The MAC marches on at the 2017 NFL Draft as Ohio’s Blair Brown was selected in the fifth round with the 148th overall selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown becomes the second Bobcat selected and the seventh MAC alum selected in this year’s NFL Draft.
Jacksonville, Brown’s new home, finished last season at 3-13. Their defense gave up 400 points and ranked 25th in the league, and their leading sacker among linebackers (Paul Posluszny) had only 1.5 sacks for the entire season. Jacksonville desperately needs playmakers on defense, and Brown fits that bill.
Brown leaves Athens as an All-MAC selection this year, with an immense nose for the ball and the opposing QB.