Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025James Madison
Tyler Brown
S • 5'11" • 194 lbs • Annapolis, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyler Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- James Madison
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Tyler Brown built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Annapolis, MD wearing No. 13, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Tyler Brown's career was his defensive production: 84...
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- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Tyler Brown, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison. Tyler Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Tyler Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- James Madison · S
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · James Madison
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Archbishop Spalding · James Madison
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Spalding · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · S 48th (top 9%) · Sun Belt 33rd (top 6%) · National 265th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 6 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 69 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 48.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison to Iowa | G5/FCS to P4 | 76.6 | Jan 9, 2026 |
Tyler Brown played S for James Madison. Across 2 tracked seasons, Tyler Brown recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
James Madison paired 11.5 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · James Madison
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
31.3
Usage
6
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 0. Weber State: 3. Louisville: 0. Liberty: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia State: 1. Louisiana: 0.5. Old Dominion: 0. Marshall: 1. App State: 0. Washington State: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. Troy: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Weber State: 4 by 46.7. Louisville: 4 by 16.7. Liberty: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 6 by 25. Georgia State: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana: 8 by 38.3. Old Dominion: 8 by 33.3. Marshall: 13 by 60. App State: 3 by 12.5. Washington State: 7 by 39.2. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 7 by 79.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.0 · Games = 11 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/21 | @ Oregon | L 34-51 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs TroySplash game | W 31-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 59-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Washington State | W 24-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs App State | W 58-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Marshall10+ tackles | W 35-23 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Old Dominion | W 63-27 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Louisiana | W 24-14 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Georgia State | W 14-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Georgia Southern | W 35-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Liberty | W 31-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | @ Louisville | L 14-28 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Weber StateSplash game | W 45-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyler Brown story
Tyler Brown built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Annapolis, MD wearing No. 13, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Tyler Brown's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with James Madison. 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 Tyler Brown's production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler 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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James Madison
2024-2025
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 2 | 12.4 | 2.9 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 2 | 12.4 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 11.5 | 31.3 | 6 | 9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 11.5 | 31.3 | 6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 15 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Kentucky
Week 1 · W 27-17 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Weber State
Week 1 · W 45-10
3
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 86 Marshall
Week 11 · W 35-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 61 Washington State
Week 13 · W 24-20
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Havoc Plays
44.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · James Madison
11.5 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 6 usage
48.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · James Madison
48.6
11.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · James Madison
14.8
2 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 2.9 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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