Draft Profile: Bio

Canadian native Sydney Brown attended St Stephen's Episcopal High School where he was a standout in football and Track. His athletic ability was obvious and he was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.830. Following high school, Brown opted to join Illinois.

In 2018 as a freshman Brown saw action in 10 games and played a total of 585 snaps at safety for the Fighting Illini. He recorded 38 tackles, 17 assists, while adding 9 stops. In coverage Brown notched up 3 pass breakups, one interception, and a disapointing QB rating when targetted of 115.7.

As a sophomore in 2019 he played in 11 games and logged 685 snaps for the Fighting Illini. He made 70 tackles, 11 assists, and had 16 stops. In coverage he totaled one pass breakup, 3 interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 94.3.

In 2020 as a junior Brown played in 6 games and contributed on 360 snaps. He chalked up 28 tackles, 10 assists, and added 5 stops. In the secondary Brown forced a pass breakup, no interceptions, and gave up a QB rating when targetted of 104.7.

In 2021 as a senior Brown saw action in 12 games while playing 796 snaps. He logged solid 67 tackles, 11 assists, and made 23 stops. In coverage Brown had 2 pass breakups, no interceptions, and surrendered a QB rating when targetted of 96.3.

In 2022 as a fifth year senior Brown upped his play while as he saw action in 12 games while playing 742 snaps. He logged 56 tackles, 15 assists, and made 25 stops. In coverage, Brown had 5 pass breakups, 6 interceptions, and surrendered an elite QB rating when targetted of 47.8.