5 things to know about Rams 5th-round pick Earnest Brown IV

Get to know the Rams’ new defensive end, Earnest Brown IV out of Northwestern.

With Michael Brockers being traded and Morgan Fox leaving in free agency, the Los Angeles Rams were in search of a replacement at defensive end. They found one in Earnest Brown IV, who they drafted in the fifth round at No. 174 overall.

The Northwestern product will try to carve out a role along the Rams’ defensive line as a rookie, and there’s an opening for him at defensive end as  a situational pass rusher like Fox was.

Get to know the young defender with five facts about him below.