Tyler Brown (born 9 December 1999) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Son of 1994–1998 former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, he played for the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup before he was drafted to Collingwood in 2017 under the father–son rule.
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Brown played junior football with Templestowe in the Yarra Junior Football League, together with his brother Callum. He also starred for his private school, Marcellin College, in football and in 2016 joined Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup. In July 2017, Brown had a breakout game against Bendigo Pioneers leading to talent manager Len Villani saying he has the "Brown brain". Later, after averaging 15 disposals over 4 games, he was invited to the AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium.
After being drafted to Collingwood, Brown played 18 Victorian Football League (VFL) games, demonstrating versatility on the wing and in defence.