NFL · Draftees

Orlando Brown

2018 · Round 3 · Pick 83 · OL · Baltimore Ravens

Orlando Brown Jr. was born in Baltimore. His father, the late Orlando Brown, was also a Ravens tackle. A three-star recruit at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia, he flipped from Tennessee to Oklahoma. After a 2014 redshirt, he took over at left tackle in 2015. He was Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2016 and 2017, a unanimous All-American in 2017, and an Outland Trophy finalist. A rough combine, where his 5.85-second 40 was the slowest of any prospect. Baltimore took him in the third round, 83rd overall, in 2018. He made four straight Pro Bowls (2019–2022) and won Super Bowl LVII with Kansas City. He joined Cincinnati in 2023 and is active there, with 125 starts in 131 games. Tidbit: that combine 40 time matched his father's Pro Day time exactly. Tulsa World wrote on April 27, 2018: "Brown's father, Zeus, played six of his 10 NFL seasons for the Ravens." The same article says: "Zeus died at age 40 from diabetic ketoacidosis, and Brown has worn a white bandana to honor his father every game since."

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Brown_(American_football,_born_1996 | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowOr00.htm | Tulsa World, 2018-04-27, "OU football: Orlando Brown, Mark Andrews go to Baltimore Ravens in third round of NFL Draft" (via NewsBank Oklahoma News Source)

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