{"id":13933,"date":"2017-12-08T01:16:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T07:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=13933"},"modified":"2017-12-08T01:27:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T07:27:38","slug":"tony-brown-the-best-defensive-back-in-college-football-college-football-national-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=13933","title":{"rendered":"TONY BROWN, THE BEST DEFENSIVE BACK IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL,AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"2017\u00a0(Senior)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A veteran presence who is one of the top athletes in the Crimson Tide secondary … totaled 30 tackles, while adding one tackle for loss (-3 yards), a pass breakup and one quarterback hurry this season. Florida State: Made an impact during his time against the Seminoles, finishing with one tackle and a pass breakup. Fresno State: Finished his day against the Bulldogs with two tackles. Colorado State: Improved upon his previous game totals, registering a season-high three tackles … added one stop for a loss (-3 yards). Vanderbilt: Wrapped up the afternoon with a pair of tackles … was key in limiting the Commodores to only 38 yards passing and 78 total yards on offense. Ole Miss: Totaled two tackles on the night … helped hold the Rebels to only 253 yards of total offense and just 165 yards through the air, well below their season average. Texas A&M: Saw time at both STAR and corner against the Aggies … finished with one tackle on the night. Arkansas: Made an impact against the Hogs … finished with a pair of tackles and a quarterback hurry on the night … helped limit the Razorback offense to only 227 total yards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\" Tennessee: Finished with two tackles against the Volunteers … played a role on an Alabama defense that held UT to just 108 total yards, including 44 passing. LSU: Collected a season-high four stops against the Tigers … made three stops in the secondary while registering one tackle on kickoff coverage. Mississippi State: Registered three tackles against the Bulldogs. Mercer: Got the starting nod on Senior Day, collecting four tackles against the Bears. Auburn: Matched his season-high total for tackles in a second consecutive week with four stops against the Tigers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"2016 (Junior)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Returned to the Crimson Tide lineup vs. Kentucky after serving a four-game suspension to start the year\u00a0… collected 32 total tackles on the season, including six stops on kickoff coverage … earned first team All-America honors in track and field in the spring of 2015 in the 4×400 meter relay … selected as one of the UA coaches\u2019 defensive players of the week for his performance against Chattanooga. Kentucky: Made his first appearance on the field in 2016 after serving a four-game suspension … made one tackle on kickoff coverage against the Wildcats. Arkansas: Saw extensive playing time on both special teams and in the defensive secondary … totaled two tackles, recording one on kickoff coverage and one on defense. Tennessee: Made one stop on kickoff coverage while also seeing time in the secondary. Texas A&M: Finished as the team\u2019s safety following Eddie Jackson\u2019s season-ending injury late in the game … totaled two tackles with one coming on kickoff coverage and one on the defensive side of the ball. LSU: Made his first start of the year, filling in\u00a0at nickel … registered one tackle while helping the Tide secondary limit LSU to only 92 yards passing. Mississippi State:Started his second consecutive game, totaling a career-high four stops against the Bulldogs … added his first career interception, picking off a pass in Alabama territory and returning the ball nine yards. Chattanooga: Set a new career-high mark with six tackles against the Mocs … also registered one tackle for loss (-2 yards) … his performance against UTC earned him defensive player of the week honors from the UA coaching staff. Auburn: Exited the game near the end of the first quarter after being penalized for targeting … did not record any stats in his quarter of play. Florida: Started at corner against the Gators, totaling three tackles and picking off his second pass of the season, one of the Tide\u2019s three on the afternoon … made a one-handed catch to haul in the Gator pass before securing the ball and falling to the ground. Washington: Made the start at the Tide\u2019s STAR position, wrapping up his day with five tackles … added 1.5 tackles for loss (-11 yards), including half a sack (-4 yards), the first sack of his career … helped limit the high-powered UW aerial attack to only 150 yards. Clemson: Started in the Tide secondary, finishing with a career-high seven total tackles against the Tigers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"2015 (Sophomore)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Provided depth on defense and was a stalwart on special teams … finished with eight special teams tackles