CJ Brown

Position:
Safety
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.
High School:
Walled Lake Western HS
Prev School:
NIU

Bowling Green

HONORS
• 2024 Academic All-MAC
• 2024 CFN All-MAC (HM)
• 2022 All-MAC (2nd)
• 2022 Phil Steele All-MAC (2nd)
• 2022 Academic All-MAC
• 2021 All-MAC (1st)
• 2021 Phil Steele All-MAC (1st)
• 2021 Pro Football Network All-MAC (1st)

2024 | Senior

Started in all 13 of BGSU's games
Totaled 74 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one interception and one pass breakup on the season
In the opener against Fordham he shared the team lead with eight tackles
Notched a half TFL against the Rams
Made six stops and recorded a QB hurry at No. 8 Penn State
Recorded four stops at No. 25 Texas A&M
Posted seven tackles, including one TFL, vs. Old Dominion
Registered six tackles in the victory at Akron
Tallied seven stops against his former team, NIU
Registered four tackles in the win vs. Kent State
Notched five tackles, including a TFL, and a pass breakup in the victory at Toledo
Recorded a tackle in the win at Central Michigan
Posted a season-high nine stops in the victory vs. Western Michigan
Tallied three tackles in the win at Ball State
Contributed a team-high seven stops and a first-quarter interception against Miami (OH)
Recorded seven tackles in the 68 Ventures Bowl against Arkansas State

NIU

DeKalb, Ill.

• Appeared in 35 career games over four seasons at Northern Illinois and earned All-MAC honors twice (2021, 2022)
• Has two years of eligibility remaining after redshirting the 2023 season
• Recorded 206 career tackles, 4.4 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, two interceptions and nine passes defended
• Led NIU with 109 tackles during the Huskies' 2021 MAC Championship season
• A 2021 first-team All-MAC defensive back and named the Defensive Player of the Game in the 2021 MAC Championship game win over Kent State which included 10 tackles and a pick-6
• Named a second-team All-MAC defensive back in 2022 after he led NIU with 76 tackles and five pass breakups

Walled Lake Western High School

Commerce Charter Twp, Mich.

• Played defensive back at Walled Lake Western High School for head coach Alex Grignon
• Named first team All-Lakes Valley Conference and all-area his junior and senior years
• Selected to Michigan's "Dream Team" as a first-team all-state selection his senior year
• The 52nd ranked player in Michigan according to 247sports.com, with 54 solo tackles (84 total), and an average of 8.6 tackles per game as a senior.
• Voted team captain his senior year
• Scored 33 touchdowns, made 125.5 total tackles, and intercepted 16 passes, tying for first in interceptions in a career at Walled Lake Western
• Named Player of the Game twice in 2017
• Three-time varsity letterwinner