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16 Dexter Brown

16 Dexter Brown

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    192
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    St. Augustine, Fla.
  • High School:
    St. Augustine HS

Summary

Biography

One of the fastest men on the 2019 Gardner-Webb roster … Runs the 40-yard dash in the 4.3-second range … Will push for additional snaps at running back and as a kickoff return specialist in 2019 … Has the potential to become a very important piece in Gardner-Webb’s offensive system.

2018 at Gardner-Webb: Played in seven games as a true freshman … Finished the season with 19 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown … Averaged a healthy 7.1 yards per carry … Caught two passes for six yards … Returned three kickoffs for 47 yards … Had four carries for 74 yards and a 75-yard touchdown sprint vs. Kennesaw State (10/13) … Had five carries for 38 yards and a 16-yard rush at Campbell (10/27) … Carried six times for 18 yards vs. Presbyterian (11/3).

High School: Played senior season at St. Augustine (Fla.) High under Coach Brian Braddock … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.38 seconds … Covers the 100m dash in 10.7 seconds … Helped team to a 12-1 mark in 2017 … Earned first-team All-County honors from the St. Augustine Record … A third-team All-First Coast selection by the Jacksonville Times-Union … Home run threat averaged 9.9 yards per carry as a senior … Carried 172 times for 1,699 yards and 15 touchdowns … Posted seven games with 100+ yards rushing … Had a season-high 365 yards rushing and four touchdowns on just 19 carries vs. Navarre (Fla.) High … Had a 93-yard touchdown run in that game … Added a pair of 80-yard touchdown runs and a 55-yarder in an eye-popping effort … Ran 17 times for 221 yards and three scores vs. Menendez (Fla.) High, including an 88-yard sprint to the end zone … Had 217 yards and two scores on 13 carries vs. Tate (Fla.) High … Posted a 90-yard touchdown run vs. Ponte Vedra (Fla.) High, part of a game that saw 138 rushing yards on just six carries … Caught 14 passes for 186 yards and two more touchdowns … Played as a reserve during previous seasons at state power Plant (Fla.) High near Tampa … Father, Dexter Brown, played linebacker at Appalachian State … Chose Gardner-Webb over an offer from Bethune-Cookman and ETSU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    RB
    5'11" 175 lbs
  • 16

    2018Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 188 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2019Sophomore

    RB
    6'0" 192 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    RB
    6'0" 192 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Redshirt Junior

    RB
    6'0" 192 lbs
    16