2006: Saw action in all 11 games, including six starts . . . had 20 tackles, including 14 solo stops . . . registered a career-high four tackles against Eastern Illinois . . . tied his career high with four tackles at Tennessee State . . . tallied three tackles at Jacksonville State.

2005: Saw action in all 11 games . . . had 17 tackles, including 10 solo stops for the season . . . had four tackles, including three tackles for losses at Baylor . . . totaled four tackles at Eastern Illinois . . . had four tackles against Murray State.

High School: Named among the DeKalb County Top Ten Players and a Player of the Month as a senior . . . also named his team's captain . . . competed as a member of the Stephenson track and baseball teams . . . named to the Who's Who of America Club and to the National Honor Roll.

Personal: Born May 16, 1987 . . . son of Mark and Christine Brown . . . majoring in ­engineering.