Louisville football: The 50 greatest Cardinals of all time

Jamon Brown is one of a long list of Louisvillians to help take his hometown team to the next level.

Brown committed to Louisville 2011 after slipping under the radar during his time at Fern Creek High School in The Ville, further establishing the dominant recruiting of Charlie Strong in the City of Louisville. For the Cards, that was one of the biggest finds for them on the recruiting trail during the Strong era.

Brown would go on to play in 48 games as a Cardinal, starting in 40 of those games at the left tackle position, protecting the blindside for Teddy Bridgewater, something he did at a very high level.

Behind Brown’s consistency and dominance upfront, the Cards were able to average 122 yards and two touchdowns per game in 2012 and 147 yards and two touchdowns per game in 2013 on the ground.

This gave Bridgewater plenty of time to throw helping him 58 touchdowns over a two-year period. During his time in Louisville, the Cards never gave up more than 2.5 sacks per game, which was a huge reason Bridgewater was so dominant in college.

As the starting left tackle, Brown helped play a huge role in leading the Cards to a 10-2 record in 2012, as well as a big upset over Florida in the Sugar Bowl, where he helped a huge role in allowing Bridgewater to pass for over 265 yards while the run game was halted.

His play that season was good enough for him to be named All-Big East Second Team. That season put him squarely on NFL Draft radars.

Brown went on to be a third-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in the 2015 NFL Draft and has started in 38 games over his four-year career between the Rams and the New York Giants. This offseason, he signed a new two-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.