Last confirmed: California, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Santa Ana, CA · Mesa C.C.
Derron Brown: ILB · California · #41.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derron Brown
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Arizona — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 9
The Washington Post Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | California | 61 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 61 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-30@ North Carolina | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Weber State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30vs No. 5 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-45@ Oregon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ No. 6 Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-3vs No. 8 Washington State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 44-45vs Arizona | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 28-44@ Colorado | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-23vs Oregon State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-17@ No. 20 Stanford | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30@ UCLA | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2017
W 37-3
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Washington State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups61 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
53.6%
473 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
73.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
532 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at California, 61 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Justin Wilcox. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
