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Defensive back, Illinois, 2018–22
Sydney Brown
- Number
- No. 30
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- London, ON
- Born
- Mar 21, 2000
Sydney Brown played defensive back at Illinois (2018–22). The Philadelphia Eagles took Brown in round 3, No. 66 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Michigan State, 20192interceptions, career highthree times; last at Northwestern, 2022Honors
Defense
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois | 30 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 30 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 30 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 30 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Illinois | 30 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 205 |
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
2022 Illinois 12 games, 59 tackles, 1 sack, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Wyoming | W 38–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | at Indiana | L 20–23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Virginia | W 24–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Chattanooga | W 31–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Wisconsin | W 34–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Iowa | W 9–6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Minnesota | W 26–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at Nebraska | W 26–9 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Michigan State | L 15–23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Purdue | L 24–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Michigan | L 17–19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Northwestern | W 41–3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2021 Illinois 11 games, 69 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Nebraska | W 30–22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. UTSA | L 30–37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atVirginia | L 14–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Maryland | L 17–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atPurdue | L 9–13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Charlotte | W 24–14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Penn State | W 20–18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Rutgers | L 14–20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | atMinnesota | W 14–6 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atIowa | L 23–33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Northwestern | W 47–14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Illinois 6 games, 36 tackles
2019 Illinois 11 games, 88 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Nebraska | L 38–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atMinnesota | L 17–40 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Michigan | L 25–42 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Wisconsin | W 24–23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atPurdue | W 24–6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Rutgers | W 38–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atMichigan State | W 37–34 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | atIowa | L 10–19 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Northwestern | L 10–29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. California | L 20–35 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Illinois 9 games, 55 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kent State | W 31–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Penn State | L 24–63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | atRutgers | W 38–17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Purdue | L 7–46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | atWisconsin | L 20–49 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atMaryland | L 33–63 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 55–31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atNebraska | L 35–54 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–10).
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ |
| Weight | 211 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 76″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
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, 39 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 39 | 102 | 0 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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