2023 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 57
Ireland Brown
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 300
- Hometown:
- Jamaica, N.Y.
- High School:
- Pope John XXIII
- Major:
- Labor and Employment Relations
| PRONUNCIATION |
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Mark Mills Second Effort Award
2021 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 (Senior): Played in eight games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the third time ... part of offensive line that led the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.08) and ranked fifth in the league in rushing (168.7) ... unit totaled 436 yards of offense against Wagner (9/30) ... selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list (8/23).
2022 (Junior): Started 11 games at center ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) for the second time ... helped offense total 460 yards at Michigan State (11/12) ... part of unit that allowed no sacks and held the ball for 38:53 in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... helped offense rush for 212 yards in win at Boston College (9/3) ... earned the Mark Mills Second Effort Award (4/22) as the most improved offensive player during spring practice.
2021 (Sophomore): Played in nine games with six starts at left guard ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) ... offense rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... part of unit that rushed for 230 yards and allowed no sacks in the win at Illinois (10/30) ... earned first career start at left guard at Northwestern (10/16) ... made debut on the offensive line versus Delaware (9/18) ... saw action at defensive tackle in the season opener versus Temple (9/4).
2020 (Sophomore): Played in five games on the defensive line ... totaled three tackles ... recorded first collegiate sack against Nebraska (12/18) ... collected first tackle of the season in the win at Maryland (12/12) ... made Rutgers debut versus Illinois (11/14).
2019 (Freshman at Boston College): Appeared in nine games at defensive tackle ... recorded six tackles (four solo, two assisted) on the season … picked up a pair of stops at No. 4 Clemson (10/26).
Prior to College: Played for head coach Brian Carlson at Pope John XXIII ... rated as the No. 64 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 2 defensive tackle prospect in New Jersey according to 247Sports ... rated the No. 20 prospect in New Jersey by 247Sports ... listed as the third-best defensive tackle in New Jersey by ESPN ... rated the No. 36 player in the Garden State and the 85th-best defensive tackle nationally according to ESPN ... missed his junior season due to a knee injury ... 52 tackles and two sacks as a senior, including a season-high 10 tackles against Paramus Catholic and Seton Hall Prep ... team captain as a senior ... all-conference and all-county selection.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Mark Mills Second Effort Award
2021 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 (Senior): Played in eight games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the third time ... part of offensive line that led the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.08) and ranked fifth in the league in rushing (168.7) ... unit totaled 436 yards of offense against Wagner (9/30) ... selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl watch list (8/23).
2022 (Junior): Started 11 games at center ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) for the second time ... helped offense total 460 yards at Michigan State (11/12) ... part of unit that allowed no sacks and held the ball for 38:53 in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... helped offense rush for 212 yards in win at Boston College (9/3) ... earned the Mark Mills Second Effort Award (4/22) as the most improved offensive player during spring practice.
2021 (Sophomore): Played in nine games with six starts at left guard ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) ... offense rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... part of unit that rushed for 230 yards and allowed no sacks in the win at Illinois (10/30) ... earned first career start at left guard at Northwestern (10/16) ... made debut on the offensive line versus Delaware (9/18) ... saw action at defensive tackle in the season opener versus Temple (9/4).
2020 (Sophomore): Played in five games on the defensive line ... totaled three tackles ... recorded first collegiate sack against Nebraska (12/18) ... collected first tackle of the season in the win at Maryland (12/12) ... made Rutgers debut versus Illinois (11/14).
2019 (Freshman at Boston College): Appeared in nine games at defensive tackle ... recorded six tackles (four solo, two assisted) on the season … picked up a pair of stops at No. 4 Clemson (10/26).
Prior to College: Played for head coach Brian Carlson at Pope John XXIII ... rated as the No. 64 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 2 defensive tackle prospect in New Jersey according to 247Sports ... rated the No. 20 prospect in New Jersey by 247Sports ... listed as the third-best defensive tackle in New Jersey by ESPN ... rated the No. 36 player in the Garden State and the 85th-best defensive tackle nationally according to ESPN ... missed his junior season due to a knee injury ... 52 tackles and two sacks as a senior, including a season-high 10 tackles against Paramus Catholic and Seton Hall Prep ... team captain as a senior ... all-conference and all-county selection.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations
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