Malcom Brown

**Malcom Brown**
	File:Malcom Brown.JPG; Brown with the New England Patriots in 2015
	No. 90
	Defensive tackle
Personal information
	Date of birth: February 2, 1994 (age 30)
	Place of birth: Brenham, Texas
Career information
	College: Texas
	NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
	No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
	* New England Patriots ( 2015– 2018) New Orleans Saints ( 2019–present);
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	* 2× Super Bowl champion (LI, LIII) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2015); Consensus All-American (2014); Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year ; First-team All-Big 12 (2014); Under Armour All-American (2012);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2018
Total tackles	186
Sacks	8.5
Forced fumbles	1
Fumble recoveries	3

For other people named Malcolm Brown, see Malcolm Brown (disambiguation).

Malcom D'Shawn Brown (born February 2, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints 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.

Early years[]

Brown attended Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track.^[3] A three-year starter, he recorded 125 tackles and 24 sacks during his high school football career.^[4] 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.^[5]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Malcom Brown DT	Brenham, Texas	Brenham HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	4.8	Apr 3, 2011
Malcom Brown DT	Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:5 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 Rivals: 26 ESPN: 12
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2012/alabama-texas. Retrieved December 14, 2011. "2012 Texas Football Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=110&p=9&c=8&yr=2012. Retrieved December 14, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/251/class/2012. Retrieved December 14, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=110&p=9&c=14&yr=2012. Retrieved December 14, 2011. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2012. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

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.^[6]

Brown remained a starter his junior season in 2014.^[7]^[8]^[9] He finished the season with 70 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks^[10] 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,^[11] 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.^[12]

After his junior season, Brown decided to forgo his senior year in an effort to declare for the 2015 NFL Draft.^[13]^[14]

Collegiate statistics[]

Malcom Brown					Tackles					Fumbles
Year	School	Conf	Class	Pos	Solo	Ast	Tot	Loss	Sk	FR	Yds	TD	FF
2012	Texas	Big 12	FR	DL	7	10	17	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2013	Texas	Big 12	SO	DT	3	4	7	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2014	Texas	Big 12	JR	DT	7	10	17	2.0	1.0	1	0	0	0
Career	Texas				17	24	41	5.0	1.0	1	0	0	0

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measureables
Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 2⅜ in	319 lb	5.05 s	1.75 s	2.94 s	4.59 s	7.84 s	29½ in	8 ft 2 in	26 rep

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 Danny Shelton (No. 12, Browns). In addition, he was the second of five Texas Longhorns to be selected in 2015.^[15]

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.^[16]

2015 season[]

On September 10, 2015, Brown made his regular season 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.^[17] He finished his rookie season with 48 tackles (9th on the team) and 3.0 sacks (6th on the team).^[18]^[19]

2016 season[]

In Week 14, Brown recorded his first career safety in a 30–23 win over the Baltimore Ravens.^[20] He finished the regular season playing in all 16 games with 13 starts recording 50 tackles and three sacks.^[21] The Patriots finished the regular season with a 14-2 record.^[22]

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.^[23]^[24]

2017 season[]

Brown finished his third season with 49 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 13 games.^[25] Brown helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl LII, but the team failed to repeat as Super Bowl Champions after losing 41-33 to the Philadelphia Eagles. Brown recorded six tackles in the Super Bowl.^[26]

2018 season[]

On May 2, 2018, the Patriots declined the fifth-year option on Brown's contract.^[27] Brown finished the season with 39 tackles, one fumble recovery, one quarterback hit, and won his second Super Bowl ring after the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII. Brown had two total tackles in the game.^[28]

New Orleans Saints[]

2019 season[]

On March 14, 2019, Brown signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.^[29]

NFL statistics[]

Legend
	Super Bowl champion
Bold	Career high

Regular season[]

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Asst	Sack	Sfty	PD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2015	NE	16	12	48	31	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2016	NE	16	13	50	24	26	3.0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2017	NE	13	12	49	29	20	2.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	NE	15	14	39	19	20	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Career		60	51	186	103	83	8.5	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	3	0	0

Postseason[]

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Asst	Sack	Sfty	PD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2015	NE	2	2	6	2	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	NE	3	3	11	5	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	NE	3	3	12	6	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	NE	3	2	4	1	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Career		11	10	33	14	19	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	3	0	0

References[]

External links[]

Texas Longhorns bio

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[2] "Football Recruiting - Under Armour Game Roster - ESPN". http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/honors/_/id/4/class/2012/under-armour-game-roster.

