Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#2
Tyler Brown
Junior defensive back on Iowa's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 201 lb · Annapolis, MD · Archbishop Spalding
CFB Index 70 · #105 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred James Madison → Iowa for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2705 nationally · Signed with James Madison
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back on Iowa's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to James Madison in 2024.
- Transferred from James Madison to Iowa in 2026.
Tyler Brown
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Tyler Brown has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Northern Iowa — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20246 games
- Signed with James Madison3-star out of Archbishop Spalding
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Iowa
Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa
2025James Madison
2026Iowa
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 71 | 37 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 86 | 47 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024James Madison9-4HC: Bob Chesney · Run-leaning
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026Iowa3-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
46.3%
93 pass / 108 run
Plays / game
67.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
70 · #105 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #105 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to C.J. Heard’s 2025 season.
Matches C.J. on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Mykael Wright's sophomore season at Oregon (2021).
87%match
All-Pac-12
Matches Mykael on
Class year
TFL rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Brown
The secondary · Iowa
- #6Zach Lutmer71 tackles · 2025
- #2Tyler Brown71 tackles · 2025
- #8Deshaun Lee34 tackles · 2025
- #7Rashad Godfrey Jr.15 tackles · 2025
- #3Jaylen Watson15 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Iowa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology