Malcom Brown

Not to be confused with Malcolm Brown.

Malcom Brown

Brown in the 2015 NFL season
No. 90 New England Patriots
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1994-02-02) February 2, 1994
Place of birth:	Brenham, Texas
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Brenham (TX)
College:	Texas
NFL draft:	2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
Career history
New England Patriots (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
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, 2015
Tackles: 48 Sacks: 3.0 Forced fumbles: 0 Player stats at NFL.com

Malcom 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.

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 second best defensive tackle and the 26th best player overall in his class.

Name	Home town	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
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17   Rivals: 26  ESPN: 12
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

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.

Professional career

2015 NFL Draft

Brown was drafted 32nd overall by the New England Patriots in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 2⅜ in	319 lb	32½ in	10 in	5.05 s	1.75 s	2.94 s	4.59 s	7.84 s	29½ in	8 ft 2 in	26 reps
All values from NFL Combine

New England Patriots

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).

External links

• Texas Longhorns bio