PFF confirms Tennessee Titans’ Jayon Brown as elite coverage linebacker

While we’ve known this for a few years now, PFF has confirmed that Jayon Brown is an elite coverage linebacker.

The Tennessee Titans had a solid 2019 season, capping off their most impressive 9-7 finish with an AFC Championship Game appearance.

The Titans did fall 35-24 to the Kansas City Chiefs in that contest, coming up just a single win away from a Super Bowl LIV appearance.

But the team has all the pieces in place to make another run for the big game, and former UCLA linebacker Jayon Brown will be a major part of the Titans continuing on that level of success.

While we already knew this to be true, Pro Football Focus has confirmed that Brown has been an elite coverage linebacker since 2018, the season in which he became a starter.

The former fifth-round pick has become one of the team’s best defenders during his three-year career and the Titans would be wise to secure his future in Nashville with a contract extension before he hits free agency in 2021.

Brown racked up 105 tackles (69 solo), one sack, one fumble recovery, one interception and eight passes defensed in 2019. Despite missing two games, Brown finished third on the team in tackles one season after he was second  on the Titans in the same category in 2018.

Over three seasons with the Titans, Brown has recorded 254 tackles (171 solo), two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two interceptions, 18 passes defensed and one touchdown.

Expect Brown to only continue growing in his role with the team and establishing himself as one of the best inside linebackers in the NFL today.