Ben Brown

Early life

Brown was born on May 19, 1998. He attended St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he played offensive tackle and defensive tackle and earned first-team all-state honors, as well as second-team All-American honors, as a senior while compiling 37 tackles and a sack and helping St. Aloysius gain 2,596 rushing yards with an average 7.2 yards-per-carry.

Ranked a three-star recruit, Brown committed to play college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.

College career

As a true freshman at Ole Miss in 2017, Brown redshirted. The following year, he became a starter at right guard and started every game, not allowing any sacks on 446 pass plays while earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman honors while being one of three freshmen nationally to start every game at his position. In 2019, Brown started all 12 games, allowing only one sack, while playing a total of 765 snaps at offensive guard and 99 at center.

Brown transitioned to being a center full-time in 2020 and started all 10 games, being named to the watchlist for the Rimington Trophy as best center nationally. He continued starting as a senior in 2021, but ended up missing the final half of the year after tearing his biceps in the final minutes of Ole Miss' game against Tennessee. He finished his collegiate career having started 40 consecutive games.

Personal life

Brown is the seventh member of his family to play for the Rebels. Brown's grandfather Allen Brown also played professional football with the Green Bay Packers, winning Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II.