2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Baron Browning | Ohio St | EDGE

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Player Bio: Baron Browning attended Kennedale High School in Forth Worth, TX. In his senior year, he received an invite to play in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was a Butkus Award finalist. He was named the Texas AP 4A defensive player of the year with 81 tackles (10 for loss) and 10 pass deflections. He also was a two-time All-Texas First Team selection. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram named him to the All-Area Team. Browning was on many school's radars, but he chose Ohio St after University Texas felt they had him locked.
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ACCOLADES
​2021 NFL Combine Invite
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2020 Preseason Butkus Award Watch List​

BARON BROWNING
INSIDE LINEBACKER
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
FORTH WORTH, TX          |           SENIOR(GR)
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DRAFT YR:  2021              COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
6' 3"                245 lbs             33½"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 9⅞"                        4.65                        6.16

SCHOOL:  OHIO ST                                        |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
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COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.51         |              23                 |                  40”             |             130”          |             6.78             |              4.23                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.51         |              23                 |                  40”             |             130”          |             6.78             |              4.23                     

GAME FILM
​#5 baron browning vs Penn st (2020)

#5 Baron browning highlights 

Strengths: He is extremely athletic, a beast in the middle of the field that combines with rare speed and substantial hitting power, a with great versatility. He has a great size that can play both the inside and outside linebacking positions. However, he has displayed that he can play as a monster from the EDGE. He shows his tremendous skills when he can attack the run gaps and plays downhill fast, shooting in like a missile. He is speedy, has excellent sideline to sideline speed, and can contain the outside with explosiveness to the ball.He uses great closing speed to get to the ball with active hands always trying to rip out the ball. He is a three-down linebacker that can play against the run and pass with coverage skills to play in a zone or against big tightends. He probably one of the fastest linebackers in this draft who did increased his draft stock by showing out a his pro day with a 4.51 40-yard time and a 40-inch vertical and 130-inches in the broad jump.

Weaknesses: Returning to school may have caused more damage than help, as he could not put together and year like he has his senior year. Perhaps it could have been because he had the overall number two selection of the 2020 NFL Draft Chase Young offenses spent additional time containing. At the next level, he will need to develop better counters to shed blocks. He tries to use the tremendous speed that allows him to over-pursue plays. As an inside linebacker, he lacks the ability of an effective blitzer. He seems to process all the plays well that get him home late to the play. He is not as much of a cerebral linebacker that is expected early in the draft but will get the task done.

Draft Projection: 2nd - 3rd Round

NFL Comparison: Raekwon McMillan (Oakland Raiders)

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