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LSU flip target Brandon Brown to shut down recruitment on Friday

Brandon Brown is committed to Texas, but he’s received several recent predictions to flip to LSU.

LSU has been laying the groundwork for a potential flip from new SEC rival Texas, and it will find out if its efforts were successful on Friday.

[autotag]Brandon Brown[/autotag], a four-star 2025 defensive lineman from Melbourne, Florida, who is committed to the Longhorns, announced that he will shut down his recruitment and make a final decision at 2 p.m. CT. Brown is set to choose between an all-SEC final four of Texas, LSU, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

The No. 324 overall player in the 2025 class, Brown holds no crystal ball projections but has recently received multiple predictions from On3 to flip to the Tigers.

Brown is one of two defensive players near the top of LSU’s board who are committing on Friday as he will be joined later in the day by top-100 Indianapolis EDGE [autotag]Damien Shanklin[/autotag].

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LSU trending to flip 4-star Texas defensive line commit

LSU could be poised to swipe a blue-chipper from its newly minted SEC foe.

The Tigers could add to their 2025 defensive line class quite a bit in the coming days with four-star defensive lineman [autotag]Zion Williams[/autotag] and EDGE [autotag]Damien Shanklin[/autotag] committing on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

LSU is the favorite for both and has received several predictions for them in recent days, but coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the staff may not be done there.

The Tigers have also been pushing for [autotag]Brandon Brown[/autotag], a four-star defensive line prospect from Melbourne, Florida, who is committed to Texas. Brown, the No. 331 player in the nation per On3’s industry rankings, pledged to the Longhorns in December.

But after he officially visited LSU on May 31, he received a prediction to flip from On3’s Billy Embody. Now, On3’s Shea Dixon also concurs, logging a prediction for the Tigers to flip the blue-chipper.

According to LSU Country’s Zack Nagy, Brown is expected to make a final decision — presumably between Texas and LSU, though he also officially visited Tennessee, USC and Oklahoma — in the next two days.

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Giants’ Brandon Brown will participate in general manager forum

New York Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown will attend the Ozzie Newsome General Managers Forum on June 17-18.

New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown will attend the Ozzie Newsome General Managers Forum on June 17 and 18 at the NFL’s Los Angeles league offices in Inglewood, California.

The fourth annual forum is sponsored in conjunction with the Black College Football Hall of Fame and will feature the annual Quarterback Coaching Summit.

Coaches from Power Five conferences, HBCUs, the NFL, and front office personnel will take part in both summits. Participants will experience professional development and networking opportunities among their peers and have the ability to connect with NFL club executives.

Brown is in his third season as Giants general manager Joe Schoen’s assistant. He has been a hot name on the NFL front office hiring scene. This past offseason, Brown was considered for several general manager openings and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Chargers job.

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Texas commit expected to flip to SEC rival per latest prediction

One prediction has Texas losing a four-star defensive line commitment.

According to the latest expert prediction from On3, the LSU Tigers are expected to flip four-star Texas Longhorns commit Brandon Brown.

Brown originally committed to the Longhorns on Dec. 19, 2023. He has an official visit scheduled with Texas in mid-June and he is coming off a visit to Death Valley with LSU.

Currently, LSU has the No. 5 overall class led by five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, who is currently the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class. They also hold a pledge from 247Sports composite five-star running back Harlem Berry of Metairie, Louisiana. That class could add Florida product Brandon Brown if the prediction comes to fruition.

The four-star defensive lineman would be the first defensive line commit for Brian Kelly’s 2025 class. Brown is the No. 323 overall player and No. 35 defensive lineman in the country per his composite ranking.

This likely won’t be the last we hear of Brown’s recruitment should he flip his pledge to the Bayou Bengals. Longhorns Wire will continue to monitor his recruitment.

At this time, 247Sports have no crystal predictions for Brown to flip away from Pete Kwiatkowski and the Horns.

2025 College Football Recruiting Rankings

The latest CFB recruiting rankings from 247Sports composite as of Monday, Jun. 3.

  1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (264.56)
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes (244.58)
  3. Oklahoma Sooners (224.45)
  4. USC Trojans (221.64)
  5. LSU Tigers (221.01)
  6. Clemson Tigers (217.55)
  7. Texas A&M Aggies (217.46)
  8. Alabama Crimson Tide (199.13)
  9. Penn State Nittany Lions (199.00)
  10. Auburn Tigers (195.54)
  11. Syracuse Orange (194.04)
  12. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (191.81)
  13. SMU Mustangs (188.01)
  14. Arizona State Sun Devils (185.43)
  15. Texas Longhorns (185.07)

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Brandon Brown explains why Giants passed on OL in NFL draft

New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown explains why the team passed on offensive linemen in the 2024 NFL draft.

