Linebacker, Western Kentucky (from Kentucky), 2014–⁠20

Eli Brown

Lettered 2016–⁠17 at Kentucky (school media guide)

Number
No. 32
Height
6′2″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Bowing Green, KY

Eli Brown played linebacker at Kentucky (2014–⁠17) and Western Kentucky (2018–⁠20).

At a glance

Best season
52
Tackles, 2020 (Western Kentucky, 5–⁠7)
Best game
8 tackles
Vs. Florida International, week 12, 2020: No. 3 defensive game in FBS that week

Career highs

8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Florida International, 2020

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2016Kentucky23160.50000
2017Kentucky382120011
2018Western Kentucky25185.52011
2020Western Kentucky52298.52104
Career1388416.54126

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Kentucky32LBYr 1
2015Kentucky32LBYr 2
2016Kentucky32LBYr 3
2017Kentucky32LBYr 4
2018Western Kentucky32LBYr 5
2019Western Kentucky32LBYr 6
2020Western Kentucky32LBSr. (Yr 7)6′2″220

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

2020 Western Kentucky 10 games, 52 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 12atLouisvilleL 21–⁠35851000
Sep 19vs.LibertyL 24–⁠30320000
Oct 3atMiddle TennesseeW 20–⁠17541100
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 14–⁠38521000
Oct 17atUABL 14–⁠37311.5000
Oct 24vs.ChattanoogaW 13–⁠10441100
Oct 31atBYUL 10–⁠41710000
Nov 7atFlorida AtlanticL 6–⁠10640000
Nov 14vs.Southern MissW 10–⁠7310000
Nov 21vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠21853010
2018 Western Kentucky 11 games, 25 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31atWisconsinL 3–⁠34200000
Sep 8vs.MaineL 28–⁠31210001
Sep 15atLouisvilleL 17–⁠20111000
Sep 29vs.MarshallL 17–⁠20541000
Oct 13atCharlotteL 14–⁠40320000
Oct 20vs.Old DominionL 34–⁠37221000
Oct 27vs.Florida InternationalL 17–⁠38110000
Nov 2atMiddle TennesseeL 10–⁠29420.5000
Nov 10atFlorida AtlanticL 15–⁠34220000
Nov 17vs.UTEPW 40–⁠16221100
Nov 24atLouisiana TechW 30–⁠15111100
2017 Kentucky 12 games, 38 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2atSouthern MissW 24–⁠17110000
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 27–⁠16100000
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠13631000
Sep 23vs.FloridaL 27–⁠28310001
Sep 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠20641000
Oct 7vs.MissouriW 40–⁠34520000
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 7–⁠45310000
Oct 28vs.TennesseeW 29–⁠26420000
Nov 11atVanderbiltW 44–⁠21320000
Nov 18atGeorgiaL 13–⁠42110000
Nov 25vs.LouisvilleL 17–⁠44440000
Dec 29 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 23–⁠24100000
2016 Kentucky 10 games, 23 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 3vs.Southern MissL 35–⁠44110000
Sep 10atFloridaL 7–⁠45100000
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠42210000
Oct 1atAlabamaL 6–⁠34760000
Oct 8vs.VanderbiltW 20–⁠13100000
Oct 29atMissouriW 35–⁠21330000
Nov 5vs.GeorgiaL 24–⁠27210000
Nov 12atTennesseeL 36–⁠49430000
Nov 19vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠13100.5000
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 18–⁠33110000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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