| No. 40 – Green Bay Packers | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | October 12, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Minneapolis North | ||||
| College: | Northern Iowa (2019–2021) Nebraska (2022–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Omar Brown (born October 10, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Brown attended Minneapolis North High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and committed to play college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers. [1]
In three years with the Panthers from 2019 to 2021, Brown appeared in 29 games, starting in all of them, where he notched 140 tackles and eight interceptions. [2] He racked up multiple accolades, being named the 2019 FCS Defensive Freshman of the Year and an FCS All-American. [3] After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Brown entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [4]
Brown transferred to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. [5] In two years at Nebraska in 2022 and 2023, he appeared in 23 games, where he totaled 56 tackles, three pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and two forced fumbles. [6] [7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.56 s | 1.53 s | 2.69 s | 4.38 s | 6.97 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [8] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Brown signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent. [9] He was also drafted in the 10th and final round (76th overall) of the 2024 UFL draft by the DC Defenders. On August 26, 2024, he was waived by the Broncos. [10]
On August 29, 2024, Brown signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad. [11] On December 23, he was elevated from the Packers' practice squad ahead of their week 16 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. [12] Brown made his NFL debut later that same day, playing 14 total snaps in the 34–0 shutout victory. [13] He was elevated again the next two weeks. [14] [15] Brown signed a reserve/future contract with Green Bay on January 13, 2025. [16] In August 2025, he was placed on injured reserve. [17]