Player Career

DJ Brown Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Notre Dame

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182019202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame07.31.20
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame28.21.52
2021 PostseasonNotre Dame520.53.93
2021 Regular SeasonNotre Dame520.53.90
2022 Regular SeasonNotre Dame2.517.43.2-2.5
2023 PostseasonNotre Dame520.53.72.5
2023 Regular SeasonNotre Dame520.53.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Purdue

Week 3 · W 27-13

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#2

vs North Carolina

Week 9 · W 44-34

1

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

1

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

1

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