Sydney Brown
Position: DB
Jersey #: 29
Date of Birth: March 21, 2000
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 211 lbs
College: Illinois
Drafted: Round , Pick 66 in 2023 by PHI
First Team: PHI (2023)
Last Team: ATL (2026)
Career Summary
Illinois safety.
Sydney Brown played safety at Illinois and led the Big Ten with six interceptions in 2022.
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College Career
Takeaways in his senior season.
A team captain in 2022, Brown started all 12 regular-season games and recorded 59 tackles, six interceptions and seven pass breakups. Against Northwestern, he returned an interception and a fumble for touchdowns and intercepted a second pass.
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Path to the NFL
Senior Bowl and draft selection.
Brown accepted a Senior Bowl invitation following the 2022 season. Philadelphia selected him in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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29877, 00-0039002, 2000-03-21, Sydney Brown, Sydney, Brown
MFT PLAYER RANKINGS
Current player ranking
#285Defensive Backs
MFT Score: 46.7
2026 preseason baseline. Position-relative and updated through the site’s weekly review process.