where he originally signed out of high school; he had selected the Wildcats over Boston

College and Michigan State as a prep. An older brother, Levelle, played fullback at

Northwestern between 1995 and 1998 for Gary Barnett.

This year he received plenty of preseason accolades, as he was selected as a

third-team All-American by Athlon, along with being a near unanimous first-team all-Big

12 choice. The Sporting News ranked him as the No. 7 running back in the nation, with

Lindy's Big 12 Football tabbing him No. 14 and Phil Steele's College Football No. 17 on

their lists. He had a tremendous spring, as he was named the recipient of the Fred Casotti

Award as the outstanding offensive back, in addition to being one of 15 players to earn

honors on the prestigious spring Victory Club. He rushed for 150 yards and two scores on

just 15 carries in the spring game. He stands 48th on the all-time rushing yards list (946)

and is tied for 38th on the scoring chart (96 points) going into the season.

His Soph. year he led the team in rushing in earning honorable mention all-Big 12

honors from the Associated Press, as his tough, aggressive

honors from the NJCAA, and was also a first-team all-Jayhawk Conference selection as

AT NORTHWESTERN: His freshman year redshirted as a true freshman at

a state quarterfinalist, under coach Larry McKeon. Brown also lettered in basketball and

gained 380 yards and scored nine times in averaging 6.7 yards per carry. He ranked sixth

As a senior in high school, he garnered Prep Football Report and

carries, 166 gained yardage, 20 were for zero, and but four were for losses. He also

Naperville Central his senior year, he caught a 'Hail Mary' pass as time expired. Naperville

Northwestern in 1999, as Gary Barnett recruited him before he was named head coach at

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