Personal information | |
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Born: | Ocean Springs, Mississippi | October 12, 1989
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Ocean Springs (MS) |
College: | Southern Miss |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Undrafted: | 2011 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
239 lb (108 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9.5 in (0.24 m) |
4.59 s | 4.33 s | 6.93 s | 29 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
19 reps | 13 | ||
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]
Green Bay Blizzard
On May 19, 2016, Brown was signed by the Green Bay Blizzard. Brown re-signed with the Blizzard on January 30, 2017.
References
- ^ "WR Brown to forgo senior year for NFL draft".
- ^ "DeAndre Brown". www.nfl.com. National Football League.
- ^ "DeAndre Brown #5 WR". www.profootballweekly.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Devine Addition: 10 RFAs In The Fold". www.philadelphiaeagles.com. Philadelphia Eagles.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Four NightHawk Players Make All-PIFL Team". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 26, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles bio Archived December 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Arena Football bio Archived October 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine