Daniel Brown
Illinois Fighting Illini
80
Good

Daniel Brown

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
JACKDefenseGood
Projected StarterAsk about his stats

Is Daniel Brown starting?

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

Redshirt senior · #4 · 6'1", 255 lbs

See full Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart ›
Play Dynasty as Coach IllinoisFree. You call every play.

Depth at JACK · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1480Daniel BrownStarter
  2. 21877Mason Muragin
  3. 34071Ean Rhea
  4. 42859Kayden Bennett

Illinois Starting Lineup

Full Illinois depth chart ›

Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

Sahir WestUCLA · DETobi OsunsanmiIndiana · STUDKenneth MerrieweatherIowa · LDE

Up next for Illinois

Illinois plays UCLA away on Fri, Nov 13. The listed kickoff time is 09:00 PM ET.

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 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit2★ · #3,325 NatlTeam Share1%
Kansas City, KS
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
255 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 84-rated defense; 48th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 48% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
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.

2026 Game Log

Nov 7WNEBTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-13

Oct 31WMDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Oct 24WORETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-10

Oct 10WMSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

Daniel Brown's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

Is our 80 OVR fair?
80
Good
Vote to see what thousands of fans think

Team Role

11 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.