[3] Daniels, Mark. "Patriots rookie Malcom Brown knows a lot is riding on his success in NFL" (in en). Providence Journal. http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150527/SPORTS/150529393.

[4] Harrington, Joe (May 8, 2018). "The active 2018 Texas Exes power rankings: No. 11 Malcom Brown, football" (in en-US). https://www.hookem.com/2018/05/08/active-2018-texas-exes-power-rankings-no-11-malcom-brown-football/.

[5] "Rivals.com". https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2012/malcom-brown-14205.

[6] "Football holds annual banquet" (in en). http://texassports.com/news/2013/12/13/FB_1213134720.aspx.

[7] "2015 NFL Draft: Despite loss to OU, Texas' Malcom Brown impresses". http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24748543/nfl-draft-despite-loss-to-ou-texas-malcom-brown-impresses.

[8] "Texas DT Malcom Brown named Bronko Nagurski finalist". Archived from the original on November 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141122172656/http://longhorns.blog.statesman.com/2014/11/20/texas-dt-malcom-brown-named-bronko-nagurski-finalist/.

[9] "Bohls: Texas’ Malcom Brown a giant on the field, gentle off it". http://www.mystatesman.com/news/sports/college-football/bohls-texas-malcom-brown-a-giant-on-the-field-gent/nh6Ck/.

[10] "cfbstats.com - Malcom Brown 2014 Player Statistics - Texas Longhorns". http://www.cfbstats.com/2014/player/703/1049670/index.html.

[11] "Texas DT Malcolm Brown to enter NFL draft". January 8, 2015. http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2015/01/texas-dt-malcolm-brown-to-enter-nfl-draft/.

[12] "2014 Texas Longhorns Stats" (in en). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/2014.html.

[13] "Texas DT Brown chooses to enter NFL draft". http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2015/story/_/id/12138875/2015-nfl-draft-malcom-brown-texas-longhorns-skip-senior-season.

[14] "All-American Texas DT Malcom Brown to forego senior season, enter NFL draft; who will replace him?". http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-longhorns/20150108-all-american-texas-dt-malcom-brown-to-forego-senior-season-enter-nfl-draft.ece.

[15] "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2015/draft.htm. Retrieved August 23, 2017.

[16] "sportrac.com: Malcolm Brown contract".

[17] "WATCH: Patriots' Malcom Brown logs first career sack". http://nep.247sports.com/Bolt/WATCH-Patriots-Malcom-Brown-logs-first-career-sack-39324979.

[18] "2015 New England Patriots Statistics & Players" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/2015.htm.

[19] "Malcom Brown 2015 Game Log" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowMa01/gamelog/2015/.

[20] "Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - December 12th, 2016" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201612120nwe.htm.

[21] "Malcom Brown 2016 Game Log" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowMa01/gamelog/2016.

[22] "2016 New England Patriots Statistics & Players" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/2016.htm.

[23] "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201702050atl.htm. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[24] "Super Bowl LI - National Football League Game Summary". National Football League. http://www.patriots.com/sites/patriots.com/files/20170205_gamebook_v2.pdf. Retrieved August 6, 2017.

[25] "2017 New England Patriots Statistics & Players" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/2017.htm.

[26] "Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots - February 4th, 2018" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201802040nwe.htm.

[27] "Patriots will not pick up the fifth-year option for DT Malcom Brown, WR Phillip Dorsett, or recently acquired DT Danny Shelton". May 2, 2018. https://www.patspulpit.com/2018/5/2/17312644/patriots-will-not-pick-up-the-fifth-year-option-for-recently-acquired-dt-danny-shelton.

[28] "Super Bowl LIII - Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2019" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201902030ram.htm.

[29] "Saints agree to terms with DT Malcom Brown on three-year contract". March 14, 2019. https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/saints-agree-to-terms-with-dt-malcom-brown-on-three-year-contract.

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