Austin Brown
Austin Brown
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Austin Brown has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Wisconsin. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Minnesota — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Leonhard → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #78
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to DQ Smith’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marvae Myers-Glover's senior season at Middle Tennessee (2024).
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