First-Year Raider Evaluations: Jayon Brown

Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jayon Brown had himself a decent first year with the Raiders this season.

Drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 2017 NFL Draft, Tennessee was all Brown had known in his five NFL seasons before he was signed by Las Vegas last March as an unrestricted free agent.

Brown made his way to becoming a full-time starter for Tennessee in the 2019 and 2020 seasons before he went down with an elbow injury that ended his 2020 campaign.

He returned in 2021 to only make six starts in 10 games.

This season with Las Vegas, Brown made six starts in eight games.

His presence was most felt early on in the season when Brown recorded five, 12 and five combined tackles in Weeks 1, 2 and 3, respectively. He started in both Week 2 and Week 3.

In Week 4 against the Denver Broncos, Brown would take 30 defensive snaps but came away with nothing to show for it.

He wouldn't play again until his start in Week 10 against the Indianapolis Colts when he recorded eight combined tackles and a fumble recovery.

Brown went on to start the following three weeks but wouldn't see a down for the rest of the season after undergoing a hand injury that resulted in his placement on the injured reserved list.

Brown finished the 2022 season with 45 combined tackles, a fumble recovery, a pass defensed and a quarterback hit.

When healthy, the veteran linebacker can be a positive addition to mix in with a solid linebacker room.

The 2023 NFL Draft will go from April 27-29 and be held at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. The NFL Scouting Combine is Feb. 28-March 6, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. On March 7, 2023, before 4 p.m. EST is the club's deadline to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

March 13-15 is the free agent negotiation period. Starting at 12 p.m. EST on March 13 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m. EST on March 15, clubs are permitted to contact and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2022 Player Contracts at 4 p.m. EST on March 15.

The 2023 NFL Year and Free Agency period begins at 4 p.m. EST on March 15. The Raiders are expected to be significant players in the free agent market this season.

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