New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown spoke to the media on Thursday as the team conducted OTA practice No. 5 of their offseason workout program.

Brown, 35, is in his third season with the Giants after coming over from the Philadelphia Eagles organization in 2022. He has been a hot name on the front office hiring carousel, drawing interest as a general manager candidate from both Carolina and the Los Angeles Chargers this offseason.

Brown was asked about why the Giants did not select a single offensive lineman with any of the team’s six picks in this year’s NFL draft.

“When you talk about forecasting and projecting, we do that across the board, whether it’s in February going into free agency, going into the draft, you know what the landscape looks like. We knew there were going to be opportunities in free agency to bolster the O-line. You look at adding (Jon) Runyan and (Jermaine) Eluemunor, guys that have been healthy, available. There’s some familiarity there, obviously Carm Bricillo being here, coming over from Vegas, having time with Jermaine,” Brown told reporters.

“Where we were in the Draft, the positions we took, we felt great about those guys being contributors for us this year. Knowing we addressed certain things via the Draft, the way things lined up just from resource allocation, we’re really excited with what we came away with.”

He also clarified the team’s desire to get better at every position, including quarterback, where they struck out in their attempts to land one of their top targets.

“I would say, when it comes to the quarterback, we treat it like no other position where we’re going to do our due diligence. It’s negligent if we don’t. We’re going to go through the whole, call it kitchen sink approach of, whether it’s private workouts, whether it’s live games, whether it’s talking to coaches, whether it’s high school, college, positional, coordinators,” Brown said.

“Whenever there’s any type of crossover between our coaches that have worked with some of these other former, call it, quarterbacks coaches in the past, we’re going to do it.

“I think, when you’re picking as high as we did, it’s really important to don’t leave any stone unturned because you never know how the draft takes you and you never want to get caught flat-footed. We prepare for every scenario, and that’s what we did.”

The pick that was made at No. 6 — LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers — has wowed the Giants since the day he walked through the door,

“He’s got moxie, dog, the cool kids call it ‘aura,'” Brown said of Nabers. “He wants to be at his best, vs. the best, on the biggest platform, and he’s going to let you know about it.”

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Giants added incentives to Darius Slayton’s contract

Wide receiver Darius Slayton is back with the New York Giants after general manager Joe Schoen added incentives to his contract.

New York Giants veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton returned to the team’s offseason workout program earlier this week after missing the first three OTAs over a contract dispute.

On Thursday, we learned that Slayton is back and happy after the team and his reps agreed on some additional contract incentives.

“I’m satisfied. We got what we needed to get done. Just looking forward to getting back to playing ball,” Slayton told reporters. “We just adjusted my contract this year a little bit. Just try to make it a little more lucrative. But business is business, and I’m here.”

Those incentives, which reportedly have a chance to earn an additional $650k, plus the team’s new additions on offense, may have had Slayton thinking about job security. The Giants used their first-round selection in this year’s NFL draft on LSU stud Malik Nabers and added veteran chain-mover Allen Robinson.

Let’s not forget the investment the club has made in several other wideouts such as Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt.

“I try to just live in the moment, live in this year, enjoying my time with them, enjoying my time around them. Who knows what the future holds? I can’t know it anyway. So I just try to be my best day in and day out,” Slayton said.

What Slayton’s role will be is also uncertain at this time. He’s been the Giants’ top receiver since he and quarterback Daniel Jones got here back in 2019 but the new additions have to be considered a major challenge to his status on the depth chart.

He doesn’t mind being part of a group as long it helps the team.

“You’ve got to be a little delusional. You’ve got to think the ball is coming your way every time even if it’s not,” he said.

Asked how Jones could change the public’s negative perception of himself, Slayton’s answer was simple.

“Win. Two years ago when we were in the playoffs, everybody was like, ‘actually, he needs help.’ The narrative comes and goes depending on how your team does,” Slayton said.

Meanwhile, the Giants are thrilled to have Slayton back.

“One, I’m glad Darius is back. When you look at the totality of the message it sends to the locker room, everyone knows there’s a difference between the personal and the professional and not blending how you feel about the person. We all love Darius. There’s sometimes disagreements between families, but you find a way to find common ground, which we did, and you move forward,” assistant general manager Brandon Brown said.

“We’re happy that he’s here, and we’re happy to keep moving forward with him. He’s back like he never left.”

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Passed over for Chargers GM job, Brandon Brown will remain with Giants

Brandon Brown is expected to remain with the New York Giants after being passed over for the Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers GM jobs.

