Chad Brown

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
240
Prev School:
Eau Gallie HS
Hometown:
Melbourne, Fla.

An Inside Look from the Coaching Staff: Dependable starter … can do many things at inside linebacker … can handle both run and pass defensive responsibility well … had a tremendous spring.

2008 (R-So.): Started 11 out of 12 contests … finished the year tied for sixth on the squad with 48 tackles … second on the team with two forced fumbles … tied for sixth with 5.0 tackles for a loss (17 yards) … tied for third on the team with 2.0 sacks (16 yards) … one of eight players on the team with an interception … his 14-yard interception return ranks as the third longest on the season … also added two pass breakups, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery … ranked No. 12 in the Big South in tackles average per game by a linebacker (4.0) … opened the year by recording seven tackles against North Greenville, including five assisted … three solo stops, a seven yards sack and a forced fumble against Glenville State … tied a season best with seven stops in Liberty’s three-point road win over Western Carolina … his seven stops, 2.5 tackles for a loss, nine-yard sack and fumble recovery against Western Carolina helped him garner Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 15 … five tackles, including two solo stops, at Coastal Carolina … tied a season best again with seven stops, including six assisted, against Lafayette … four stops and a 14-yard interception return in Liberty’s 42-0 shutout victory over Charleston Southern … four tackles, three of which were assisted, and a quarterback hurry against Gardner-Webb.

2007 (R-Fr.): Saw playing time in seven games … finished the year with eight tackles, evenly recording four solo and four assisted stops … tallied his first collegiate tackle with an assisted tackle against Shippensburg … posted two stops against William & Mary, one solo and one assisted … had a breakout game against VMI, finishing with five tackles, including three solo stops.

2006 (Fr.): Redshirted.

Prep: Graduated from Eau Gallie High School … four-year letterwinner … named to the FACA second-team all-county and Cape Coast Conference second-team squads as a junior … a decorated athlete as a senior as he was named to the Orlando Sentinel first-team, Florida Today first-team, Space Coast first-team, Cape Coast Conference first-team, ESPN Radio first-team and FACA all-district first-team squads … also named to the Brevard County and Central Florida all-star teams as a senior.

Personal: Son of Mike and Michelle Brown … birthday is Sept. 22 … majoring in criminal justice.