Nylan Brown - Football - Kent State Golden Flashes

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Nylan Brown

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 235
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Ben Davis

2025 (Sophomore)

Appeared in 11 games for the Golden Flashes
Recorded 38 total tackles (21 unassisted, 17 assisted)
Had 2.5 tackles for loss for 5 yards
Registered 3 quarterback hurries on the season
Posted a season-high 7 tackles at Texas Tech
Had 6 tackles against Buffalo and 5 at NIU

2024 (Freshman)

Played in 11 games for the Flashes
Recorded 20 tackles including a 0.5 tackle for loss
2 forced fumbles and a quarterback hurry on the season
Had his season high 8 tackles vs Ball State

Prior to Kent State

Named a member of the Indiana Defensive Top-50 as a senior
Had back-to-back 100+ tackle seasons as a junior and senior
Had three sacks and credited with 20 quarterback pressures

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Kent State Football 2025 Early Signing Day Press Conference

Wednesday, December 03

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Sunday, November 30

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Saturday, November 29

Split-image graphic featuring a Kent State women's lacrosse player in a black 'Flashes' jersey driving past a defender with a yellow lacrosse stick at left, and a Kent State football player wearing No. 17 in a light blue Under Armour jersey in a ready stance with a full stadium crowd behind him at right, with the Kent State lightning bolt, Golden Flashes, and Under Armour logos in the lower right corner.

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Wednesday, April 29