Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2024Maryland
Donnell Brown
LB • 6'4" • 248 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donnell Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Donnell Brown built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a linebacker from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 19, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Donnell Brown's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Donnell Brown, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland. Donnell Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 52
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Donnell Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · LB
- Career Tackles
- 52
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Manchester · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Manchester · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · LB 533rd (top 44%) · Big Ten 238th (top 30%) · National 1,788th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 27 | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 52.3 |
Related Context
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Donnell Brown played LB for Maryland. Across 2 tracked seasons, Donnell Brown recorded 52 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Maryland paired 13.5 primary output with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
19.6
Usage
6.2
Consistency
48.7
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UConn: 1. Michigan State: 2. Virginia: 2. Villanova: 1. Indiana: 0. Northwestern: 0.5. USC: 4. Minnesota: 0.5. Oregon: 0. Iowa: 1. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 0 by 20. Virginia: 1 by 24.2. Villanova: 1 by 14.2. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 1 by 9.2. USC: 2 by 48.3. Minnesota: 2 by 13.3. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 9 by 47.5. Penn State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 4 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Penn State | L 7-44 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Iowa | L 13-29 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Oregon | L 18-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Minnesota | L 23-48 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs USCSplash game | W 29-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Northwestern | L 10-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Indiana | L 28-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Villanova | W 38-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 27-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | L 24-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UConn | W 50-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Donnell Brown story
Donnell Brown built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a linebacker from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 19, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Donnell Brown's career was his defensive production: 52 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Donnell Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2023-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 13.5 | 22.1 | 7.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 13.5 | 22.1 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 19.6 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Akron
Week 1
Game with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.8 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 7 · L 24-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 8 · W 29-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 6 · L 17-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa
Week 13 · L 13-29 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Maryland
13.5 primary output · 22.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage
61.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
61.3
13.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Maryland
52.3
12 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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