In 2007: Ranks 12th in NC State history with 1,772 career yards, he missed four complete games after fracturing his foot at Florida State ... Underwent surgery and didn't return until the Wake Forest game ... Rushed for 447 yards for the season, he was also a threat to catch the ball ... Tallied more receptions in eight games (25) than in his previous two seasons combined (16 in 23 games) ... Turned in the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career in the win over Wofford, he gained 133 yards on 21 carries ... Also rushed for three scores in that contest - tied as the fifth-best mark in school history ... Led the team in both rushing and receiving twice - Boston College (63 rush, 77 receiving) and Louisville (92 rush, 38 receiving) ... On the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award ... Reinjured his foot in 2008 spring drills and underwent a second surgery ... Should be back at full speed for fall camp.
In 2006: Became the 21st player in school history to rush for over 1,000 career yards when he had 113 against Florida State ... Reached that milestone in his 16th game, the eight-shortest time in school history for a player to reach 1,000 rushing yards ... The Wolfpack's leading rusher in seven games, he ranked second on the team in rushing with 658 yards ... Averaged 5.3 yards per carry, the seventh-best mark in school history ... Had the Wolfpack's longest run of the season, a 49-yarder, against Boston College ... Had two 100 yard games - versus eventual IAA national champ Appalachian State (125) and versus Florida State (113).
In 2005: A first-team Academic All-ACC performer ... Broke onto the scene in a big way against Southern Miss and then started the last five games of the season ... Named NC State's Most Valuable Offensive Back ... Posted two of the top six rushing games in the ACC ... The Wolfpack's leading rusher with 721 yards, that was the eighth-best mark in the ACC (60.6 yards per game) ... Named to the Sporting News All-ACC freshman squad, that publication also named him an honorable mention freshman All-American ... Ranked 10th in the ACC in all-purpose yardage ... Had the top rushing game ever by a Wolfpack freshman when he ran for 248 yards and two touchdowns against Southern Miss, that was the second-highest performance in the ACC and the 13th-highest in the nation ... That was the second-best mark in Wolfpack history, only Ted Brown's 251 yards against Penn State in 1977 was better ... That mark was also the highest rushing total in the nation by a freshman in 2005 ... Tallied 279 all-purpose yards versus USM, also the second-best mark in school history (Torry Holt holds the record with 298 yards versus Baylor in 1998) ... That was the highest all-purpose total ever posted in Carter-Finley Stadium ... Named the ACC Rookie-of-the-Week and CollegeSportsReport.com's I-A performer of the week for the Southern Miss. game ... Scored on a 61-yard run against USM ... Made his first career start against Florida State, rushing for 179 yards on 26 carries and scoring a touchdown on a 65-yard romp on his first carry of the game ... That was the longest rush for a Pack player since T.A. McLendon had a 67-yard run against Texas Tech on 9/20/03 ... It was the longest touchdown run since Ray Robinson scored on an 87-yarder versus Duke on 11/3/01 ... Named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Seminoles ... He also won ACC Offensive Back and Rookie of the Week honors and was named Rivals.com's national freshman of the week ... Named the Wolfpack's most outstanding player on offense following 2006 spring drills.
Prep: A Parade All-American as a senior for Coach Greg Thomas at Greenville Rose High School in 2003, he attended Hargrave Military in 2004 ... No. 13 prep school player nationally according to Rivals.com ... North Carolina’s Associated Press Player of the Year in 2003 ... Rushed for a state record 3,479 yards as a senior in 2003 ... Averaged more than 12 yards a carry that year ... Led Greenville Rose to a state 4-A title during his senior season in 2003 ... Scored 47 career touchdowns ... Announced his decision to attend NC State on Fox Sports Net South’s “Countdown to Signing Day” TV show in Atlanta ... Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism ... Born 12/15/86.
Brown Career Stats Year GP-GS Pl Att Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR 2005 11-5 244 129 667 6 65 7 76 0 9-197 2006 12-7 323 124 658 4 46 9 52 0 14 7-131 2007 8-5 247 95 447 5 47 25 194 0 32 0-0 Totals 31-17 814 348 1772 15 65 41 312 0 32 16-328