Nylan Brown
Washington State Cougars
84
Good

Nylan Brown

Washington State CougarsAverage
MLBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Kent State
Projected Starter

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Nylan Brown is the projected starter at MLB for Washington State Cougars.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Ben Davis, ranked #2,127 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 37 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,127 NatlTeam Share3%
Indianapolis, IN
Jersey
#8
Class
JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
235 lbs
Transfer
Kent State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—372.50

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8342
National Rank
#2127
High School
Ben Davis
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 68th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.75 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 68% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 36% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
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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Team Role

37 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at MLB · Washington State Cougars

  1. 1884Nylan BrownStarter
  2. 21580DJ Warner
  3. 33363Gage Jones
Coach Washington StTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

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