Tony Brown

Position:
DB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
198
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Beaumont, Texas
High School:
Ozen

2017 (Senior)

A veteran presence and one of the top athletes in the Crimson Tide secondary ... totaled 31 tackles, while adding one tackle for loss (-3 yards), two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry ... picked off his first pass of the season in the CFP National Championship ... selected as one of the UA coaching staff’s special teams players of the week for his performance against Clemson. Florida State: Made an impact during his time against the Seminoles, finishing with one tackle and a pass breakup. Fresno State: Finished his day against the Bulldogs with two tackles. Colorado State: Improved upon his previous game totals, registering a season-high three tackles ... added one stop for a loss (-3 yards). Vanderbilt: Wrapped up the afternoon with a pair of tackles ... was key in limiting the Commodores to only 38 yards passing and 78 total yards on offense. Ole Miss: Totaled two tackles on the night ... helped hold the Rebels to only 253 yards of total offense and just 165 yards through the air, well below their season average. Texas A&M: Saw time at both STAR and corner against the Aggies ... finished with one tackle on the night. Arkansas: Made an impact against the Hogs ... finished with a pair of tackles and a quarterback hurry on the night ... helped limit the Razorback offense to only 227 total yards. Tennessee: Finished with two tackles against the Volunteers ... played a role on an Alabama defense that held UT to just 108 total yards, including 44 passing. LSU: Collected a season-high four stops against the Tigers ... made three stops in the secondary while registering one tackle on kickoff coverage. Mississippi State: Registered three tackles against the Bulldogs. Mercer: Got the starting nod on Senior Day, collecting four tackles against the Bears. Auburn: Matched his season-high total for tackles in a second consecutive week with four stops against the Tigers. Clemson: Earned special teams player of the week honors from the UA coaches for his play in New Orleans ... helped force the Tiger returners into fair catches on the Tide’s six total punts ... finished with one tackle from his spot in the defensive secondary while adding a pass breakup to his game totals. Georgia: Stopped the Bulldogs’ first offensive drive of the night, ripping the pass out of the UGA wide receiver’s hands for an interception, one of the Tide’s two in the game.

2016 (Junior)

Returned to the Crimson Tide lineup vs. Kentucky after serving a four-game suspension to start the year ... collected 32 total tackles on the season, including six stops on kickoff coverage ... earned first team All-America honors in track and field in the spring of 2015 in the 4x400 meter relay ... selected as one of the UA coaches’ defensive players of the week for his performance against Chattanooga. Kentucky: Made his first appearance on the field in 2016 after serving a four-game suspension ... made one tackle on kickoff coverage against the Wildcats. Arkansas: Saw extensive playing time on both special teams and in the defensive secondary ... totaled two tackles, recording one on kickoff coverage and one on defense. Tennessee: Made one stop on kickoff coverage while also seeing time in the secondary. Texas A&M: Finished as the team’s safety following Eddie Jackson’s season-ending injury late in the game ... totaled two tackles with one coming on kickoff coverage and one on the defensive side of the ball. LSU: Made his first start of the year, filling in at nickel ... registered one tackle while helping the Tide secondary limit LSU to only 92 yards passing. Mississippi State: Started his second consecutive game, totaling a career-high four stops against the Bulldogs ... added his first career interception, picking off a pass in Alabama territory and returning the ball nine yards. Chattanooga: Set a new career-high mark with six tackles against the Mocs ... also registered one tackle for loss (-2 yards) ... his performance against UTC earned him defensive player of the week honors from the UA coaching staff. Auburn: Exited the game near the end of the first quarter after being penalized for targeting ... did not record any stats in his quarter of play. Florida: Started at corner against the Gators, totaling three tackles and picking off his second pass of the season, one of the Tide’s three on the afternoon ... made a one-handed catch to haul in the Gator pass before securing the ball and falling to the ground. Washington: Made the start at the Tide’s STAR position, wrapping up his day with five tackles ... added 1.5 tackles for loss (-11 yards), including half a sack (-4 yards), the first sack of his career ... helped limit the high-powered UW aerial attack to only 150 yards. Clemson: Started in the Tide secondary, finishing with a career-high seven total tackles against the Tigers.

