The Football Brainiacs

The Path to Norman

An OU offer was one of the first ones Brown received; there were many more to come. Tre Brown, a highly rated corner from Tulsa, Oklahoma had offers to play all over the country. However, Brown’s recruitment was a relatively quiet one. He committed to the Sooners about a year before his signing day, visited Norman a handful of times, had a couple programs push hard at the end, but signed with the Sooners without much noise. 

Career So Far

Tre Brown pulled off the rare feat, although several SS17 guys did it as well, of playing every single game of his freshman season. For the first half of the season, his play came mostly on special teams. Then, Bedlam came around and Sooner nation got their first big dose of Tre Brown and Tre Norwood; they liked what they saw. Brown earned his first start against TCU the following week and played well. 

In 2018, Brown contributed at both corner and kick returner. He was a starter most of the season at kick returner, averaging 24 yards per return and earning second team All-Big 12 honors. At corner, he played in almost every game and started the final eight matchups. Tre was perhaps the most dependable man in the secondary during that time. 

Fast forward to 2019 and the new Alex Grinch defense. Brown was a starter every game of the year, ranking second in passes broken up and fifth in solo tackles. He was part of a secondary that saw a dramatic statistical improvement over the previous season; the 2018 defense allowed 291.4 ypg passing, while the 2019 defense allowed 198.5 ypg (per ESPN). 

Yards per target allowed in press in 2019:

▪️ Tre Brown, Oklahoma – 2.8
▪️ Jeff Okudah, Ohio State – 3.1
➡️CFB avg – 6.7 pic.twitter.com/wGPbEyyOTw

— PFF College (@PFF_College) August 30, 2020

Current Profile

Position: Corner

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 186

Year: Senior

Stats

Stats via Soonersports.com

Highlights

Huge punt by Austin Seibert and big-time tackle by true freshman Tre Brown. #Sooners https://t.co/2PuF7dcCUE

— 𝕺𝖐𝖑𝖆𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖆 𝖛𝖘. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 (@soonergridiron) October 15, 2017

Much has been made of this play and players involved. Chris Platt @BUFootball ran track in college and was a national caliber HS 400m champion. He’s fast! Was chased down by Tre Brown @OU_Football CB that ran a 10.51/100m (wind) as Soph in HS. He’s fast!!
pic.twitter.com/eNzKxIQ0Ce

— Mark Branstad (@TRCKFTBLGUY) December 9, 2019

2020 Season

Tre Brown is a blazer and an aggressive corner who will be looking to hold onto his starting job this year. With Jaden Davis and Brown returning as heavy contributors from the 2019 defense, along with Norwood after missing a year, experience will be on their side. Young players D.J. Graham, Joshua Eaton, and Kendall Dennis are fantastic additions to the corner group who have been well-spoken of throughout the offseason. Ho