Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Wisconsin
Austin Brown
S • 6'1" • 213 lbs • Johnston City, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Austin Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Austin Brown built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Johnston City, IL wearing No. 9, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Austin Brown's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Austin Brown, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Austin Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 130
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Austin Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · S
- Career Tackles
- 130
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Johnston City · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Johnston City · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · S 147th (top 27%) · Big Ten 106th (top 14%) · National 876th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 26.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 9 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 30.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 51 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 41 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 25.9 |
Related Context
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Austin Brown played S for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Austin Brown recorded 130 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 6 primary output with 22.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss 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 · Wisconsin
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.7
Usage
5.1
Consistency
8.3
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. Western Michigan: 0. South Dakota: 1. Alabama: 0. USC: 4. Purdue: 0. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 0. Penn State: 0. Iowa: 0. Oregon: 0. Nebraska: 1. Minnesota: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. South Dakota: 1 by 14.2. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. USC: 9 by 77.5. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Northwestern: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 8 by 33.3. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 10 by 51.7. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.5 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
USC
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Minnesota | L 7-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles | L 25-44 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Oregon | L 13-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Iowa | L 10-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Penn State | L 13-28 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Northwestern | W 23-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Purdue | W 52-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ USCSplash game | L 21-38 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Alabama | L 10-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs South Dakota | W 27-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Western Michigan | W 28-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Austin Brown story
Austin Brown built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Johnston City, IL wearing No. 9, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Austin Brown's career was his defensive production: 130 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Austin Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Wisconsin
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 1 | 9.2 | 3.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 4 | 21.1 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 4 | 21.1 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 6 | 22.7 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 3 | 18.3 | 3.1 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 5 · L 21-38 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 10 · L 14-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 70 Minnesota
Week 14 · L 7-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Northwestern
Week 6 · W 42-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 75 Maryland
Week 4 · L 10-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin
6 primary output · 22.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage
43.5
#2
2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
30.8
4 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin
30.8
4 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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