2021 Football Roster
Roster
Brown, Keith

Jersey Number 21
Keith Brown
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 244
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Ore.
- High School:
- Lebanon HS
Bio
As A Sophomore (2022)
Played in 12 of Oregon’s 13 games … Started in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl to close the season … Ended the season with 21 total tackles (12 solo) while adding first career sack … Played 204 total snaps on defense and 31 on special teams … Earned a solid 72.8 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Made three solo tackles and notched first career sack and TFL in 2022 home opener … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Matched previous career-high with four total tackles … at Colorado (Nov. 5): Finished with four tackles, two solo … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28): Impressed in lone start of the season in the Holiday Bowl, setting a new career-high with seven total tackles (four solo) and registering a QB hurry.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in seven games for the Ducks as a true freshman, making two starts at linebacker … Finished with 15 total tackles, including six solo … Played 116 total snaps … at No. 3 Ohio State (Sept. 11): Made his first career start and recorded two solo tackles in Oregon’s historic upset win at Ohio Stadium … vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Notched a season-high four tackles, including two solo … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Matched his season high with four total tackles.
High School
A consensus four-star recruit and a top 250 player nationally by Rivals (No. 81), 247Sports (No. 103), the 247 composite (No. 109) and ESPN (No. 241) … No. 1 ranked player from the Oregon by each recruiting service … Consensus top-10 inside linebacker nationally with a No. 4 raking from Rivals, No. 4 in the 247 composite, No. 6 from 247Sports and No. 7 from ESPN … Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team and a five-star recruit as the magazine’s No. 45 player overall … Selected as an All-American by both Adidas and Sports Illustrated … Selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … As a junior, named second-team all-state at linebacker … A two-time first-team all-league player on both sides of the ball (linebacker and running back) … Senior season was cancelled because of COVID-19 … A four-year letterwinner and team captain in 2019 … Finished junior season with 63 tackles, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries on defense, while rushing for 904 yards on 88 carries (10.3 ypc) with 14 touchdowns … As a sophomore, tallied 57 tackles with an interception and a forced fumble … On offense rushed for 647 yards on 42 carries (15.4 ypc) with nine TDs … High school coach was Ty Tomlin … Cousin (Ramon Richards) played for the Los Angeles Rams and at Oklahoma State … Combined for six letters in wrestling and track and field … Also recruited by Arizona, California, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Utah, Utah State, Washington and Washington State.
Played in 12 of Oregon’s 13 games … Started in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl to close the season … Ended the season with 21 total tackles (12 solo) while adding first career sack … Played 204 total snaps on defense and 31 on special teams … Earned a solid 72.8 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Made three solo tackles and notched first career sack and TFL in 2022 home opener … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Matched previous career-high with four total tackles … at Colorado (Nov. 5): Finished with four tackles, two solo … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28): Impressed in lone start of the season in the Holiday Bowl, setting a new career-high with seven total tackles (four solo) and registering a QB hurry.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in seven games for the Ducks as a true freshman, making two starts at linebacker … Finished with 15 total tackles, including six solo … Played 116 total snaps … at No. 3 Ohio State (Sept. 11): Made his first career start and recorded two solo tackles in Oregon’s historic upset win at Ohio Stadium … vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Notched a season-high four tackles, including two solo … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Matched his season high with four total tackles.
High School
A consensus four-star recruit and a top 250 player nationally by Rivals (No. 81), 247Sports (No. 103), the 247 composite (No. 109) and ESPN (No. 241) … No. 1 ranked player from the Oregon by each recruiting service … Consensus top-10 inside linebacker nationally with a No. 4 raking from Rivals, No. 4 in the 247 composite, No. 6 from 247Sports and No. 7 from ESPN … Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team and a five-star recruit as the magazine’s No. 45 player overall … Selected as an All-American by both Adidas and Sports Illustrated … Selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … As a junior, named second-team all-state at linebacker … A two-time first-team all-league player on both sides of the ball (linebacker and running back) … Senior season was cancelled because of COVID-19 … A four-year letterwinner and team captain in 2019 … Finished junior season with 63 tackles, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries on defense, while rushing for 904 yards on 88 carries (10.3 ypc) with 14 touchdowns … As a sophomore, tallied 57 tackles with an interception and a forced fumble … On offense rushed for 647 yards on 42 carries (15.4 ypc) with nine TDs … High school coach was Ty Tomlin … Cousin (Ramon Richards) played for the Los Angeles Rams and at Oklahoma State … Combined for six letters in wrestling and track and field … Also recruited by Arizona, California, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Utah, Utah State, Washington and Washington State.
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