Player Dossier

2021-2024

Nevada

Chad Brown

DB • 6'2" • 183 lbs • Columbia, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chad Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

57%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

59

Solid production for a defensive back

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Reliability

56

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Nevada

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Nevada
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Player Story

Chad Brown built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Columbia, MD wearing No. 24, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Chad Brown's career was his defensive production: 57...

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Chad Brown, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Nevada. Chad Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
57
TFL
5
Passes defended
7

Quick Answers

Chad Brown quick answers

Latest team and position
Nevada · DB
Career Tackles
57
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · Nevada
Top game
SMU
Latest roster
No. 24 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
47 tackles · DB 167th (top 18%) · Mountain West 68th (top 13%) · National 698th (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonNevada12-0--039.7
2022 Regular SeasonNevada00-0--0-
2023 Regular SeasonNevada480.50-1020.6
2024 Regular SeasonNevada13474.50-6057.7

Related Context

Chad Brown played DB for Nevada. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chad Brown recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Nevada.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Nevada paired 11.5 primary output with 23.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Regular Season · Nevada

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

23.9

Usage

6.1

Consistency

55.7

Best Game by takeover score

SMU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Troy: 1. SMU: 3. Georgia Southern: 0. Minnesota: 1. Eastern Washington: 0.5. San José State: 0. Oregon State: 0. Fresno State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Colorado State: 1. Boise State: 2. Air Force: 1. UNLV: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 7 by 39.2. SMU: 4 by 46.7. Georgia Southern: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 6 by 35. Eastern Washington: 6 by 30. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 6 by 25. Fresno State: 6 by 35. Hawai'i: 0 by 10. Colorado State: 2 by 18.3. Boise State: 4 by 36.7. Air Force: 2 by 18.3. UNLV: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.5 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 10 · +0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs SMU

Result
Sun 12/1@ UNLVL 14-3811000
Sun 11/24vs Air ForceL 19-2221100
Sun 11/10@ Boise StateSplash gameL 21-2843002
Sun 11/3vs Colorado StateL 21-3821001
Sun 10/27@ Hawai'iL 13-3400001
Sat 10/19vs Fresno StateL 21-2464100
Sat 10/12vs Oregon StateW 42-3764000
Sat 10/5@ San José StateL 31-3511000
Sat 9/21vs Eastern WashingtonW 49-16640.5000
Sat 9/14@ MinnesotaL 0-2763100
Sat 9/7vs Georgia SouthernL 17-2021000
Sat 8/31@ TroyW 28-2674001
Sun 8/25vs SMUSplash gameL 24-29441011

Player Story

Chad Brown story

Chad Brown built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Columbia, MD wearing No. 24, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Chad Brown's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 7 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Nevada. 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 Chad Brown's production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.

The arc is straightforward: Chad 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

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    Nevada

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNevada08.31.3
2022 Regular SeasonNevada00
2023 Regular SeasonNevada1.512.12.21.5
2024 Regular SeasonNevada11.523.96.110

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs SMU

Week 1 · L 24-29

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Minnesota

Week 3 · L 0-27

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Havoc Plays

53.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Fresno State

Week 8 · L 21-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

50.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Air Force

Week 13 · L 19-22 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

48.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#5

@ Boise State

Week 11 · L 21-28 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

43.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Nevada

11.5 primary output · 23.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage

57.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · Nevada

39.7

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Nevada

20.6

1.5 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 2.2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games