Player Career

JB Brown Career Story

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

Player Story

JB Brown story

JB Brown built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Hughes, AR wearing No. 1, spending time with Bowling Green and Kansas. The clearest part of JB Brown's career was his defensive production: 199 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. That gives JB Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Bowling Green

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonBowling Green04.20.9
2021 Regular SeasonBowling Green18.91.61
2022 Regular SeasonBowling Green823.75.87
2023 PostseasonKansas9.529.16.71.5
2023 Regular SeasonKansas9.529.16.70
2024 Regular SeasonKansas21.542.813.612

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Bowling Green to KansasG5/FCS to P481.2Dec 30, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Houston

Week 8 · W 42-14 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Illinois

Week 2 · W 34-23

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#3

@ UCLA

Week 1 · L 17-45

2.5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#4

@ West Virginia

Week 4 · L 28-32 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

71.7 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Eastern Kentucky

Week 2 · L 57-59

2

Havoc Plays

65.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

21.5 primary output · 42.8 efficiency · 13.6 usage

73.4

#2

2020 Regular Season · Bowling Green

37.2

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Kansas

36

9.5 primary · 29.1 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

9

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games