Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Kent State
Nylan Brown
LB • 5'11" • 235 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nylan Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Nylan Brown built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 8, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nylan Brown's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Nylan Brown, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. Nylan Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Nylan Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ben Davis · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Ben Davis · 37 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · LB 407th (top 32%) · Mid-American 103rd (top 18%) · National 1,049th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 7 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 8 | 37 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 48.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State to Washington State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 79.1 | Jan 4, 2026 |
Nylan Brown played LB for Kent State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Nylan Brown recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Kent State paired 5.5 primary output with 26.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
26.1
Usage
6.8
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 0. Buffalo: 0. Florida State: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Massachusetts: 2.5. Toledo: 2. Central Michigan: 1. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 7 by 29.2. Buffalo: 6 by 25. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Massachusetts: 5 by 45.8. Toledo: 3 by 32.5. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Northern Illinois: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 2 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | @ Northern Illinois | W 35-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Central Michigan | L 16-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ ToledoSplash game | L 10-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 42-6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Oklahoma | L 0-44 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Florida State | L 10-66 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Buffalo | L 28-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas Tech | L 14-62 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nylan Brown story
Nylan Brown built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 8, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nylan Brown's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles and 3 tackles for loss across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Nylan Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 1.5 | 14 | 3 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 5.5 | 26.1 | 6.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ball State
Week 7 · L 35-37 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 136 Massachusetts
Week 7 · W 42-6 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 48 Toledo
Week 8 · L 10-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 13 · L 16-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · L 6-27 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
38.6 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Kent State
5.5 primary output · 26.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage
48.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Kent State
19.1
1.5 primary · 14 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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