Sydney Brown (American football)

Sydney Brown (born March 21, 2000) is a Canadian American football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.

Sydney Brown
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Brown at the 2023 NFL Combine
No. 21 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-21) March 21, 2000
London, Ontario, Canada
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Saint Stephen's (Bradenton, Florida)
College:Illinois (2019–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2023
Tackles:3
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school career

Brown originally attended the London South Collegiate Institute in London, Ontario, Canada before transferring to Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Florida in 2016, along with his twin brother, Chase Brown.[1][2] Over his junior and senior seasons, he combined to have 132 tackles and three interceptions. He committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to play college football.

College career
Brown (#30) with Illinois in 2022

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2018, Brown started all 10 games he played in and had 55 tackles and one interceptions. In 2019, his brother, Chase joined Illinois after a year at Western Michigan.[3][4] That season, he started 10 of 11 games, recording 88 tackles, three interceptions and an interception returned for a touchdown. He started all six games in the Covid-19 shortened 2020 season, finishing with 36 tackles. In 2021, Brown started all 12 games, and had 81 tackles and one sack. He returned to Illinois for his senior year in 2022.[5][6]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 9+3⁄4 in
(1.77 m)		 211 lb
(96 kg)		 31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		 10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		4.47 s1.51 s2.55 s40.5 in
(1.03 m)		10 ft 10 in
(3.30 m)		23 reps
All values from the NFL Combine[7][8]

Brown was ranked the #3 Canadian prospect ahead of the 2023 CFL Draft, but ultimately went undrafted.[9]

Brown was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round, 66th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.[10]

Personal life

Brown is the identical twin brother of running back Chase Brown. The two were teammates at Illinois.[11]

References
  1. From Shelters to Stardom: Chase and Sydney Brown’s Path to Gridiron Glory
  2. Football-playing Brown brothers thrive in the private practice
  3. Identical twins living football dream at Illinois
  4. How Illinois junior twins Sydney and Chase Brown are pushing each other in their Canadian garage
  5. Illinois’ Chase, Sydney Brown have one last shot together to put the ‘winning’ in ‘twinning’
  6. Twins Chase and Sydney Brown fuel Illinois football's revival
  7. "Sydney Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  8. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Sydney Brown College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  9. "Matthew Bergeron takes Top Spot in Spring Scouting Bureau Rankings". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2023.
  10. "Eagles select S Sydney Brown with the 66th overall pick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. April 28, 2023.
  11. Rittenberg, Adam. "'It's been a journey': The Brown twins' long road toward NFL dreams". ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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