2014
Started all 13 games for NIU as a senior wide receiver...named Second Team All-MAC...leads the team in every major receiving category: catches (64), receiving yards (1,003) and receiving touchdowns (6)...seventh Huskie in history to amass 1,000 receiving yards in a season and first since Martel Moore in 2012...also proved to be an occasional threat in the rushing game, tallying 108 yards on just 10 carries and a score...finished with a team-high 1,100 all-purpose yards...had a career-high nine receptions in the MAC Championship Game against Bowling Green (12-5)...made two huge plays in the Toledo (11-11) game, scoring the game's first touchdown on a career-long 64-yard reception and later scampering for a career-long 61-yard rush on a sweep...caught two touchdowns in the second half at Northwestern (9-5) to lift NIU to a 23-15 victory...scored the game-winning touchdown at UNLV (9-12) on 54-yard score...caught at least one pass in every game and had at least three receptions in 12 games...was named to Belitnikoff Award Watch List prior to the season.
2013
• Led the team with 752 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 46 catches.
• Recorded career-highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (209), including two scores, against Ball State (11-13).
• Second touchdown catch gave NIU a 34-27 lead with 5:49 to play.
• Also caught a career-long pass of 58 yards against the Cardinals with 1:13 to play before halftime.
• Injured late in the season and played sparingly or not at all versus Toledo (11-20), Western Michigan (11-26) and Bowling Green (12-6).
• Rushed the ball seven times for 45 yards, including three times in the Poinsettia bowl game versus Utah State.
• Tallied 99 yards on seven catches versus Eastern Illinois (9-21).
• Among his team-leading seven grabs for 92 yards at Iowa (8-31) was a game-tying 33-yard touchdown.
• Recorded 53 yards on four catches with two scores at Purdue (9-29), including a 15-yarder for NIU[apos]s first score.
2012
• Totaled 17 catches for 156 yards and two touchdowns.
• Finished the season with at least one catch in five of the last seven games.
• Accounted for 51 yards on three touches against Kent State (11-30) in the MAC Championship game.
• Caught two passes for 37 yards, including a 25-yarder, and gained 14 yards on one carry versus the Golden Flashes.
• Caught a season-high two passes at Western Michigan (10-27) and finished the day with a season-best four catches.
• Added a 12-yard rushing touchdown versus Buffalo (10-13).
• Caught three passes for 32 yards against UT Martin (9-8).
2011
• Finished fourth on the team in receptions with 24 catches for 322 yards and two touchdowns.
• Made 11 tackles as a member of the Huskies[apos] kickoff and punt units.
• Pulled down three catches for 56 yards and a touchdown at Toledo (11-1).
• Named the Special Teams Player of the Week against Western Michigan (10-15) after making two tackles.
• Caught five passes for 63 yards, both season-highs, versus Central Michigan (10-1).
• Hauled in two receptions for 28 yards against Kansas (9-10), including a 10-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter for his first career TD.
2010
• Redshirted.
• Honored as the NIU Work Team Player of the Year.
• Named the NIU Work Team Player of the Week a team-high three times - for the Illinois (9-18), Central Michigan (10-23) and Ball State (11-20) contests.
High School
• First team All-City selection his junior and senior years.
• Special mention Chicago Tribune All-State quarterback as a senior.
• First team all-area and all-conference selection in 2008 and 2009 and also picked up all-Illini Prairie first team honors as a sophomore.
• Team MVP and captain his final two years.
• Named an Old Spice RedZone Player of the Year as a junior.
• Averaged 12.2 yards per carry with 1,800 yards on 147 carries as a senior.
• Scored 23 rushing touchdowns in 2009 while setting the Morgan Park career record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 41.
• Also set the school record for rushing yards by a QB with 1,900 yards on 213 carries and 18 scores as a junior.
• Totaled 3,700 rushing yards on 360 carries in 22 games his final two seasons.
• In the air, completed 115-of-172 passes for 1,200 yards with four interceptions and 13 touchdown passes his senior season.
• In 2008, completed 214-of-300 passes for 1,400 yards and a 71.3 completion percentage with 16 scores.
• Caught 15 passes for 415 yards and four TDs as a senior to average 27 yards per catch.
• As a sophomore, caught 45 passes for 789 yards and 12 scores.
• Also returned four kickoffs for 78 yards.
Personal
• Born Sept. 21, 1991 in Chicago, Ill.
• Son of Denise Colman and Ron Brown.
• Majoring in sociology.
BROWN[apos]S CAREER GAME HIGHS
Catches: 8, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13
Receiving Yards: 209, vs. Ball State, 11-13-13
Touchdowns: 2, four times, last at Northwestern, 9-6-14
Long Gain: 59, at Northwestern, 9-6-14
Carries: 3, at UNLV, 9-13-14
Rushing Yards: 7, vs. Kent State, 10-4-14
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