Mississippi State junior linebacker will not return to the team next season and will declare for the NFL Draft, according to Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net.

Brown finished the season with 99 tackles, 12th-most in the SEC, to go with 11 tackles for loss, 4 sacks and an interception.

The 6-foot-1, 238-pounder had 9 tackles and a season-high 2 sacks against NC State in the Bulldogs’ 51-28 win over NC State in the Belk Bowl.