| Bryan Brown | |
| Current Title: | Co-Defensive coordinator |
| Current Team: | Ole Miss |
| Current Conference: | SEC |
| Birth Date: | October 25, 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Alma Mater: | University of Mississippi |
| Player Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Player Team1: | Ole Miss |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 2008 |
| Coach Team1: | Rutgers (PD) |
| Coach Years2: | 2009 |
| Coach Team2: | Delta State (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 2010 |
| Coach Team3: | Ole Miss (DAA) |
| Coach Years4: | 2011 |
| Coach Team4: | Ole Miss (GA) |
| Coach Years5: | 2012–2017 |
| Coach Team5: | Appalachian State (CB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2018 |
| Coach Team6: | Appalachian State (DC/CB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Coach Team7: | Louisville (DC/CB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Coach Team8: | Louisville (AHC/DC/CB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2023 |
| Coach Team9: | Cincinnati (AHC/DC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2024–Present |
| Coach Team10: | Ole Miss (Co-DC/DB) |
Bryan Brown (born October 25, 1983) is an American football coach. He is currently a defensive coordinator at Ole Miss. He previously served as defensive coordinator at Cincinnati, as well as Appalachian State and Louisville under current Cincinnati head coach Scott Satterfield.[1] He has also played at Ole Miss.[2]
Brown played as a defensive back at Ole Miss, from 2003 to 2006, amassing two tackles and one interception returned for a touchdown.[3] He also played basketball for the Rebels during the 2002–03 season as a freshman.[4]
During his playing career at Ole Miss, Brown helped head coach and defensive coordinator Ed Orgeron with game planning for the cornerbacks.[5] He got his first fulltime coaching role as a player development coach at Rutgers under head coach Greg Schiano.[6] He left Rutgers after one season to become a graduate assistant at Delta State. For the 2010 and 2011 seasons, he returned to Ole Miss as a defensive administrative assistant and later as a graduate assistant under head coach Houston Nutt.
Before the 2012 season, Brown was hired as the cornerbacks coach at Appalachian State. After entering the FBS in 2014, Appalachian State's cornerback unit recorded 0.8 interceptions per game in 2014,[7] 1.4 in 2015,[8] 1.5 in 2016,[9] and 1.4 in 2017.[10] Appalachian State's secondary recorded 70 interceptions from 2015 to 2018, only trailing San Diego State in the FBS.[11]
In 2018, he was promoted to defensive coordinator following the departure of Nate Woody to Georgia Tech.[12] His 2018 defense ranked #4 overall in the country in points allowed at 15.5 points allowed per game.[13]
After the 2018 season, he followed head coach Scott Satterfield from Appalachian State to Louisville, keeping his role as defensive coordinator.[14] His 2019 defense struggled, allowing 33.4 points per game[15] before improving to 26.6 points allowed per game in 2020.[16]
On December 6, 2022, it was reported that Brown would follow Scott Satterfield to Cincinnati as defensive coordinator.[17]
It was reported, on January 12, 2024, that Brown was leaving Cincinnati and returning to Ole Miss. Brown was hired as a co-defensive coordinator and would also assume coaching of the safeties.[18]
Brown and his wife, Courtney, have a son, Bryson, and a daughter, Elle.[19]