University of Memphis Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Braylon Brown
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cordova, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Cordova HS
Career
Has seen action in six games ... Has two total tackles (1 solo), one TFL, one sack and one fumble recovery ... Redshirted in 2017 … Has three years of eligibility remaining.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2017 Glenn Jones co-Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year award (shared with Chandler Stump).
2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in six games ... Registered two total tackles (1 solo), one TFL, one sack and one fumble recovery ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs Mercer ... Collected career firsts for tackle, solo hit, TFL (4 yards) and sack (4 yards) ... Had an assisted tackle at Tulane ... Credited with first career fumble recovery in a home win over Connecticut ... Recovery came late in the fourth quarter vs the Huskies.
2017 (Freshman)
Redshirted … Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game … Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic.
High School
Three-year varsity player for head coach Anthony Jones at Cordova High School … Racked up 175 total tackles (104 solo), 42 TFL, 24 sacks and 27 hurries from his DT position … Also had five fumble recoveries … Rated a top-60 player in the state of Tennessee by ESPN.com (No. 45) and 247Sports.com (No. 60) … Helped the Wolves to a 12-2 overall record and a 6-1 Class 6A Region 4 mark his senior campaign … Squad earned a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class 6A Division I playoffs berth and reached the state semifinal round … Collected 79 total tackles (42 solo) with 18 TFL, eight sacks and 10 hurries his senior season … 2016 honors included: Commercial Appeal Class 6A All-Metro Team, All-Region 4 6A (DL) first team and Toyota East-West All-Star Classic … In the summer of 2016, named to Murphy Fair’s preseason Class 6A All-State Team (defense) … As a junior, had 38 total stops (25 solo), 18 TFL, nine sacks and eight hurries … Helped his Cordova team to an 8-3 overall record in 2015 … Also recorded a safety and had a fumble return for a TD … In 2014, recorded 58 total tackles (37 solo), six TFL, seven sacks and nine hurries.
Personal
Son of Allison Brown ... Birthday is December 27 ... Interdisciplinary studies major.