on the season, four on punts and four on kickoff coverage … named one of the UA coaching staff\u2019s special teams players of the week against Wisconsin, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss and LSU. Wisconsin: Recorded one tackle on special teams, stopping the Badger punt returner before he could gain any positive yards. Middle Tennessee: Recorded two unassisted tackles, one on kickoff coverage and one from his position in the defensive secondary. Ole Miss: Collected one unassisted tackle on special teams, while also reeling in the Tide\u2019s onside kick late in the game … the onside recovery was the Tide\u2019s first since 2007 and helped Alabama retain possession. ULM: Saw action in the secondary, collecting one stop against the Warhawks.Georgia: Collected one unassisted tackle on special teams. Arkansas: Recorded two total tackles, one apiece on both of the Crimson Tide\u2019s punts. Texas A&M: Saw time on special teams but did not record any stats. Tennessee: Recorded one tackle on punt coverage … helped limit the Volunteer return game to just three return yards on the Tide\u2019s four punts. LSU: Recorded a huge tackle on special teams, coming untouched down the sideline to blow up the Tiger returner on kickoff coverage just before halftime.Mississippi State: Saw his most extensive work on defense of the\u00a0season, entering late in the second quarter to replace an injured Minkah Fitzpatrick … recorded two tackles and two pass breakups, both passes which he nearly picked off. Charleston Southern: Played significant minutes on defense, helping fill in at the star position … finished the day with three tackles, including one for a loss (-5 yards). Auburn: Continued to see action on special teams while\u00a0providing depth in the defensive backfield … did not record any stats against the Tigers. Florida: Forced one fumble, knocking the ball out of the Gator return man\u2019s hands on a punt that would pin UF on the 1-yard line … also made one tackle on defense.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"2014 (Freshman)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Appeared in 13 games and made two starts (Florida and Ole Miss) \u2026 finished with 10 tackles, including one for loss and seven solo stops … had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. FAU: Recorded the first tackle of his career. Florida: Finished with three total tackles, including one for a loss of six yards. Texas A&M: Came off the bench and registered one quarterback hurry. Tennessee: Made one solo tackle on special teams for the Tide. Ohio State: Registered one solo tackle on special teams.<\/strong><\/p>\n

High School and Personal Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\" \"\"A January 2014 enrollee at The University of Alabama \u2026 a consensus five-star prospect who competes in both football and track for the Crimson Tide \u2026 Parade Magazine All-American \u2026 2014 Under Armour All-America game selection \u2026 2013 second team All-USA by USA Today \u2026 ranked No. 4 in the Scout300 and listed as the No. 2 cornerback \u2026 the No. 8 player in the ESPN300 and the No. 9 player according to the 247Sports Top247 while ranking 16th nationally and the No. 2 corner in the 247Composite \u2026 rated 25th in the Rivals100 \u2026 listed as the No. 2 cornerback nationally by ESPN, 247Sports and Scout.com \u2026 tabbed as the No. 4 corner nationally by Rivals.com \u2026 Scout.com and Rivals.com listed him as the top-rated player in the state of Texas while ESPN and 247Sports ranked him No. 2 in Texas \u2026 five-star member of the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team, ranked as the No. 5 player in the class of 2014 and the No. 2 cornerback \u2026 honorable mention All-State as a junior at Ozen High School in 2012 \u2026 2013 preseason Mr. Football for the state of Texas by MaxPreps \u2026 credited with 96 tackles and three interceptions as a sophomore in 2011 while adding a fumble recovery and 16 pass breakups \u2026 had 95 stops, one pick and 15 PBUs as a freshman in 2010 \u2026 the 2013 Texas Class 4A state champion in the 110-meter hurdles (13.40) … ran\u00a0a wind-aided personal best of 10.37 at 100 meters and was\u00a0clocked at 10.53 wind-legal in the 100 … placed second in the 100 (10.53) at the 2013 Texas Class 4A state meet … had a\u00a0personal best of 7.76 in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, the fastest time in the nation in 2013 … ran a PR of 13.38 in the 110 hurdles at the 2013 Texas Relays, the top time in the U.S. in 2013 … won the 110 hurdles at the 2013 USATF National Junior Olympics (13.88) and the USATF Junior Nationals (13.69) … his sister Bealoved is a member of the LSU track team … another sister, Sojourner, is a track student-athlete at Rice University … son of Tony Brown and Tammy Walker-Brown … both of his parents were student-athletes at Texas Tech \u2026 coached by Keeath Magee at Ozen \u2026 chose Alabama over LSU, Texas, Southern California, Texas A&M and Ohio State.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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