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EVERY PLAYERHAS A STORY.

One player's season, told in order: game by game, against his position, where he does his damage, and who he plays like.

DJ Brown, Lehigh DB: the 2026 season story

DJ Brown is a senior defensive back for Lehigh (Patriot). He ranks 251st of 1,841 defensive backs in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every defensive back on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.

01

Scouting report

Why it matters. Every measure is set against every ranked defensive back, so a strength here is a strength against the whole position, not just his own team. DJ Brown's strongest measure is passes defended per game at 0.66, 89th of 921 (the average is 0.31). His weakest is tackles per game at 2.4, 731st of 921 (the average is 3.7).

02

Season production

Why it matters. Volume is the first sign of how much a coaching staff trusts a player. His tackles per game, 2.4, ranks 731st among 921 ranked defensive backs.

03

Against every defensive back

Why it matters. Volume, efficiency and impact plays can tell different stories: a player can be busy without being effective, or rarely used but dangerous every time. Among ranked defensive backs he sits, on average, in the 21st percentile for volume, 57th for efficiency and 87th for impact.

04

The season, game by game

Why it matters. Consistency matters to a team: one huge game and five quiet ones is a different season from six solid ones. Over 10 games, DJ Brown's best came in week 3 against Dartmouth and his quietest in week 7 at Cornell.

05

Where he does his damage

Why it matters. The shape of a player's production, not just its size, is what opponents scout.

06

National and conference

Why it matters. The Player Index puts every defensive back on one scale, adjusted for the defenses or offenses he faced, so a rank here is comparable across conferences. DJ Brown is 58th of 920 FCS defensive backs and 4th of 68 in the Patriot. Next up nationally is Richard McKneely of SE Louisiana, 0.03 ahead on the index.

07

Defensive backs like him

Why it matters. Players with similar profiles tend to be used the same way, which makes them a quick way to picture his game. His closest match this season is Scooter Jackson of UCLA.

Lehigh

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About this page

A season, told as a story

Every player page tells one player's season in order. It shows where he ranks at his position in the Player Index, what he has done game by game, and how each game measured up against the defense or offense he faced.

What each part shows

The story covers his production against every qualified player at his position, where on the field he does his damage, how his usage has changed over the season, his best and quietest games, and the players whose seasons look most like his. Transfers show the school he came from. Any chart can be switched from the whole season to a single game.

Where the numbers come from

Everything is built from public play-by-play data for this season, with every game adjusted for the strength of the opponent. Past seasons back to 2015 are available from the season menu, so a player's career can be read year by year.