Daniel Brown
Illinois Fighting Illini
79
Solid

Daniel Brown

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
JACKDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Daniel Brown is the projected starter at JACK for Illinois Fighting Illini.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Thornwood, ranked #3,325 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 11 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,325 NatlTeam Share1%
Kansas City, KS
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
250 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7800
National Rank
#3325
High School
Thornwood
Hometown
South Holland, IL

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 48th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 48% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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79
Solid
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Team Role

11 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement17%

Depth at JACK · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1479Daniel BrownStarter
  2. 21876Mason Muragin
  3. 32476Will Holmes
  4. 43466Erik Gayle
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.