Name Malcom Brown Parents Barbara Davis Spouse Faith Brown (m. 2014) | Weight: 320 lb (145 kg) Height 1.88 m | |
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Date of birth: (1994-02-02) February 2, 1994 (age 21) NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32 Similar People Malcolm Brown, Dominique Easley, Jordan Richards, Geneo Grissom, Malcolm Butler Profiles | ||
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Malcom D'Shawn Brown (born February 2, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas. He was drafted by the New England Patriots with the 32nd overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.
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- Nfl draft reaction malcom brown april 30 2015
- Highlights of texas football dt malcom brown april 30 2015
- Early years
- College career
- 2015 NFL Draft
- New England Patriots
- 2015 season
- 2016 season
- References
Highlights of texas football dt malcom brown april 30 2015
Early years
Brown attended Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. A three-year starter, he recorded 125 tackles and 24 sacks during his high school football career. He also threw the shot put (top-throw of 48-8 or 14.91 meters) on the track team. Brown was regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the fifth best defensive tackle and the 26th best player overall in his class.
College career
Brown played in all 13 games as a true freshman at the University of Texas at Austin in 2012, recording 25 tackles. He took over as a starter his sophomore year in 2013, starting all 13 games. He finished the year with 68 tackles and two sacks, and won the team's Joseph W. Moore Tenacity Award for Defense along with Jackson Jeffcoat.
Brown remained a starter his junior season in 2014. He finished the season with 70 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks and was a first-team All-Big 12 selection by The Associated Press and the league’s coaches. He also received consensus All-American honors, and was named a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (given to the best defensive player in college football), and the Outland Trophy. Brown finished the year as the Longhorns' season leader in tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles.
After his junior season, Brown entered the 2015 NFL Draft.
2015 NFL Draft
Brown was drafted in the first round with the 32nd overall pick by the New England Patriots in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was the second defensive tackle to be selected, only behind Arik Armstead, who went 17th overall to the San Francisco 49ers. In addition, he was the second of five Texas Longhorns to be selected that year.
New England Patriots
On June 19, 2015, the New England Patriots signed Brown to a four-year, $7.61 million contract with $6.14 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3.79 million.
2015 season
Brown made his debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers and recorded his first NFL sack when he tackled wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was part of an attempted double pass by the Steelers. He would finish his rookie season with 48 tackles (9th on the team) and 3.0 sacks (6th on the team).
2016 season
In Week 14, Brown recorded his first career safety in a 30-23 win over the Ravens. He finished the regular season playing in all 16 games with 13 starts recording 50 tackles and three sacks. The Patriots finished the season with a 14-2 record.
On February 5, 2017, Brown was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, he recorded one tackle as the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. The game had the first overtime in Super Bowl history, and the largest comeback ever in the Super Bowl.