New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown is a rising executive and will someday hold the post of GM but that won’t come in 2024.

After two interviews with the Los Angeles Chargers for their vacant general manager role, Brown was passed over in favor of Baltimore Ravens’ director of player personnel Joe Hortiz.

Los Angeles’ decision comes less than a week after the Carolina Panthers also passed on Brown, instead hiring former NFL linebacker Dan Morgan as their president of football operations/general manager.

The other two GM vacancies during this cycle — Washington Commanders and Las Vegas Raiders — have also been filled. Brown did not receive any public interest from those two teams.

With all GM jobs now accounted for, Brown will return to the Giants in 2024 alongside general manager Joe Schoen.

Before joining the Giants, the 35-year-old Brown worked in the Eagles’ front office since 2017 in various roles.

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Giants would receive draft picks for losing Mike Kafka, Brandon Brown

If Brandon Brown and/or Mike Kafka are hired elsewhere, the New York Giants would receive draft compensation over the next several years.

The New York Giants are in danger of losing some of their young leadership group to other teams seeking to build their front offices and coaching staffs.

Assistant general manager Brandon Brown and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka have been making the rounds this offseason, interviewing for GM and head coaching vacancies around the league.

Giant fans are nervous as the poaching is coming way too soon in the team’s rebuild and could stunt the team’s progress should they lose one or both men.

There is a silver lining, however.

If the Giants lose Brown and/or Kafka to other teams in promotional moves, they will be eligible to receive compensation in upcoming NFL drafts as both are considered minority candidates.

Yes, as per an addition to the Rooney Rule in 2020, teams that “lose a minority executive or coach to another team … would receive a third-round compensatory pick for two years. If a team lost both a coach and personnel member, it would receive a third-round compensatory pick for three years.”

The picks naturally come at the end of the third round. The expansion of the Rooney Rule aims to incentivize teams to hire and develop minority candidates in leadership roles.

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Where the Chargers’ general manager search stands after hiring Jim Harbaugh

After hiring Jim Harbaugh to be their next head coach, the Chargers will now figure out who will be the general manager.

The Chargers hired Jim Harbaugh as head coach last night in a franchise altering move. After years of flirting with NFL interest and winning the College Football Playoff National Championship at Michigan, he’s back in the NFL. But now, the focus shifts to “building infrastructure” as Harbaugh said yesterday. That will most likely start with the completion of the Chargers’ general manager search.

Brandon Brown completed a second interview yesterday for the position. Ravens Director of Player Personnel Joe Hortiz will also come back for a second in-person interview today. The Chargers first round of interviews included Hortiz and Brown as well as JoJo Wooden, Ian Cunningham, Terrance Gray, Jeff Ireland, Ed Dodds, Jeff King, and Dawn Aponte.

Of those candidates, quite a few have some connections to Harbaugh. Brandon Brown has been mentioned by Albert Breer as a candidate that could fit that mold. Per Benjamin Allbright, Michigan was a school Brown scouted while he was with the Colts and Eagles.

Joe Hortiz doesn’t have a direct connection to Jim Harbaugh himself, but obviously has worked directly with his brother John Harbaugh in Baltimore. The same is true for Ian Cunningham, who spent nearly a decade with the Ravens as a scout.

After missing out on the Raiders general manager job following the hiring of Tom Telesco, Ed Dodds is still available too. Dodds has long been viewed as a potential “Harbaugh GM” if he was to make a return in the NFL. The two reportedly have a strong relationship dating back to Harbaugh’s time as quarterbacks coach with the Raiders. Back then, Dodds was a Pro Personnel Intern in Oakland.

Harbaugh will presumably want to put together his staff and mobilize the Chargers’ offseason as soon as possible, so I’d expect the general manager search to quickly accelerate now that the former Michigan coach has finally put pen to paper.

Chargers to have second interview with Brandon Brown for general manager vacancy

Brandon Brown is a rising star.

The Chargers are set to have a second interview with Brandon Brown for their general manager vacancy on Wednesday, according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.

Brown, 35, finished his second season as the Giants assistant general manager. In his first season in the role, Brown helped GM Joe Schoen revamp their roster and helped lead New York back to the playoffs for the first time in six years.

Brown was previously with the Eagles for five seasons from 2017 to 2021. He first started as assistant director of pro scouting for two seasons. He was then promoted to director of pro scouting for two seasons. Brown finished his tenure as director of player personnel for one season.

Before his time with Philadelphia, Brown spent two seasons from 2015 to 2016 with the Colts as a scouting assistant before being promoted to advanced scout.