2015 (Sophomore)

Provided depth on defense and was a stalwart on special teams ... finished with eight special teams tackles on the season, four on punts and four on kickoff coverage ... named one of the UA coaching staff’s special teams players of the week against Wisconsin, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss and LSU. Wisconsin: Recorded one tackle on special teams, stopping the Badger punt returner before he could gain any positive yards. Middle Tennessee: Recorded two unassisted tackles, one on kickoff coverage and one from his position in the defensive secondary. Ole Miss: Collected one unassisted tackle on special teams, while also reeling in the Tide’s onside kick late in the game ... the onside recovery was the Tide’s first since 2007 and helped Alabama retain possession. ULM: Saw action in the secondary, collecting one stop against the Warhawks. Georgia: Collected one unassisted tackle on special teams. Arkansas: Recorded two total tackles, one apiece on both of the Crimson Tide’s punts. Texas A&M: Saw time on special teams but did not record any stats. Tennessee: Recorded one tackle on punt coverage ... helped limit the Volunteer return game to just three return yards on the Tide’s four punts. LSU: Recorded a huge tackle on special teams, coming untouched down the sideline to blow up the Tiger returner on kickoff coverage just before halftime. Mississippi State: Saw his most extensive work on defense of the season, entering late in the second quarter to replace an injured Minkah Fitzpatrick ... recorded two tackles and two pass breakups, both passes which he nearly picked off. Charleston Southern: Played significant minutes on defense, helping fill in at the star position ... finished the day with three tackles, including one for a loss (-5 yards). Auburn: Continued to see action on special teams while providing depth in the defensive backfield ... did not record any stats against the Tigers. Florida: Forced one fumble, knocking the ball out of the Gator return man’s hands on a punt that would pin UF on the 1-yard line ... also made one tackle on defense.

2014 (Freshman)

Appeared in 13 games and made two starts (Florida and Ole Miss) … finished with 10 tackles, including one for loss and seven solo stops ... had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. FAU: Recorded the first tackle of his career. Florida: Finished with three total tackles, including one for a loss of six yards. Texas A&M: Came off the bench and registered one quarterback hurry. Tennessee: Made one solo tackle on special teams for the Tide. Ohio State: Registered one solo tackle on special teams.

High School and Personal Data

A January 2014 enrollee at The University of Alabama … a consensus five-star prospect who competes in both football and track for the Crimson Tide … Parade Magazine All-American … 2014 Under Armour All-America game selection … 2013 second team All-USA by USA Today … ranked No. 4 in the Scout300 and listed as the No. 2 cornerback … the No. 8 player in the ESPN300 and the No. 9 player according to the 247Sports Top247 while ranking 16th nationally and the No. 2 corner in the 247Composite … rated 25th in the Rivals100 … listed as the No. 2 cornerback nationally by ESPN, 247Sports and Scout.com … tabbed as the No. 4 corner nationally by Rivals.com … Scout.com and Rivals.com listed him as the top-rated player in the state of Texas while ESPN and 247Sports ranked him No. 2 in Texas … five-star member of the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team, ranked as the No. 5 player in the class of 2014 and the No. 2 cornerback … honorable mention All-State as a junior at Ozen High School in 2012 … 2013 preseason Mr. Football for the state of Texas by MaxPreps … credited with 96 tackles and three interceptions as a sophomore in 2011 while adding a fumble recovery and 16 pass breakups … had 95 stops, one pick and 15 PBUs as a freshman in 2010 … the 2013 Texas Class 4A state champion in the 110-meter hurdles (13.40) ... ran a wind-aided personal best of 10.37 at 100 meters and was clocked at 10.53 wind-legal in the 100 ... placed second in the 100 (10.53) at the 2013 Texas Class 4A state meet ... had a personal best of 7.76 in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, the fastest time in the nation in 2013 ... ran a PR of 13.38 in the 110 hurdles at the 2013 Texas Relays, the top time in the U.S. in 2013 ... won the 110 hurdles at the 2013 USATF National Junior Olympics (13.88) and the USATF Junior Nationals (13.69) ... his sister Bealoved is a member of the LSU track team ... another sister, Sojourner, is a track student-athlete at Rice University ... son of Tony Brown and Tammy Walker-Brown ... both of his parents were student-athletes at Texas Tech … coached by Keeath Magee at Ozen … chose Alabama over LSU, Texas, Southern California, Texas A&M and Ohio State.