DeAndre Brown

DeAndre Brown
No. --Free agent
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-10-12) October 12, 1989
Place of birth: Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Ocean Springs (MS)
College: Southern Miss
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 4x All-America honors
  • First-team All-C-USA honors (2009)
  • CBS Sports Second-team All-America honors (2009)
  • Sports Illustrated Second-team All-America honors (2009)
  • Associated Press All-America honors (2009)
  • Second Team All-PIFL (2013)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

DeAndre Brown (born October 12, 1989) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Southern Miss. He played high school football at Ocean Springs High School.

College career

Brown made his decision to go to University of Southern Mississippi on National Signing Day. He attended it from 2008 to 2010. As a freshman he caught 67 passes for 1,117 yards. As a sophomore, He caught 47 passes for 785 yards and nine touchdowns. During his junior year he played seven of thirteen games, and caught 20 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns. After a loss in the 2011 Beef 'O' Brady Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida, he decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2011 NFL Draft.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 6⅞ in 239 lb33 in9.5 in 4.45 s 4.33 s 6.75 s 29 in 10 ft 1 in 19 reps13
All values are from NFL Draft Combine[2][3]

Philadelphia Eagles

Brown was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft on July 26, 2011.[4] On August 8, Brown was waived by the Eagles.

Knoxville NightHawks

Brown signed with the Knoxville NightHawks of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) for the 2013 season. Brown was named Second Team All-PIFL as an ironman.[5]

New Orleans VooDoo

Brown was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2014,[6]

References

  1. "WR Brown to forgo senior year for NFL draft".
  2. "DeAndre Brown". www.nfl.com. National Football League.
  3. "DeAndre Brown #5 WR". www.profootballweekly.com.
  4. "Devine Addition: 10 RFAs In The Fold". www.philadelphiaeagles.com. Philadelphia Eagles.
  5. "Four NightHawk Players Make All-PIFL Team". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 26, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  6. Creg Stephenson (January 23, 2014). "Football: Former Ocean Springs, Southern Miss star DeAndre Brown signs with New Orleans Voodoo". www.gulflive.com. Alabama Live LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

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