The UFL held its 2024 Draft on Wednesday, providing numerous players an opportunity to play football professionally. The Nebraska football team sat back and witnessed one of its own selected.
The DC Defenders selected former Husker safety Omar Brown in the tenth round of the UFL draft. He joins a Defenders team that put together a 4-6 record in 2024 and lost the 2023 XFL Championship game.
In his collegiate career, Brown racked up 196 total tackles across five seasons, delivered 11 tackles for loss, forced three fumbles, and snatched nine interceptions.
He spent his final two seasons of collegiate action at Nebraska. Before Lincoln, he played at Northern Iowa for three seasons.
Last season, he played in all 12 games and started in eight. Brown tied for second on the team with 51 tackles. He also produced three tackles for loss, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one interception.
His performance helped him receive an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention while also contributing to Nebraska’s best-rushing defense (92.9 yards per game), total defense (303.5 yards per game), and scoring defense (18.3 points per game) since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011.
Our 10th and final pick of the 2024 UFL College Draft is Omar Brown! đŞ pic.twitter.com/AmGb4qWkjg
â D.C. Defenders (@XFLDefenders) July 17, 2024
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