Earnest Brown IV holds the LDE · Depth spot in Tennessee Titans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Earnest Brown IV is a 6'5", 270-pound defensive end who has appeared in 12 games with three starts across five seasons in the NFL. Originally selected 174th overall in the 2021 draft by the L.A. Rams, Brown spent his rookie year on Los Angeles' practice squad during their Super Bowl LVI run. In 2022, he appeared in five games with three starts and registered nine tackles, including a career-high five stops against Seattle. Brown has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco 49ers before signing with the Titans in the 2026 offseason. The Aubrey, Texas native played college football at Northwestern, where he recorded 66 tackles and seven sacks over 39 games.

Northwestern2017 – 2020

Rams2021 – 2023

Cowboys2024 – 2025

Titanspresent

CollegeNorthwesternDraftRound 5 · No. 174 overall · 2021 · LARAcquiredAcquired from Los Angeles Rams · drafted thereHometownAubrey, TX