: 3.5. Michigan State: 1. Purdue: 0. Michigan: 0. Northwestern: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 8 by 43.3. Wyoming: 2 by 18.3. Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Chattanooga: 3 by 42.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 5 by 40.8. Minnesota: 5 by 50.8. Nebraska: 6 by 60. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7. Purdue: 7 by 29.2. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Northwestern: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 8 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
60 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 41-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Michigan | L 17-19 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Purdue | L 24-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Michigan State | L 15-23 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 26-9 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 26-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs IowaSplash game | W 9-6 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/23 | vs ChattanoogaSplash game | W 31-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Virginia | W 24-3 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Indiana | L 20-23 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | vs Wyoming | W 38-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Sydney Brown story
Sydney Brown built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from London, ON wearing No. 30, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Sydney Brown's career was his defensive production: 307 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 10 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Sydney Brown's production has multiple signals. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Sydney Brown moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 35.4 | 7.2 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 6.5 | 38.9 | 8.2 | -2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 6.5 | 38.9 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 0.5 | 25.8 | 4.6 | -6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 5.5 | 31.1 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 18.5 | 35.9 | 8.6 | 13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Purdue
Week 7 · L 7-46 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · W 37-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 10 · W 14-6 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 9 · W 26-9 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 7 · W 26-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Illinois
18.5 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 8.6 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Illinois
49.8
9 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Illinois
38.5
6.5 primary · 38.9 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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