Earnest Brown IV
DE·
Chicago Bears·#99·3rd year
Chicago Bears·#99·3rd yearRound 5, pick 174 in 2021
Updated November 12, 2026
Recruited
Class of 2017 · Defensive end · High school: Denton Ryan, Denton, TX
Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 215 in the nation. Composite 0.9174, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to
Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2017 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 62 of 4,706 recruits, and we grade only those boards.
College: Northwestern 2017-20
Our College Grade
70.9
MODEL
2018
67.8
2020
72.0
Ranked #439 among EDGE
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
Northwestern · Big Ten
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 79 |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 186 |
| 2020 | 32 | 8 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 55 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.