Aaron Jamal Brewer (born October 28, 1997) is an American professional football center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas State Bobcats, and signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
Early life Brewer is the son of Thedra and Keith Brewer. He attended Skyline High School (Texas) where he was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. As a senior, he earned All-District 9-6A First-Team honors as an offensive guard. Brewer also competed in throws for track and field.
College career Brewer received offers for play for Sam Houston State and Texas State. He ultimately accepted the offer to play at Texas State under head coach Everett Withers, a former defensive backs coach for the Tennessee Titans. In his freshman season, Brewer played in all twelve Texas State games and made eleven starts. In his next three seasons, Brewer started all of the team's 36 games. He earned Third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selections in his freshman and sophomore years, Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference in his junior year, and Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference in his senior year. In his junior year, Pro Football Focus (PFF) ranked Brewer as the Sun Belt's best run blocker and second-best pass blocker. In his senior season, Brewer received a grade of 82.8 by PFF, ranking highest in the conference.
Professional career
Tennessee Titans After going unselected in the 2020 NFL draft, Brewer signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans on May 7, 2020. On September 5, Brewer earned a spot on the Titans' initial 53-player roster. On November 22, Brewer recorded his first start of his career when he started at left guard for the Titans against the Baltimore Ravens. He played all 70 offensive snaps in the 30–24 overtime victory. Brewer, along with the rest of the offensive line, helped Titans running back Derrick Henry rush for 133 yards, including a game-winning 33-yard touchdown. Brewer was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on January 7, 2021, and activated on January 18. On October 8, Brewer was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on November 6.
Having previously played more of a reserve role or starting in relief of injuries for his first two seasons, Brewer became the full time starting left guard in the 2022 season; starting all 17 games.
Entering the 2023 offseason as a restricted free agent, the Titans placed a second round tender on Brewer on March 15, 2023. On May 7, the Titans announced that Brewer would be moved to center, and take over the starting role that was vacated following the release of Ben Jones. He started all 17 games at center in 2023.
Miami Dolphins 2024 On March 15, 2024, Brewer signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Miami Dolphins. He started all 17 games in the 2024 season.
2025 Brewer anchored a rushing attack that averages 4.7 yards per carry, which was 4th best in the league. Brewer allowed only one sack in 2025, according to PFF, which was tied for the fewest among starting centers across the league. Brewer was named a second-team all pro and a finalist for the protector of the year award.
2026 On June 11, 2026, Brewer signed a three-year, $52.5 million contract with Miami that runs through the 2029 season.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Year Team Games Offense GP GS Snaps Pct Holding False start Decl/Pen Acpt/Pen 2020 TEN 12 1 152 19% 1 0 1 12021 TEN 12 5 507 59% 1 2 1 32022 TEN 17 17 1,031 100% 4 2 2 62023 TEN 17 17 1,050 100% 3 0 0 32024 MIA 17 17 1,138 100% 5 1 1 62025 MIA 16 16 914 99% 3 2 3 5 Career 91 73 4,792 - 17 7 8 24
References
External links Texas State Bobcats bio Miami Dolphins bio