Colorado State University Athletics

2021 Football Roster

Brown, Tavian
Jersey Number 55

Tavian Brown

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Demopolis, Ala.
  • High School:
    Demopolis
2021 (r-So.) | 10/5: Played in career-most 10 games, starting five … Made his first career start at home vs. South Dakota State … Had a season-most seven tackles at Wyoming and notched his first career pass defended … Had a tackle for loss vs. South Dakota State … Was credited with three quarterback hurries

2020 (r-Fr.) | 4/0: Appeared in all four games as a reserve … Registered three tackles on the season, including a solo stop in the opener against Fresno State … Had his first half-tackle for loss at Boise State.

2019 (Fr.) | 3/0: First game action came vs. Western Illinois … Posted two tackles on the season … Redshirted

HS/Misc.: As a senior in 2014, earned Georgia Region 5-AAAAAA second-team honors … Helped the Warriors to a 7-4 mark in 2014 by recording 52 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss … Helped lead the Demopolis Tigers to a 6-0 regional record and 10-3 overall mark … Recorded 208 career tackles, including 156 solo and eight tackles for loss … Posted 121 tackles as a senior, with nine sacks … Chose CSU from offers that included Florida Atlantic and Garner-Webb … Born January 21, 2001 in Demopolis, Ala … Parents are Derrick and Lakecia McKnight; has a sister, Amber … His cousin, Martaze Jackson, played football at Tennessee
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