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Blace Brown Named One of Top 10 DBs to Watch by the NFL
7/6/2018 5:02:00 PM | Football
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TROY, Ala. – Troy cornerback Blace Brown has been one of the country's best-kept secrets the past two seasons. However, entering his senior season Brown is moving out of the shadows and into the spotlight. On Friday, NFL.com released its Top 10 Defensive Backs to Watch with Brown slotted at No. 7 on the list.
A former walk-on wide receiver for the Trojans, Brown switched sides of the football when head coach Neal Brown and his staff took over the program prior to the 2015 season. After a redshirt year in 2015, Brown flourished in his new position as he ranked seventh nationally in 2016 as a sophomore with six interceptions, including a pair of multi-interception games.
Despite a reputation for being a ball hawk within the Sun Belt Conference and drawing the opponents' top receiver, Brown turned in an impressive junior season last year as he ranked 11thnationally with five interceptions. He added a pick six at Boise State and pulled down two of the most impactful interceptions of the season for the Trojans.
Brown sealed Troy's 24-21 victory at No. 22 LSU as he intercepted Danny Etling with five seconds remaining in the game. He also kept the Tigers out of the end zone early in the third quarter as he forced a fumble on the Troy 9-yard. In Troy's victory at Arkansas State to clinch a Sun Belt title, Brown intercepted Justice Hansen in the end zone on a 1st-and-goal from the Troy 7-yard line.
Brown enters the 2018 season second among active players with his 11 career interceptions and with 0.41 interceptions per game; take out his three games as a receiver in 2014 and his per-game total jumps to a FBS best (active players) 0.46 interceptions per game.
Lance Zierlein – NFL Media Draft Analyst
The redshirt senior cornerback possesses a good combination of size and length -- and he's done a great job of utilizing both to the tune of 11 interceptions over the last two seasons. Brown plays with a fluid backpedal and doesn't have much of a hitch at the top when it's time to stop and break forward on a throw. He plays with above-average instincts and balances his attention between the route and the quarterback. I would like to see him play with better overall physicality this year.
TROY, Ala. – Troy cornerback Blace Brown has been one of the country's best-kept secrets the past two seasons. However, entering his senior season Brown is moving out of the shadows and into the spotlight. On Friday, NFL.com released its Top 10 Defensive Backs to Watch with Brown slotted at No. 7 on the list.
A former walk-on wide receiver for the Trojans, Brown switched sides of the football when head coach Neal Brown and his staff took over the program prior to the 2015 season. After a redshirt year in 2015, Brown flourished in his new position as he ranked seventh nationally in 2016 as a sophomore with six interceptions, including a pair of multi-interception games.
Despite a reputation for being a ball hawk within the Sun Belt Conference and drawing the opponents' top receiver, Brown turned in an impressive junior season last year as he ranked 11thnationally with five interceptions. He added a pick six at Boise State and pulled down two of the most impactful interceptions of the season for the Trojans.
Brown sealed Troy's 24-21 victory at No. 22 LSU as he intercepted Danny Etling with five seconds remaining in the game. He also kept the Tigers out of the end zone early in the third quarter as he forced a fumble on the Troy 9-yard. In Troy's victory at Arkansas State to clinch a Sun Belt title, Brown intercepted Justice Hansen in the end zone on a 1st-and-goal from the Troy 7-yard line.
Brown enters the 2018 season second among active players with his 11 career interceptions and with 0.41 interceptions per game; take out his three games as a receiver in 2014 and his per-game total jumps to a FBS best (active players) 0.46 interceptions per game.
Lance Zierlein – NFL Media Draft Analyst
The redshirt senior cornerback possesses a good combination of size and length -- and he's done a great job of utilizing both to the tune of 11 interceptions over the last two seasons. Brown plays with a fluid backpedal and doesn't have much of a hitch at the top when it's time to stop and break forward on a throw. He plays with above-average instincts and balances his attention between the route and the quarterback. I would like to see him play with better overall physicality this year.
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