Mike Brown

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
QB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Prev School:
Monticello HS
Hometown:
Charlottesville, Va.

An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Strong spring showing at the quarterback position … leadership ability has taken him to another level … natural leader with a tremendous work ethic … duel threat who can throw and run … hard to tackle and had a strong spring game … savvy in the pocket and can feel pressure … one of most explosive players on the team … will be on the field even if he is not under center.

2008 (R-Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll …saw playing time in all 12 games during his first year on the field for the Flames, starting three contests … served as a back-up quarterback to two-time Big South all-conference quarterback Brock Smith and at running back behind two-time Big South Offensive Player of the Year Rashad Jennings … ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards … caught 19 passes for 331 yards … his 331 receiving yards were the fourth most receiving yards by a freshman in program history … was one of five players to record a receiving touchdown on the year … caught a 53-yard touchdown pass against VMI … finished the year with a season-best 82 yards receiving on three catches against No. 12 Elon … ranked fourth on the team in rushing yards and touchdowns … three carries for 54 yards and a touchdown against Glenville State … four rushes for 53 yards and a score against Stony Brook … also completed 2-of-4 pass attempts for 25 yards … was a versatile athlete, also returning a punt for eight yards, recording three tackles on special teams and served as the team’s holder on extra points and field goals late in the year.

2007 (Fr.): Redshirted … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated from Monticello High School … four-year letterwinner … two-time Monticello Most Valuable Player … All-Central Virginia first-team (quarterback) and All-Jefferson District second-team (defensive back) selections as a sophomore ... All-Jefferson District second-team honoree at quarterback, defensive back and punter as a junior … All-Central Virginia first-team utility player as a senior at quarterback, defensive back and punter … named Falcon Club Player of the Year as a senior … All-Jefferson District first-team (defensive back) and second-team (quarterback and punt returner) as a senior … also a four-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball … captained both the football and basketball team in his final three prep seasons … joined the 1,000-career point club in basketball as a senior … three-time member of the academic honor roll … three-time recipient of the VHSL Academic Excellence award … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Undecided about his major at Liberty.