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Player Dossier
2012-2016Mississippi State
Richie Brown
LB • 6'2" • Long Beach, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Richie Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Richie Brown built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Long Beach, MS wearing No. 39, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Richie Brown's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Richie Brown, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Richie Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 102
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Richie Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 102
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Long Beach · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Harrison · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 39 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 102 tackles · LB 55th (top 6%) · SEC 5th (top 1%) · National 73rd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 93 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
Related Context
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Richie Brown played LB for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Richie Brown recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 3 primary output with 60 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
39.8
Usage
7.3
Consistency
36
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 1. South Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 4. LSU: 0.5. Massachusetts: 0. Auburn: 0. BYU: 1. Kentucky: 0. Samford: 1. Texas A&M: 2. Alabama: 1. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 9 by 47.5. South Alabama: 6 by 25. South Carolina: 10 by 81.7. LSU: 6 by 30. Massachusetts: 6 by 25. Auburn: 14 by 50. BYU: 9 by 47.5. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Samford: 13 by 60. Texas A&M: 8 by 53.3. Alabama: 6 by 35. Arkansas: 7 by 29.2. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -1.0 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
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | vs Miami (OH) | W 17-16 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ole Miss | W 55-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Arkansas | L 42-58 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Alabama | L 3-51 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 35-28 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Samford10+ tackles | W 56-41 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kentucky | L 38-40 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BYU | L 21-28 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Auburn10+ tackles | L 14-38 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Massachusetts | W 47-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ LSU | L 20-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-14 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Alabama | L 20-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Richie Brown story
Richie Brown built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Long Beach, MS wearing No. 39, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Richie Brown's career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Richie Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 60 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 20 | — | -2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 10.5 | 39.8 | 7.3 | 9.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10.5 | 39.8 | 7.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 2 · W 27-14 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 6 · W 48-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas A&M
Week 10 · W 35-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Ole Miss
Week 14 · W 17-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Southern Miss
Week 1 · W 34-16
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Mississippi State
3 primary output · 60 efficiency · — usage
62.9
#2
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
59.2
10.5 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
59.2
10.5 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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