Zach
Brown.
Zach
Brown.
North Carolina· 6'1"· 244 lb· 4.44s 40
Zach Brown is a natural fit for a 4-3 Cover 2 or traditional 4-3 system that values speed and athleticism over brute force at the linebacker position to attack downhill and cover ground sideline-to-sideline.
He can immediately contribute as a nickel coverage linebacker and develop into an every-down starter, excelling in pursuit and coverage, projecting to be a perennial Pro Bowl talent.
He would be a poor fit in a two-gap 3-4 scheme that requires linebackers to consistently hold the point of attack and shed blocks, diminishing his speed advantage and coverage skills.
A highly athletic linebacker with elite speed for the position, possessing the ideal physical traits and coverage ability to thrive in a modern, fast-flowing defensive system.
Selected #52 overall in Round 2 of the 2012 NFL Draft by Tennessee Titans out of North Carolina.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.44sp50
- Vertical
- 33.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 116inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wisconsin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | North Carolina | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | North Carolina | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 47 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Zach Brown was a Pro Bowl linebacker who played for the Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles. He was known for his tackling ability and had several productive seasons as a starter.