Usage Score
6.7
Player Dossier
2020-2025Northern Illinois
CJ Brown
DB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Canton, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
CJ Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
27.3
Consistency
10.3
Season Value
12.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Bowling Green • Sam Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
CJ Brown, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. CJ Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, Sam Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Bowling Green
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
6.7
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0. Unknown: 0. Penn State: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Akron: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Kent State: 0. Toledo: 2. Central Michigan: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Miami (OH): 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 7 by 29.2. Unknown: 7 by 29.2. Penn State: 6 by 35. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. Old Dominion: 7 by 39.2. Akron: 6 by 25. Northern Illinois: 7 by 29.2. Kent State: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 5 by 40.8. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | vs Arkansas State | L 31-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Miami (OH) | L 12-28 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ball State | W 38-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | vs Western Michigan | W 31-13 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | @ Central Michigan | W 23-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Toledo | W 41-26 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Kent State | W 27-6 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Northern Illinois | L 7-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Akron | W 27-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Old Dominion | L 27-30 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Texas A&M | L 20-26 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Penn State | L 27-34 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northern Illinois
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Bowling Green
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Sam Houston
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 14 | 2.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 6.5 | 35.9 | 7.9 | 5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6.5 | 35.9 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6.5 | 29.7 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 15.3 | 3.5 | -6.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Bowling Green | 5 | 27.3 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 5 | 27.3 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 7 | 33.7 | 7.1 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kent State
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Primary metric
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#2
Ball State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#3
Hawai'i
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
#4
Toledo
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#5
Toledo
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
0 primary output · 15.3 efficiency · 3.5 usage
39.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Sam Houston
24.6
7 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
18.5
6.5 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.817
Walled Lake Western · Walled Lake, MI
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
3
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
337
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 56 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.