Donald Brown (American football)
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Brown with the Chargers in 2015
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| No. 31, 34 Free agent | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 11, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Red Bank (NJ) Catholic | ||||||||||||
| College: | Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 2,731 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.1 |
| Receptions: | 115 |
| Receiving yards: | 1,023 |
| Total TDs: | 19 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Donald Eugene Brown II (born April 11, 1987) is a former American football running back. Brown was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played for the San Diego Chargers, and he played college football at Connecticut.
Brown attended Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey, where he played football and ran track. During his senior season, Brown rushed for 2,032 yards and 27 touchdowns. In track, Brown was timed at 11.3 seconds in the 100 meters and 23.2 seconds in the 200 meters. Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 53 running back prospect in the nation in 2005. He picked Connecticut over Wisconsin on December 8, 2004.
Brown signed a national letter of intent to enroll at UConn on February 2, 2005. He would conclude his collegiate career as the all-time leading rusher for Connecticut with 3,800 yards. After rushing for over 2,000 yards in his junior year, Brown decided to forgo his senior year to enter the 2009 NFL Draft.
Brown entered his redshirt freshman season in 2006 as a kickoff returner and second string running back behind senior captain and incumbent starter, Terry Caulley. Brown showed flashes of his running ability in the first game of the year, when he rushed for 118 yards on only 9 carries, including a 53-yard touchdown run, against Rhode Island. He would play primarily on special teams for the first half of the year. However, when Caulley went down with an injury before Connecticut's game against Rutgers on October 29, Brown was asked to make his first career start at running back. He made the most of this opportunity, as he rushed for 199 yards on 28 carries and 2 touchdowns. This performance proved to be too good to ignore, as he was awarded the starting job for the rest of the season. Brown had his best outing of his freshman campaign in the next game when he rushed for 205 yards on 43 carries with 3 touchdowns (1 receiving) in Connecticut's 46–45 double overtime win over Pittsburgh. Brown would average 134 yards per game in the five Big East games that he started. He finished the year with 896 yards and 9 touchdowns (2 receiving), which was good enough to award him with a 2nd team All Big East nomination.
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