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6 Taye Brown

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 231
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Chandler, Ariz.
  • High School Hamilton HS
  • Instagram to_brown18
  • Twitter tayebrown10

Biography

Awards & Honors 
  • 2025: Lott IMPACT Trophy preseason Watch List (5/28)
  • 2024: Big 12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024: College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
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2024:
Started 11 of 12 games played on defense at the linebacker position during second season with Wildcats... Made 70 total tackles, second on team, including 30 solo and 40 assists... Recorded 4.0 tackles for loss of 15 yards... Notched 2.5 sacks for a loss of 13 yards... Posted two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, one fumble recovery, and forced one fumble... Made double-digit tackles three times during season... 12 tackles (career high) against NAU (9/7)... 10 tackles at Utah (9/28)... 10 tackles vs. Arizona State (11/30)... 4.0 tackles for loss finished 5th on team and led linebackers... 70 total tackles led linebackers on team and finished 24th in the Big 12... Made his first-career sack at Kansas State (9/13).. All tackle totals were career highs for the sophomore linebacker: 30 solo, 40 assists, 70 total, four TFL, 2.5 sacks... Posted two passes defended.

2023: Appeared in all 13 games on defense and special teams during his first season with the Wildcats... Made six total tackles (2 solo, 4 assists) at linebacker... Posted season-best two tackles on two separate occasions; 1st against Northern Arizona (1 solo, 1 assist) on Sept. 9; 2nd vs. UTEP (2 assists) on Sept. 16... Made one tackle in each of the last two games to end the regular season against Utah (1 solo) and at Arizona State (1 assist)... Finished with one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup, both recorded against Arizona State on Nov. 25. 

High School: A dual threat athlete who played outside linebacker and tight end at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. … Appeared in 31 games on varsity, making 181 total tackles (94 solo, 87 assists), averaging 5.8 tacklers per game and notching 18.0 tackles for loss… Recorded 16.0 sacks for loss of 32 yards… Averaged 0.5 sacks per game and forced 26 quarterback hurries… Deflected four passes and caused one fumble… In limited action on offense, caught one pass for nine yards, a touchdown… A three-star prospect per 247Sports with offers from Kansas State, San Diego State, Air Force, Idaho, Idaho State, and New Mexico State… The 24th ranked linebacker in Arizona and 132nd overall linebacker prospect.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
  • 6

    2023Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 225 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 231 lbs
    6
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