Ron Brace in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive tackle, Boston College, 2004–⁠08

Ron Brace

Born
Dec 18, 1986, in Springfield, Massachusetts
Died
Apr 23, 2016

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Ron Brace played defensive tackle at Boston College (2004–⁠08). The New England Patriots took Brace in round 2, No. 40 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Team titles: Big East champions, 2004

The teams in those years

No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksFF
20058651110–
200611119203.50–
2007141413277.52.5–
20081419827102.51
On file503585225–

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Before the draft

Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–⁠35).

DrillCombine 2009
Height6′3″
Weight330 lb
Arm length34″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash5.50 s
10-yard split1.80 sW
Vertical jump28″
Broad jump8′3″
Bench press32 reps
3-cone drill8.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.73 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009New England Patriots5300
2010New England Patriots111700
2011New England Patriots3400
2012New England Patriots2400
NFL career212800

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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