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Earnest Brown IV

Northwestern · Edge Rusher · 2017-20

SACKS
7
TFL
19
TKL
71

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2017 to 2020, Brown recorded 71 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 7 sacks.

Brown was the No. 174 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 12th-highest edge rusher rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 187 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2021
    • No. 174 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Earnest Brown IV season-by-season statistics at Northwestern
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20171000
2018227.543
2019162.522
2020328.514
Total7118.579

Seasons with tracked stats at Northwestern. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Northwestern Teammates

  1. 86Brandon Joseph2019-21S
  2. 80Paddy Fisher2016-20LB
  3. 80Xander Mueller2021-24LB
  4. 80Greg Newsome II2018-20CB
  5. 71Blake Gallagher2017-20LB
  6. 71Theran Johnson2021-24CB
  7. 70Bryce Gallagher2019-23LB
  8. 70Chris Bergin2017-21LB
  9. 69Evan Hull2019-22RB
  10. 69Adetomiwa Adebawore2019-22EDGE

Full Northwestern all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

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Sources: Wikipedia (Earnest Brown IV) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.