Linebacker, North Carolina, 2008–11
Zach Brown
- Number
- No. 47
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Columbia, MD
- Born
- Oct 23, 1989, in Columbia, Maryland
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Zach Brown played linebacker at North Carolina (2008–11). The Tennessee Titans took Brown in round 2, No. 52 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | North Carolina | 1 |
| 2010 | North Carolina | 3 |
| 2011 | North Carolina | 3 |
| Career | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | 12 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 47 | 25 | 72 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 62 | 43 | 105 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| On file | 143 | 87 | 230 | 19 | 5.5 | – | – | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | North Carolina | 47 | LB | |
| 2010 | North Carolina | 47 | LB | |
| 2011 | North Carolina | 47 | LB | 6′2″ |
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
2011 North Carolina 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs. Louisville | W 14–7 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Wake Forest | W 49–24 | 1 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 24–41 | 1 |
2010 North Carolina 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | at Virginia | W 44–10 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. William & Mary | W 21–17 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 30–27 | 1 |
2009 North Carolina 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 42–12 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–23).
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ | |
| Weight | 244 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 99 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowl: 2016 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2016
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2016.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 90 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 2013 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 89 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 76 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 133 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 120 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 87 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 99 | 626 | 17.5 | 7 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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