2026 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 6
Taye Brown
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 226
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Hamilton HS
Awards & Honors
- 2025: Third Team All-Big 12
- 2025: Lott IMPACT Trophy preseason Watch List (5/28)
- 2024: Big 12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2024: College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
Arizona 2025 (Junior)
- Started all 13 games for the Wildcats as a junior
- Enjoyed a career year and earned Third Team All-Big 12 honors
- Finished the year second on the team with 93 total tackles (38 solo, 55 assisted), 8.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks
- Also tallied one interception, one pass breakup, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble
- Logged 5+ tackles nine times and recorded 10+ tackles three times, including a season-high 14 tackle performance against No. 18 BYU
- Bullied his way to a pair of TFL twice; at Colorado (8 total tackles) and vs. Baylor (10 total tackles)
- Secured first career interception in the season opener against Hawai'i
- Tied for the team lead with nine tackles in the Trust & Will Holiday Bowl
- Earned a season-long defensive grade of 75.9 from PFF
- Named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy preseason watch list prior to the season
Arizona 2024 (Sophomore)
- 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
Arizona 2023 (Freshman)
- 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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