Linebacker, Illinois, 2024–26
Daniel Brown
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Kansas City, KS
Daniel Brown plays linebacker for Illinois. Last time out, at Michigan State: 1 tackles, 1 sack. Brown leads Illinois in sacks this season.
2026 so far
3 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 1 tackles, 1 sack at Michigan State, W 38–37
Next game: vs. Oregon, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Illinois 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs. Purdue | L 17–24 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Michigan State | W 38–37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Illinois 5 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Illinois | W 52–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Duke | W 45–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Rutgers | W 35–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Northwestern | W 20–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 30–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Illinois 1 game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 | vs.Northwestern | W 38–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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