Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Notre Dame
DJ Brown
S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Annapolis, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
DJ Brown built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a safety from Annapolis, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of DJ Brown's career was his defensive production: 147 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
DJ Brown, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame. DJ Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 147
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
DJ Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · S
- Career Tackles
- 147
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. John's College · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- St. John's College · 53 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · S 123rd (top 24%) · FBS Independents 15th (top 8%) · National 671st (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 11 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 44 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 45 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 40.6 |
Related Context
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DJ Brown played S for Notre Dame. Across 6 tracked seasons, DJ Brown recorded 147 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 5 primary output with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
20.5
Usage
3.7
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 0. Tennessee State: 0. Navy: 0. NC State: 1. Ohio State: 2. Duke: 0. Louisville: 0. USC: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Clemson: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee State: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 5 by 30.8. Ohio State: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 7 by 29.2. Louisville: 9 by 37.5. USC: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 5 by 30.8. Wake Forest: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 9 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.8 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
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Oregon State | W 40-8 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Stanford | W 56-23 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Wake Forest | W 45-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Clemson | L 23-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Pittsburgh | W 58-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs USC | W 48-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Louisville | L 20-33 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Duke | W 21-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 14-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ NC State | W 45-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Tennessee State | W 56-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | vs Navy | W 42-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DJ Brown story
DJ Brown built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a safety from Annapolis, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of DJ Brown's career was his defensive production: 147 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Notre Dame. 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 DJ Brown's production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: DJ 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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Notre Dame
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 5 | 20.5 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 5 | 20.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2.5 | 17.4 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Notre Dame | 5 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 5 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Purdue
Week 3 · W 27-13
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 9 · W 44-34
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Clemson
Week 10 · W 35-14
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 5 · L 13-24
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia
Week 11 · W 28-3
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
5 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage
42
#2
2021 Regular Season · Notre Dame
42
5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Notre Dame
40.6
5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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