Player Profile

Nylan Brown

LB • 5'11" • 235 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nylan Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.3

Efficiency

22.4

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

10.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
Kent State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Nylan Brown, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. Nylan Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kent State paired 2.5 primary output with 22.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.4 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 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

22.4

Usage

5.3

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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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: 1.5. Toledo: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0

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. Texas Tech: 7 by 29.2. Buffalo: 6 by 25. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Massachusetts: 5 by 35.8. Toledo: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=2 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=4 · +0.6 vs First Half

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

35.8 vs Massachusetts

Result
Fri 11/28@ Northern IllinoisW 35-3154000
Thu 11/20vs Central MichiganL 16-2820000
Sat 10/18@ ToledoL 10-4532100
Sat 10/11vs MassachusettsW 42-6521.5000
Sat 10/4@ OklahomaL 0-4452000
Sat 9/20@ Florida StateL 10-6643000
Sat 9/13vs BuffaloL 28-3163000
Sat 9/6@ Texas TechL 14-6274000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kent State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonKent State0.512.62.2
2025 Regular SeasonKent State2.522.45.32

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Massachusetts

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.

#2

Toledo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.6 takeover score.

#3

Bowling Green

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.9 takeover score.

#4

Ball State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.9 takeover score.

#5

Texas Tech

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Kent State

2.5 primary output · 22.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage

10.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kent State

5.2

0.5 primary · 12.6 efficiency · 2.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8342

Ben Davis · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

57

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
57