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Troy Brown
Jersey Number 8

Troy Brown

  • Position:
    LB
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    1
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 220
  • Hometown:
    Flint, Mich.
  • High School:
    Carman-Ainsworth
  • Prev. College:
    Central Michigan
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2022 All-SEC Third Team (PFF College)
 • 2022 Lott Impact Trophy Quarterfinalist
 • 2022 Butkus Award Watch List
 • 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
 • 2021 First-Team All-MAC (Central Michigan)
 • 2021 First-Team All-MAC (PFF, Phil Steele - Central Michigan)
 • 2020 First-Team All-MAC (Central Michigan)
 • 2020 First-Team All-MAC (PFF, Phil Steele - Central Michigan)
 • 2019 First-Team All-MAC (Central Michigan)
 • 2019 Herb Deromedi Team MVP (Central Michigan)

2022 (SENIOR): Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts at linebacker ... Led the team with 93 total tackles ... Finished second on the team with five pass breakups ... Registered four quarterback hurries and one forced fumble ... vs. Troy (9/3/22): Came away with 11 total tackles and a QB hurry as the Rebels’ starting middle linebacker against the Trojans ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Led the team in tackles (5) and pass breakups (2) as the starting linebacker, while also logging one QB hurry as well ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Made a total of three tackles as the team’s starting linebacker ... vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Hit double-digit tackles for the second time this season, tallying 10 including three solo tackles and 0.5 TFLs … Also notched two QB hurries ... vs. Kentucky (10/1/22): Finished the game as the leading tackler for the Rebels, making a total of nine including one TFL and 0.5 sacks … Also logged a pass breakup on the day ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Racked up seven total tackles against the Commodores, including one TFL as the team’s starting linebacker ... vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Started at linebacker for the Rebels, where he logged seven total tackles and one pass breakup in the team’s 48-34 win ... at LSU (10/22/22): Logged eight tackles against the Tigers, including six solo tackles ... at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Came off the bench to make five tackles for the Rebel defense ... vs. Alabama (11/12/22): Tallied six tackles for the Rebel defense as the Rebels’ starting linebacker ... at Arkansas (11/19/22): Ended his night with a total of six tackles in the team’s loss to the Razorbacks ... vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Capped off his regular season with a career-high 14 tackles against the Bulldogs, while also forcing a fumble and breaking up one pass in the team’s regular season finale ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Started at linebacker, but was disqualified for targeting in the second quarter ... Preseason watch list for Butkus Award  ... Preseason All-America third team (PFF).

CENTRAL MICHIGAN: Appeared in 41 career games for the Chippewas over four seasons ... Started 30 games at linebacker ... Was a three-time first-team All-MAC selection ... Finished career at CMU with 215 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, five interceptions and three forced fumbles ... Earned all-conference honors in 2021 despite missing two games in the middle of the season with an injury ... Ended the 2021 campaign with 66 total tackles ...Tallied 91 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and three interceptions as a sophomore in 2020 ... His 75 solo tackles ranked second in the MAC and No. 20 nationally.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 46th on Detroit Free Press Fab 50 ... No. 47 on MLive Top 50 Class of 2017 ... Led Cavaliers to Saginaw Valley Blue championship and playoff berth ... Coached by Jerry Parker.

PERSONAL: Son of Charisse Moore ... Full name is Troy Donnea Brown ... Born April 30, 1999 ... Criminal justice major.

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